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[quote=Anonymous]Okay-so in my fantasy world of serenely juggling being a full time attorney and mom of 2 kids under 4, here is what I envision for my family: wonderful farmers market produce, grass fed meats and cheeses, fresh eggs straight from the chicken's ass. Of course, I would make these wonderful homemade incredibly delicious and healthy meals that my kids would just devour. All sorts of things bubbling in the kitchen, making the house smell good. (also in this fantasy, the kids are peacefully playing quietly together in the kitchen, my husband and I have quiet time to have a cup of coffee and read the paper cover to cover).  So, flash to reality: I'm not that person! I'm frazzled, harried and a very unimaginative and uninspired cook. I just gotta accept it-Barefoot Contessa I'm not! Weekends I do manage to make one home cooked meal, but that's about it. Its not that I lack time management skills. It's just not who I am, no matter what I tell myself. Dont even get me started on my lack of craftiness. I'm sure that guilt will come later when my kids get older.

However, I don't like to give my kids too much processed foods, but I don't know how healthy I'm feeding them. For example, I find heating up frozen veggies so much easier than cutting, streaming, etc. So, we have those steam in a bag veggies. We also have canned beans. And, cheese already shredded. And, frozen meatballs. And rice that you nuke for 90 seconds.  Today we had chicken tacos. I browned the meat. Microwaved brown rice in those little packets, already shredded cheese and added some steamed frozen veggies. So, it wasn't actually processed, but other than browning the chicken, all I did was open packages and heat things up. Tomorrow, it will be pasta with cheese/butter and raw carrots. Maybe one of those pureed fruit pouch snacks.  Another night will be peanut butter toast with applesauce. So, while part of me feels that I'm doing okay, another part of me feels like I might as well be feeding them spam on toast, for all the nutritional benefit.

Advice? Thoughts? Snarky comments? [/quote]

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