Monday (Day 7), Week 2

Breakfast: Porridge with brown sugar...got to change the topping soon!
Lunch: Corn Fritters...turns out only J-Man and I like them. Princess ate a
tomato sandwich and some canned peaches; Tombliboo asked for a jam sandwich
and (as usual) didn't eat it- he ate our last banana.
Dinner: Family Chow Mein, boiled spuds and salad for dh, Tombliboo and I, Princess
only ate potatoes, J-Man had creamed corn and salad.
Snacks: Canned peaches, corn fritters, apples, toast with peanut butter and jam,
homemade potato chips (crisps)

Family Chow Mein

This is one I do when I need to feed a crowd unexpectedly...you don't need much mince.

250g Mince (or more, whatever you like)
Onion
Carrots
2-3T Rice
Cabbage (lots)
Apple
Sultanas (or not)
Frozen peas (if you have them)
Curry Powder
Salt & Pepper, and a touch of sugar/xylitol/stevia if you like- but not really necessary with the fruit

Brown the mince with the onion- I don;t add oil, it's fatty enough.

Add the rice, and the curry powder. Cook for 30 seconds or so, then add some water to simmer. Throw in the veges and fruit, and seasonings, a bit more water, and simmer to get rid of the juice. Very easy, very yummy...however, our kids won;t normally eat it because of the curry. I'm pretty sure if they woudl just try it, they'd love it- but they won;t yet.

I'm sort of hoping that with our new regime, when it all comes together, they might become a bit more adventurous. Tombliboo eats it, but it was around 2 that the others stopped having anything with spices (taste!), so we'll see how that goes.

Homemade Chips (crisps)

This is from Schuyler's Blog, but I'm still tweaking it.

I got the potatoes ready for dinner, and then peeled extra bits and put them on an oven tray with some oil. Baked at 220 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes or so...there's a bit of a knack to it, but as long as they're cooked, and not burned, they're yummy (seasoned with seas salt). Next time I will try bigger peelings, wiped first (less starch), and layed out individually instead of in heaps. The kids loved them, and it was an easy hot snack to make since we're out of popcorn.