Ravioli and Pasta-os

Last night after a long Saturday at home, we settled with canned ravioli and pasta-os. I also fixed a can of green beans, and Mandarin oranges.

daughter7-ravioli, raw baby carrots, and oranges
son5-took ravioli but didn't eat more than one of them, green beans, raw baby carrots, oranges x2, and a banana
son3-ravioli, raw baby carrots, oranges, and a banana
mom-pasta-os, green beans, and a banana

I like to give my children choices. Tonight was an excellent example of what happens when I give my kids choices. Daughter7 doesn't like the green beans I have been serving. So she asked to have baby carrots, she got them and so did everyone else. It is great that they understand that they need to eat their fruit and vegetable.

Pizza

Friday we had pizza. I put a frozen rising crust pizza in the oven and ta-da pizza. Raw baby carrots were the vegetable; and pineapple was the fruit.

dad-1 slice of pizza, carrots and pineapple
daughter7-3 slices of pizza (her favorite food), carrots and pineapple
son5-2 slices of pizza, carrots and pineapple
son3-1 slice of pizza, carrots and pineapple
mom-1 slice of pizza, carrots and pineapple

Dad and I only ate a little because we were waiting for our at home date where we call one of the restaurants to pick up their take out and watch a video. We called Outback.

Hot Dogs

Tonight was hot dogs (and polish sausages for the adults). Dad cooked the hot dogs which was greatly appreciated. We also had baked beans (from a can), raw baby carrots, and pineapple.

dad-3 polish sausages, baked beans, carrots with ranch, and pineapple
daughter7-hot dog, carrots, and pineapple
son5-2 hot dogs, carrots with ranch, and pineapple
son3-2 bites of hot dog, carrots with ranch (ate six more after the five I gave him originally), baked beans, and pineapple
mom-1 polish sausage, carrots, baked beans, and pineapple

Note to myself: son3 is not a big hot dog eater. The last two times we ate them he only took a couple of bites. Also son3 decided playing was better than eating at lunch time so he only had a small snack in the afternoon which would explain all the carrots he ate (not that I'm complaining about him eating carrots).

Hot Dogs

Tonight was a simple night. We had Hot Dogs. The children like theirs microwaved. I like mine fried on the stove. So I did both. Actually dad and I ate Polish Sausages and the kids had hot dogs; also a matter of preference. Veggie=raw baby carrots. Fruit=banana.

dad-3 polish sausages with catsup, mustard, & onions on buns; 8 carrots with ranch, half a banana
daughter7-1 hot dog, 5 carrots with ranch, half a banana
son5-1 hot dog with catsup, 5 carrots with ranch, apple sauce (didn't want a banana)
son3-a few bites of hot dog, 5 carrots with ranch, half banana
mom-1 polish sausage with catsup, mustard, & onion, 8 carrots, half a banana

Everyone liked it and was super simple to do, which I liked. Had a few kids try to leave the table before finishing their fruit or vegetable, but they came back to eat them. I guess that is what consistence gets you.