Some of the beef dishes in our house:
Tacos, of course, which are great because you everyone can adjust which items they go heavy on, easy to make lots of meat at once and freeze, and also easy to make some fish for those who want that option.
Meatballs and sauce. In our house, this is a meal without pasta. I make a big batch of homemade meatballs and sauce, and everyone has a bowl of that alongside some garlic bread and salad. Leftovers get frozen and eaten as meatball subs later.
Homemade sloppy joes are a favorite. My recipe:
1 lb ground beef, browned and drained
1/2 cup diced green pepper
1 1/2 cups diced celery
1 1/2 cups diced onion
1 can Campbells tomato soup (the old fashioned ‘Andy Warhol’ can kind, no water added, just the can contents)
2 tsp vinegar
1 tsp mustard
1 1/2 tsp worchestershire sauce
1 tsp salt
Combine all ingredients, bring to boil and simmer, partly covered, for 1 hour
(I always double the recipe and freeze, and going heavy on the meat and veggies is fine— there is a lot of liquid. For example, I recently made it and had 2.5 lbs of ground beef, and adjusted the veggies up to keep the ratio the same, and still plenty saucy with two cans of tomato soup).

OP, we have the same parameters as you except I'm the one who can't eat fish so that is not happening. Also we don't eat pork, beef.

You can get really creative with turkey.

-Turkey meatballs (swedish style, noodles and peas for kids). Just peas for dad.

- I make pepperless stuffed peppers since nobody eats the peppers! Make a crust with refried beans and flour, then the spanish rice/turkey/vegetable mixture on top. Add cheese. Everyone will eat that without complaint.

- My kid won't eat beans but he's doing well with lentils because they are "tiny beans". Less mushy with that mouthfeel that they seem to hate. Lentil/Turkey soup works. use Turkey sausage. Wegmans has a good one. Add in whatever vegetables you can get away with.

good luck. Love this thread and I'm getting lots of ideas too.

Honey garlic Sheet pan chicken with broccoli and baby potatoes (DH and I skip the potatoes) - old Washington Post recipe
Spicy lamb burgers with Greek salad or corn on the cob
Taco bar

Anonymous wrote:My family needs a tune-up on dinner but it feels like my options are chicken, chicken, and more chicken. Here are the parameters:

-We eat chicken, turkey, and beef (DH and I eat fish but kids don't)
-Kids don't like beans, salad... eat some veggies but nothing super exotic
-DH is trying to eat fewer carbs for pre-diabetes (not necessarily no carbs, just less pasta/pizza etc)
-Like many, I feel like it's a constant battle to avoid kids eating nothing but donuts, chips, pizza, etc from various social activities. Need to keep dinners at home healthy to make up for all the junk everywhere else.

We eat so so so much chicken and rice and we are all sick of it. What are your favorite family meals that are on the healthier side but still kid friendly?

Thanks for your recommendations!!

pork? lamb?
also, you should eat fish regularly to expose them even if that means they get a sandwich or grilled cheese or leftover that night. smell, IMO, is one of the biggest hurdles to seafood for most kids.
we love pork pineapple pepper and red onion kebabs
greek meatballs with/without pita and a cuc/red onion salad add olives ots
stirfry
tacos/nachos/fajitas

I use the Skinnytaste Fast & Slow Cookbook all the time. She has lots of great recipes. Favorites are a turkey meatloaf that has lots of chopped mushrooms inside as a "binder" - I promise kids will not notice! I even double the mushrooms she calls for and it keeps the meatloaf nice and moist. I also cook it in the oven for 45 minutes rather than putting it in the slow cooker as she calls for. There's also a thai lettuce wrap recipe that uses ground chicken. I serve it over rice (no lettuce wrap) for my kids and they go nuts. You could use cauli rice instead for adults or a 50-50 mix.

If you want to ease your kids into eating fish, I make mine salmon and prepare a "glaze" of equal parts brown sugar and dijon (maybe a tblspn of each divided between four filets). I know, it's sugar... but its not a ton and a little goes a long way.

My family likes frittatas with lots of veggies.

We do a ground turkey fry up. With ground turkey, onions, carrots, peas and chopped zucchini thrown in. Kids have it with rice. And dh and i have it with salad and some parm on top. We also try for lower carb for parents so we never make a carb central meal like only pasta with sauce. Its always pasta/rice/cous cous on the side. Dh and i have a big side salad or lentils while kids have the carb with their protein.
Im lucky my oldest is 7 and loves crunchy salad with vinegar and salt.

Anonymous wrote:Quick, healthy, amd delicious (my 2 picky kids eat it), eggroll in a bowl:

https://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/keto-egg-roll-in-a-bowl/

Over rice for the kids, over cauliflower rice for those who want to eat less carbs

The above recipe is so good! I add in a bell pepper and an onion (both thinly sliced) plus an extra egg.

Quick, healthy, amd delicious (my 2 picky kids eat it), eggroll in a bowl:

https://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/keto-egg-roll-in-a-bowl/

Over rice for the kids, over cauliflower rice for those who want to eat less carbs

Perhaps you should eliminate simple carbs and load up on complex carbs. You might get better results that way.

647 bread and Lavash bread will change your life.

Low-carb tortillas to make quesadillas.

Nuts to replace chips.

Whole milk yogurt with berries and pumpkin seeds.

Mediterranean night with pita,
hummus, other dips like baba ganoush,
falafel
olives, artichoke hearts
stuffed grape leaves
lamb ka bobs
feta
tomatoes, red onions

https://theketominimalist.com/blog/how-to-eat-keto-at-a-greek-restaurant


Your husband can avoid the pita and rice stuffed grape leaves; eat the meat and make himself a hearty salad with whatever vegetables he likes. Keep offering different veggies and dips and see what you can get the kids to enjoy!

Once a week we do “bowl night” and my kids love it.

Pick a theme - taco, Asian, Greek, Italian… whatever
Make a salad dressing that goes with that theme. Then lay out:

Some type of whole grain
Lentils or beans (for those who will eat it)
Meat cooked per theme (any type)
Lots of different types of chopped vegetables - 3-4 things + greens
Something fun or crunchy - cheese, hummus, almonds, craisins, tortilla strips, canned mandarins

Let everyone make their own bowl.

I'd work on fish for the kids. Even if you have to start them with fish sticks. Can you do cauliflower rice?

My family needs a tune-up on dinner but it feels like my options are chicken, chicken, and more chicken. Here are the parameters:

-We eat chicken, turkey, and beef (DH and I eat fish but kids don't)
-Kids don't like beans, salad... eat some veggies but nothing super exotic
-DH is trying to eat fewer carbs for pre-diabetes (not necessarily no carbs, just less pasta/pizza etc)
-Like many, I feel like it's a constant battle to avoid kids eating nothing but donuts, chips, pizza, etc from various social activities. Need to keep dinners at home healthy to make up for all the junk everywhere else.

We eat so so so much chicken and rice and we are all sick of it. What are your favorite family meals that are on the healthier side but still kid friendly?

Thanks for your recommendations!!