Friday, May 24, 2013

What are some different meals i can feed my 14 month old?

Q. I'm getting tired of feeding my 14 month old son the same thing all the time. For breakfast its usually oatmeal or eggs. I dont have any good recipe ideas for breakfast lunch or dinner. Do u have any ideas that are easy to make meals for my son?

A. Breakfast : Fruit pancakes (make a batch and freeze), miniature breakfast cups (eggs, cheese, veggies cooked in muffin pans), yogurt parfaits (soft fruits layered with yogurt)

Lunch/Dinner : Homemade soups like broccoli & cheese, tomato, vegetable beef, chicken tortilla (make a batch and freeze into individual servings), whole wheat english muffin pizza cut into fourths, brown rice with left over chicken and soft veggies topped with pasta sauce, vegetable meatloaf (sauteed onion, shredded carrot, chopped raw spinach), grilled chicken strips dipped in avocado and marinara sauce, homemade mac and cheese with lean meat like chicken or ground turkey with mixed veggies

I ALWAYS find recipes online (mostly from allrecipes.com). I try it out and if it is a hit I keep it, if it's not good I toss it and find another one. I am constantly finding things to help me with things we normally eat like new pizza ideas (chicken spinach alfredo pizza!), slow cooker ideas (my favorite!), meatless dish to save money etc...


What should I make for dinner and dessert?
Q. Hello,
I'm vegan and I normally cook only vegan food but I'm getting married soon and my boyfriend eats poultry, fish and drinks milk and I want to make him a full homemade meal just for him but I don't know what to make because I don't cook with those things. I've never cooked for him before so I want it to be really special. He loves chicken, beans, and rice so I need a really good recipe with these. I also want to make him a really good dessert. Something you've made before and everyone loved. Thank you!

A. You can use ground chicken or turkey or even crumbled tofu with soy sauce-- and he may never know that there was no meat with tofu-- just use ample BBQ sauce to mix

Shepard's Pie:
-Brown 1 pound beef/ ground turkey
-Add 1-2 cloves of garlic, 1 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce, and 3/4 cup ketchup
-Cover and simmer 20 minutes
-Coat casserole dish w/ nonstick cooking spray

1st Layer - meat sauce
2nd Layer - Green beans and corn
3rd Layer - mashed potatoes
Top with cheddar cheese (as much as you want)

350 degrees (preheated oven) for 30 minutes - bake uncovered


Meatloaf
1 1/2 pounds ground meat
1 slice of bread
1 egg
1 package of Lipton's Onion Soup Mix
pepper to taste
4 TBSP ketchup
1/2 cup half and half

*SAUCE*
4 TBSP apple cider vinegar
2 TBSP packed brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup

preheat oven to 350 degrees

Mix sauce together until smooth and set aside

Add all ingredients together. Put in a loaf pan. Pour suace over and cook for 1 hour 15 minutes. Do this whether you use the sauce or not

or

Try Zatarain's Dirty Rice or Jambalaya Mix. With the dirty rice mix you have to use ground beef. With the Jambalaya Mix you can use chicken or smoked sausage.( *It taste best with sausage).

My version of ghoulash:

Ground Beef with vegetarain beans(pork and beans without the pork) with chopped onions, picante sauce, and tomato sauce. Serve over white rice.

Pasta Salad with veggies: Tri-colored rotini pasta with chopped onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and green olives. Mix with Robusto Italian Dressing. Add a little seasoned salt and black pepper. Chill in the frig.

Chicken Pettazini:

Spaghetti with chopped, grilled, boneless chicken breast, Four Cheese white sauce or the Roasted Garlic and Parmesan cheese white sauce. You can also add green pepper if you like.

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Dessert

Chocolate stuffed french toast

French bread
chocolate chips or chunks/morsels/etc
5 eggs
1 C milk
1 ts each cinnamon & vanilla

The night before you want to serve this:


Cut a loaf of French Bread into very thick slices. In each slice make a 3/4" cut to make a pocket. Spoon 2 heaping ts chocolate into the pocket. Close pocket with a pinch of the bread.
Place into greased 9x13" baking dish. Mix up the eggs, milk & cinnamon/vanilla. Cover & refrigerate overnight.

Preheat oven to 400F. Bake 20-25 minutes uncovered.


How to make your favorite foods healthy?
Q. I been on a health kick lately. And I did some research and found out that a lot of the foods I eat are not only high in fat, but high in calories. OUCH. My favorite Chinese food is nearly 1300 calories alone!

I was wondering if any of you had some healthy recipes for your favorite foods. Or how to make your favorite food (such as pizza, noodles, etc) be a bit more healthy (if you cook it at home).

A. Chicken Chow Mein
1 cooking spray
1 1/2 cup fresh chopped onion
1 cup fresh chopped celery , sliced
1/2 cup sliced green bell peppers , chopped
2 cup cooked chicken breast, diced
14 oz Vegetables, canned, drained (Chinese-style)
4 oz canned mushroom slices, drained
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1 Bouillon, chicken, sodium free, instant packet (1 tbsp)
1 tbsp cornstarch
3 cup water

1 Coat a large skillet with cooking spray and heat it over medium heat until hot.
2 Stirring constantly, add the onion, celery, and green pepper and cook it for 3 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.
3 Stir in the chicken, Chinese vegetables, mushrooms, and cumin. Continue to cook over medium heat for 1 minute.
4 After dissolving the bouillon granules and cornstarch in water, add it to the chicken and vegetable mixture. Continue to cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until bubbly and thickened.

Serving size: 1 cup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 112.4
Total Carbs 10.6g
Dietary Fiber 2.8g
Sugars 3.4g
Total Fat 1.9g
Saturated Fat 0.5g
Unsaturated Fat 1.4g
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Chili Meatloaf
1 cooking spray
1 cup Tomato Sauce, unsalted, canned , divided
3 tbsp sweetener (sugar substitute) , divided
2 tsp Mustard, yellow, prepared
1 1/2 tsp chili powder , divided
1 tbsp onion flakes
1 tbsp parsley, dried
1/2 g salt
1 lb Turkey, ground, 99% fat free, raw (or ground beef)
1/4 cup Bread Crumbs, Italian style

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9 x 5 inch nonstick loaf pan with cooking spray.
2 In a large bowl, combine 1/3 cup tomato sauce, 2 tablespoons sweetener, mustard, 1 teaspoon chili powder, onion flakes, parsley flakes and salt; mix well. Add in ground meat and bread crumbs and mix well. Pat into prepared loaf pan.
3 In a small bowl, combine and mix the remaining tomato sauce, chili powder and sweetener. Spoon mixture over top of meatloaf.
4 Bake 55 to 60 minutes. Remove meatloaf from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before slicing.

Makes 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 114
Total Carbs 13.2g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 8.6g
Total Fat 1.4g
Saturated Fat 0g
Unsaturated Fat 1.4g
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To help make food a bit more healthy you can use wheat and whole grain pasta's, rice, and bread. Use fresh or frozen veggies. Lean meats. Eat ground turkey instead of ground beef. Do not fry your foods. Bake, steam, grill or broil. Chose a healthy oil if you must use oil. Do not add sugar and salt to foods. Try herbs and spices instead. And above all else use portion control. Read labels to find out portion sizes and go by that. If you must have seconds, make it veggies. Try this site for healthy recipes: http://www.dlife.com, it is a diabetic site, but you can search recipes by what you are looking for. Example, say you want low calories, well then you can just search for low calorie recipes, or if you want low salt, you can search just low salt recipes. This is a great site, even if you don't have diabetes. I hope this helps you some. Good luck on eating healthy.





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