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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grilled chicken, corn in the cob, salad, ice cream

Grilled cheese on GF bread, tomato soup, fruit salad

Burgers on GF buns, chips, cole slaw

Yogurt, GF cereal

Fajitas on corn tortillas

Life is easy.[/quote]

Other ideas:

-Scrambled eggs (with or without cheese) or omelettes (made with cheese, veggies &/or meat). Serve with fruit salad & either breakfast potatoes (http://minimalistbaker.com/best-ever-vegan-breakfast-potatoes/) or gluten free toast.

-Cheesy risotto (the vast majority of store brand risottos are gf but check the box before buying just to make sure). There are plenty of gf cheesy risotto recipes online & you can add chicken, mushrooms, peas, broccoli, spinach or even shrimp. You -- or whoever is cooking-- could also separate it into 2 different pots & add more "kid friendly" things to one (or keep one plain for the kids) & add whatever the adults like to other. Serve with salad.

-Rice & beans (with or without cheese). Serve with salsa & corn tortilla chips w/ salsa &/or guacamole.

-Loaded baked potatoes -- some possible gf toppings include sour cream, cheese, Bac-Os, & broccoli. Serve with one of these gf soups: http://urbantastebud.com/gluten-free-soups/

-Grilled shrimp, steak, or chicken -- either plain or with gluten free bbq sauce (many store brands, including Kraft Original & Annie's, are gf ). Grill some veggies, corn-on-the-cob &/or potatoes ( http://www.food.com/recipe/grilled-baked-potatoes-176525) for sides & have watermelon for dessert.

Easy, kid-friendly GF snacks include:

-Fruit

-Cheese sticks

-Applesauce

-Yogurt (most kinds are gf but check this list to make sure: https://www.verywell.com/gluten-free-yogurt-562459)

-Plain gf yogurt mixed w/ berries or applesauce or sweetened with a little bit of honey

-Go Go Squeeze pouches

-Rice cakes w/ peanut butter

-Apples or bananas w/ peanut butter

-Tortilla chips with salsa or guacamole

-Raisins

-Cottage cheese w/ fruit or applesauce

-Popcorn (only for the kids 4 & older, though, as it is a choking hazard for younger kids)

-Lara bars

-Hard boiled eggs

-Cheerios

-GF "trail mix" made with Cheerios or Corn Chex, raisins ,& nuts (also only for the older kids due to the nuts being chocking hazards)

If you google "Kid-friendly gluten free recipes", you should find plenty of other relatively easy meals your kids might like.

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OP has a picky kid.  I know if it were my kid while those are great suggestions, my kid would starve (or have an allergic reaction).  There are two kitchens.  [/quote]

I'm guessing the fact that your DC has multiple food allergies has --understandably!-- caused his diet to be even more limited than those of most picky eaters.

The suggestions given by the PPs above you include plenty of items that even many picky kids will eat (yogurt, cheese, fruit, potatoes, rice, tortilla chips, tacos, Cheerios, milk, peanut butter...). I know several kids, including my own DD, who are/were very picky eaters. While all of them would go hungry rather than eat some of the things suggested, none of them would actually starve if all pf their meals & snacks for 5 days were taken from the above lists. They would all eat at least a couple of the entrees, a few of the sides & several of the snacks. So while I absolutely believe you when you say your kid would starve, I'm guessing that, even among picky kids, he is an outlier. 
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