Suggestions on feeding lunch to different age groups

[Momof4]

I serve all fresh food made from scratch and I agree - I'm not a restaurant. However, I do learn what the children will and won't eat over time with practice and will make adjustments. I had a little boy who wouldn't eat combined food like a casserole and I have a boy who has a lactose intolerance so I can't make my home made mac n cheese for him, I have to make his separately. I have a little girl who only eats raw veggies, I only use a few things frozen or out of a jar or can and the only thing that comes out of a box is crackers and cereal.

But even the chicken breasts, pork chops, steak and other meats that I make for lunch are just cut into different sizes depending on the ages of the children, really tiny pieces for the babies. Fresh, mostly organically grown fruits and veggies are served, chopped into different sizes and even the bread products are the same for every child, just chopped into different sizes.

KEEP YOUR LIFE SIMPLE! We work really hard, long days and we learn over time how to streamline some things and food should be one thing you figure out quickly. My crockpot is my best buddy!

I don't like throwing food in the garbage so I give them all small portions then if they eat it all they can have more and more. They go through growing spurts where they eat less and then all of a sudden they are starving for weeks. Go with the flow and don't stress.