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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,

I suggest paying careful attention to what your kids will reliably eat for dinner and just expanding on those.

For example, you say you give them yogurt and cheese and crackers instead of a proper dinner?

So turn that into a proper sit-down supper a few nights per week. I used to eat that all the time when I lived in Germany, it was called Abendbrot.

https://ourgabledhome.com/how-to-create-an-authentic-german-supper-abendbrot

Include the crackers and cheese they like, but also introduce other things. Wholegrain sourdough and rye bread; good butter; some good cheeses you like. We used to have Quark which is a type of yogurt but it is hard to find here.; good ham, liverwurst, some hard boiled eggs, pickles. Some tomatoes, cucumbers, sliced onions and even lettuce for vegetables.  You can wrap up anything you don't eat one night and keep it to serve the next night. it's basically like sandwiches for supper, but a little fancier. Add some canned or smoked salmon one night, even if just you will be the one to eat it.  Have some yogurt with sliced fruit for a simple dessert.

The key is to make this a "proper family meal" where you put all the items in the center of the table, and allow kids to select what they want to eat. You aren't making one meal for yourself and another one for the kids that they will eat; although you might be adding portions that appeal mostly to you. The kids can help set everything out and wrapping it back up again. Nothing much to cook and clean.

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This is beautiful. Thank you.[/quote]

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