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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For lunch I'm having baked chicken breast, about a third of a cup of couscous made with bone broth, and carrots. This is a healthy meal. [/quote]

That's not terrible. But I'd skip the pasta (couscous is not a grain, but basically teeny pasta) and add more vegetables. Ideally some green ones. [/quote]

There's nothing wrong with having some starch with some of your meals. I had green for breakfast (avocado) and dinner (salad with romaine and broccoli). I look at the overall day, and don't worry too much about each meal being nutritionally perfect. That allows me the space to not become neurotic. [/quote]

NP- I agree that there’s nothing wrong with some starch with each meal, but a vegetable and a protein at every meal are my priorities. I would add some roasted veggies to my couscous or toss in some spinach or arugula. It’s hard to get 5+ servings of fruit and veggies a day if you don’t have them at every meal. [/quote]

I think focusing on having protein and some produce (fruit or vegetable) at every meal is a really good place to start. I personally feel so much better having protein with every meal and that helps me cut back on snacking. I think when you have small kids who eat a lot of carbs trying to be super low carb is possible but takes a ton of energy. I also think mentally adding things in is easier than cutting them out. Healthy but relatively easy from a mental standpoint would be the following, combined with a small/moderate portion of whatever carbs your kids are having.

Breakfast 
Eggs plus fruit

Greek yogurt smoothie with frozen fruit

Lunch:
Big batch of black bean soup

Salad with deli turkey and some cheese

Dinner:

Homemade baked chicken or fish, any kind of vegetable

But keep eating food you like such as burgers and pizza, just make sure every meal has protein and produce.[/quote]

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