Menu for the week

Here is our menu for the week.  I did it quickly.  Didn't worry to much about the weekends in this menu. Maybe next time.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Breakfast	Oatmeal, Spiced apple, milk	Cheerio's, milk, Bananas	Banana Bread, Apple, Milk	Scrambled eggs, toast, apple sauce, milk	French toast, Orange slices, milk	Bird nest, Fruit, milk	Cin toast, orange slices
Snack	Yogurt, peaches	cottage cheese, peaches	grapes, sharks	Hard boiled eggs, orange slices	home made pretzels, yogurt
Lunch	fish sticks, carrots, apple sauce, wheat thins,	grilled cheese, whole wheat bread, tomato soup grapes	Mc d's	hot dogs, bun, pork N beans	Meatballs, Whole wheat spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, salad.
Snack	refried beans, wheat thins	cheese fries	cheese sticks, crackers	veggies slices, hummus	tuna, crackers
Dinner	stuffed chicken left overs, salad,	Brisket, salad, Jell-O with fruit	Peanut Butter and Jelly	Burritos. Guc,	Left Overs
Snack	pop corn	Cheerio's, milk,	yogurt	popcorn	cheerio's

I also have to figure out how to make it fit better,  

Kid Friendly Tuna Salad

We were headed to make lunch when H, who only likes to eat certain things ( I don't care much for the label "picky eater") says I think we should have chicken nuggets.  My reply was we don't have enough time to cook them, since we make ours homemade.    She then says okay lets make Tuna and put it on crackers.  I had planned for us to have Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwiches.  But I was interested as this is something I would have never guessed she would eat.  I told her she and F could make lunch.  She was head chef and had to tell F and I what to do.

She gathered her materials.
A bowl
sweet pickle relish
mayo or miracle whip
crackers ( circle ones)
two cans of Tuna fish in water

There was no measuring here they just added and tasted until it was just right.  The younger girls R and T were grabbing the tuna plain and eating it before anything was added.  They enjoyed it.  They mixed it together, set the table, and called us all to eat.  What a great impromptu meal!

What have you made that you didn't think your kids would eat and they did?

Snack: Eggs and Oranges

A snack we love.  They cooked the eggs  and I cut the oranges.  None of the kids eat the yoke.. More for me!

Lunch-able made at home

 My kids love the Kraft Lunchables.  It is a bit costly if I would get it for all the kids and they always want more.  Here is our version: I let them cut the cheese.  This was the first time they did this.  They did not want to stop we did two bricks of cheese while they were learning.  It was a great time.  The older kids cut some and gave to the younger ones.

C was singing a song about how yummy this was.  They made sandwiches and mixed in the veggies.

I did let them pick out of the veggies we had, its always different, but they eat them better when they are in sticks.

 I have even served it with a juice box for the added excitement.