Quote Originally Posted by Sarah A View Post
I really am getting tired of making food to throw in the garbage. Another day that the kids didn't eat lunch. I am trying to simplify the lunch so that the kids will eat. I served chicken quesadilla (small pieces of chicken mixed with a little salsa and shredded cheese) and apple slices and oranges. STILL the small ones didn't eat and threw it on the floor.
I would have made a full quesadilla for my lunch but for the kids they would have gotten it all separate on their plate so the chicken warmed up and in a small pile with a small dab of very mild salsa - with the chunks mashed out beside in case they wanted to dip (or substituted spagetti sauce), a pile of mixed frozen veggies boiled longer than we would like so they are really soft, cut the cheese into strips so they can pick it up with their hands instead of shredded, and the pita or bun or some sort of bread cut into pieces, and then the fruit on the plate. I don't serve oranges or raw apple to under 18 months so they would have gotten banana or slivered grapes or pears which are softer than apples so less chocking. The idea here is that the stuff is separate not assembled. That allows a child to eat some of the meal if there is something they don't like. So together if a child doesn't like salsa, the entire meal is non edible. Apart there is no excuse for not eating at least half of what is there.