Ramen + Tuna + Raisons

Grilled Cheese + Can Soup

Microwave Rice + Beans + Avocado

Once I had a bad migraine and was trying to nap in a dark room while my head was pounding and I was nauseous. My 10 yr old came in and whispered "What should we have for dinner?" for him and his 5 yr old sister.

I said, "Eat some cantaloupe and have one of those doughnuts."

They were happy.

Anonymous wrote:Op your list sounds like “medium effort”, when I “just can’t “ we order delivery, tonight was one of those nights, so pizza night!

Was thinking same. Those are normal meals for us. A no effort/just can’t is ordering in or tossing a pbj or Lunchable on table for kid with random fruit; and hummus and tortilla chips for me.

eggs toast fruit
hot dogs salad fries/tater tots/chips
pancakes bacon
crescent rolls rolled up with jones chicken sausage links served with fruit and milk
fish sticks rice green beans (fish stick air fryer, rice in rice cooker, green beans microwaved)
eat out
frozen burritos with fruit - breakfast kind or steak/chicken bean and cheese
BLTs using costco pre cooked bacon, add avocado if on hand
ham or turkey sandwich
leftover chili/soup in freezer
rotisserie chicken salad/cut up raw veggies plus a microwave mac and cheese

Falafel & pita (TJs, frozen), salad, feta, tzatziki, hummus. We eat it once a week at least. Quick, easy, delicious.

Quesadillas
Scrambled eggs and toast
Rice with a fried egg and some chopped tomatoes/cucumbers on side (i had this today)
Frozen dumplings eastern european style and frozen peas (heated and add butter and salt) - kids favorite
Frozen pizza (oddly more effort for me since preheating oven and waiting)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tell my kids to figure it out themselves. Eat whatever they want that's healthy. By age 6 they could put together something simple. Maybe they needed me to cut something or pour boiling water out.

The thought of 6 year olds making their own dinner is sad to me. Really any kid under like 12. Geez.

My 5 year old does this occasionally. Or makes his own lunch on the weekend. Usually a tortilla with nut butter and toppings like fruit, granola, etc. I don’t find it sad…

Well I do. And there’s a big difference between making a simple lunch on the weekend and making your own dinner at age 6. I’m a kindergarten teacher and a mom of much older children so maybe that’s it.

Similar to yours

Frozen ravioli, sauce, frozen broccoli

Grilled cheese and can of lentil soup

Scrambled eggs, frozen tater tots and fruit, maybe sautéed chicken sausage

Spaghetti, Trader Joe’s Turkey meatballs

Chipotle

Op your list sounds like “medium effort”, when I “just can’t “ we order delivery, tonight was one of those nights, so pizza night!

Quesadilla

Can of soup with frozen fish poached in it

Box broth with added frozen vegetables and wontons

Mezze type dinner that’s just snacks, like crackers, hummus, cheese, apple, carrot sticks, boiled egg, etc

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tell my kids to figure it out themselves. Eat whatever they want that's healthy. By age 6 they could put together something simple. Maybe they needed me to cut something or pour boiling water out.

The thought of 6 year olds making their own dinner is sad to me. Really any kid under like 12. Geez.

My 5 year old does this occasionally. Or makes his own lunch on the weekend. Usually a tortilla with nut butter and toppings like fruit, granola, etc. I don’t find it sad…

Anonymous wrote:I tell my kids to figure it out themselves. Eat whatever they want that's healthy. By age 6 they could put together something simple. Maybe they needed me to cut something or pour boiling water out.

The thought of 6 year olds making their own dinner is sad to me. Really any kid under like 12. Geez.

Cans of soup with frozen garlic bread
Ramen (add lots of vegetables)
Caesar salad (use bagged salad so no washing and chopping)

Tuna, lightly fried.