Quick Kids' Meals

Kids have to eat. Three meals a day, every day. All moms know how important it is to have an arsenal of quick kids' meals handy. You never know when you'll have to put healthy food on the table in a hurry, or when you need quick ideas so dad can help.

Dunk It
"Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie." ~ Jim Davis "Garfield"

Lucky for us, kids love dip. Cut some fresh cucumbers, carrots, zucchini, broccoli, celery, and bell peppers and serve them with ranch dressing. Even finicky veggie-haters will eat their veggies with dressing on them.

Saved by a Sandwich
"All sorrows are less with bread." ~ Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote

Start with two waffles, an English muffin, bagel, croissant, or a hotdog, hoagie or hamburger bun. Simply add jam, peanut butter, fruit slices, meat, hummus, veggies, eggs, or cheese. The possibilities are endless.

Oodles of Noodles
"The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you're hungry again." ~ George Miller

If you've got noodles, you can make a meal. Add some salad dressing and some meat, garbanzo beans and veggies and you've got pasta salad. Or, start with noodles and add a little butter and parmesan cheese to make buttered noodles. And, there's always the classic standby - add pasta sauce and a dollop of cottage cheese onto noodles and you just made lasagna.

Wrap it Up
"The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found." ~ Calvin Trillin.

If you've got tortillas and leftovers, you've got a wonderful meal. Warm up your leftovers and wrap them up in a tortilla with some cheese. Voila! Leftovers Burrito.

Spuds from Heaven
"My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with." ~ Oprah Winfrey

Potatoes are a meal waiting to happen. Microwave a potato, pile on cheese of any sort (cheddar, mozzarella, cottage cheese) and some meat, veggies, or even salsa or sunflower seeds, and you have a delicious dinner.

Soup Warms the Soul
"Worries go down better with soup." ~ Jewish Proverb

Fill a pan with broth and veggies. Then, just throw in whatever you have in the house, meat or beans, leftovers, a can of diced tomatoes, noodles or rice, and spices. You just made soup in minutes.

Turn the Day Upside Down
"I went to a restaurant that serves 'Breakfast at any time'. So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance." ~ Steven Wright

You can have breakfast any time, too. Cereal, eggs & bacon, waffles, or pancakes. Breakfast is always better at night.

Next time you're in a position to magically make a quick kids meal, refer back to this list and presto - you'll have dinner on the table in minutes.

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Quick Kids' Meals

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