Little steps, I have decided! My goal for this year is to expand their taste palates to include lots of meat and paleo-friendly carbs over the course of this year, learn to cook and plan for a transition to proper nutrition perhaps starting in the fall of 2011.
My son is starting the new year of pre-school tomorrow. I need to have a plan for what he will eat for lunch if I have any hope of feeding him what I believe is right. I have located a list of wonderful ideas at Everyday Paleo.
So here is my tentative meal plan (not all of this can be packed to go to school - but great for after-school snack):
| Ingredients | Meal options |
|---|---|
| Yogurt Whipped Cream Berries Peaches Palm Sugar Cashews Dried blueberries Dried cranberries Carrots, cauliflower, celery Veggie dip Chicken nuggets Cubed meat Cubed cheese Cabbage/lettuce Bell peppers Hot dogs Meatloaf Bananas | Whipped cream & berries Healthy fruity yogurt (frozen?) Berries mix Healthy Trail mix Crunch Veggies with dip Chicken nuggets w/ketchup Chef-style salad O'derves luncheon Meatloaf pieces with ketchup Boiled eggs Nutty muffins |
I have purchased little sauce cups of the sort you find in Mexican restaurants and they work great for ketchup and other dips. This is still work in progress, but here you go. Any other ideas?
[UPDATE] I would like to try these baked sweet potato chips, too!
[ONE MORE THING] Found an interesting snack: almond cucumbers I have to try.
Have you seen Primal Kitchen - A Family Grokumentary at primalkitchen.blogspot.com? The author posts the daily lunches she prepares for her preschooler. You might get some ideas from her.
ReplyDeleteThere's also Coffee and Vanilla at coffeandvanilla.com, where the mom posts the daily lunches she packs for her kindergartener. They're whole food rather than primal (sandwiches are often included) but she's got some good ideas for the rest of the meal - the veggies and fruit and so on - including ways to make it fun for little ones.