Every day is a crisis! What am I going to feed this lot tonight? At the moment with life so busy I never have enough ingredients to create even the most basic meals. I barely have time to shop, let alone cook! Andrew and I are on a low carb diet and the baby still needs different meals, luckily the other 4 just eat what they're given. I try to give the kids a protein, vegetables and a carbohydrate with each meal. And I will admit, on nights where we rush home from work, and have to get ready for the gym almost immediately, it's often nuggets or fish fingers, frozen veges and a slice of bread!
It is really hard to find low cost, time thrifty recipes that still maintain a healthy, balanced diet. I do not even want to think about my food bill in 10 (or even 5) years time! Harrison has just hit 10 and can consume almost as much as us! A loaf of bread lasts 1 day and 2 litres of milk 2 days if we're lucky. I made chilli con carne last night and I used 1kg of mince and there were no leftovers.
I have tried to plan ahead and write out a month of meals, but it always falls by the wayside before a week's out. I do have a few throw together meals. and chilli con carne is one of them. I know that they all love it and most of the ingredients are from the pantry. http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/12947/chilli+con+carne I just serve it with rice, grated cheese and sour cream and they gobble it up.
Another favourite is tuna pasta bake and surprisingly zucchini slice is too. Every cook has pantry staples and I feel naked if I don't have canned tomatoes, canned beans (cannellini, kidney or chickpeas), eggs, rice and pasta. The boys have had many a throw together meal, and sometimes they like those better than the ones that take hours to prepare and execute.
I would love to know if anyone has any easy meals for children that they have tried and tested.
