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Anonymous wrote:Your post got me thinking. Yesterday, I fed 4 adults and 6 teens and made the following food from scratch. It took me around 2 hours because I wanted to make the meal a bit fancy. Normally I would have made rice and chicken as we are a family of 4, but I was trying to stretch the meal.

1) Vegetable rice. Ingredients - basmati rice, carrots, bell pepper, onions, potatoes, peas, ghee and spices.
2) Chicken curry. Ingredients - chicken thighs, onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, oil, spices.
3) Eggplant fry. Ingredients - Eggplants, chickpea flour, oil, spices.
4) Potato raita. Ingredients - yogurt, potatoes, cilantro, spices.
5) Green mung dal. Ingredients - green mung beans, ginger, garlic, onions, green chilli, cilantro, tomatoes, spices.
6) Salad. Ingredients - onions, tomatoes, carrots and cucumber, spices.
7) Roti. Ingredients - whole wheat flour, ghee.
8) Carrot halwa - Ingredients - carrots, milk, spices, sugar.

I make set my own yogurt, make my own paneer, make my ghee from Irish butter, grind my own spices from whole spices, make my own bread, make my own pasta and sauce, roll my own sushi rolls etc. I bake cakes and cupcakes at home instead of buying baked goods for desserts or treats.

I am pretty good in Indian, Thai, Italian, Mexican, Japanese, Ethopian, Ameircan food. I spend money on getting good ingredients and organic veggies and fruits - so that pushes the price up. Mainly shop in Indian grocery stores, Costco, Asian grocery stores, Aldis, WF, Wegmans etc.

I am able to provide delicious, nutritious and healthy food to my family at an affordable price. Flipside is - I am spending at least an hour in the kitchen daily in cooking or meal prep. No getting away from that. I think if you want to put less time in the kitchen then you have to pay more for the convenience factor.

I would not let my kids, family members or guests go hungry. OP, You need to load them up on eggs, sandwiches, vegetable soups, pasta and meatballs, lots of fruits and veggies etc.

Rice, potatoes, AND roti all at the sane meal? I’d feel so lethargic afterward.

She's feeding 4 teens. Like was said in an old thread from a while ago, stop meal planning like a dieting middle aged woman and start meal planning for growing hungry teens. Growing hungry and active teens need about double the caloric intake of middle aged women. You only have to eat one of the carbs. The teens will eat the rest and it will fill them up and satiate the hunger.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your post got me thinking. Yesterday, I fed 4 adults and 6 teens and made the following food from scratch. It took me around 2 hours because I wanted to make the meal a bit fancy. Normally I would have made rice and chicken as we are a family of 4, but I was trying to stretch the meal.

1) Vegetable rice. Ingredients - basmati rice, carrots, bell pepper, onions, potatoes, peas, ghee and spices.
2) Chicken curry. Ingredients - chicken thighs, onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, oil, spices.
3) Eggplant fry. Ingredients - Eggplants, chickpea flour, oil, spices.
4) Potato raita. Ingredients - yogurt, potatoes, cilantro, spices.
5) Green mung dal. Ingredients - green mung beans, ginger, garlic, onions, green chilli, cilantro, tomatoes, spices.
6) Salad. Ingredients - onions, tomatoes, carrots and cucumber, spices.
7) Roti. Ingredients - whole wheat flour, ghee.
8) Carrot halwa - Ingredients - carrots, milk, spices, sugar.

I make set my own yogurt, make my own paneer, make my ghee from Irish butter, grind my own spices from whole spices, make my own bread, make my own pasta and sauce, roll my own sushi rolls etc. I bake cakes and cupcakes at home instead of buying baked goods for desserts or treats.

I am pretty good in Indian, Thai, Italian, Mexican, Japanese, Ethopian, Ameircan food. I spend money on getting good ingredients and organic veggies and fruits - so that pushes the price up. Mainly shop in Indian grocery stores, Costco, Asian grocery stores, Aldis, WF, Wegmans etc.

I am able to provide delicious, nutritious and healthy food to my family at an affordable price. Flipside is - I am spending at least an hour in the kitchen daily in cooking or meal prep. No getting away from that. I think if you want to put less time in the kitchen then you have to pay more for the convenience factor.

I would not let my kids, family members or guests go hungry. OP, You need to load them up on eggs, sandwiches, vegetable soups, pasta and meatballs, lots of fruits and veggies etc.

Rice, potatoes, AND roti all at the sane meal? I’d feel so lethargic afterward.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your post got me thinking. Yesterday, I fed 4 adults and 6 teens and made the following food from scratch. It took me around 2 hours because I wanted to make the meal a bit fancy. Normally I would have made rice and chicken as we are a family of 4, but I was trying to stretch the meal.

1) Vegetable rice. Ingredients - basmati rice, carrots, bell pepper, onions, potatoes, peas, ghee and spices.
2) Chicken curry. Ingredients - chicken thighs, onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, oil, spices.
3) Eggplant fry. Ingredients - Eggplants, chickpea flour, oil, spices.
4) Potato raita. Ingredients - yogurt, potatoes, cilantro, spices.
5) Green mung dal. Ingredients - green mung beans, ginger, garlic, onions, green chilli, cilantro, tomatoes, spices.
6) Salad. Ingredients - onions, tomatoes, carrots and cucumber, spices.
7) Roti. Ingredients - whole wheat flour, ghee.
8) Carrot halwa - Ingredients - carrots, milk, spices, sugar.

I make set my own yogurt, make my own paneer, make my ghee from Irish butter, grind my own spices from whole spices, make my own bread, make my own pasta and sauce, roll my own sushi rolls etc. I bake cakes and cupcakes at home instead of buying baked goods for desserts or treats.

I am pretty good in Indian, Thai, Italian, Mexican, Japanese, Ethopian, Ameircan food. I spend money on getting good ingredients and organic veggies and fruits - so that pushes the price up. Mainly shop in Indian grocery stores, Costco, Asian grocery stores, Aldis, WF, Wegmans etc.

I am able to provide delicious, nutritious and healthy food to my family at an affordable price. Flipside is - I am spending at least an hour in the kitchen daily in cooking or meal prep. No getting away from that. I think if you want to put less time in the kitchen then you have to pay more for the convenience factor.

I would not let my kids, family members or guests go hungry. OP, You need to load them up on eggs, sandwiches, vegetable soups, pasta and meatballs, lots of fruits and veggies etc.

Rice, potatoes, AND roti all at the sane meal? I’d feel so lethargic afterward.

She's feeding 4 teens. Like was said in an old thread from a while ago, stop meal planning like a dieting middle aged woman and start meal planning for growing hungry teens. Growing hungry and active teens need about double the caloric intake of middle aged women. You only have to eat one of the carbs. The teens will eat the rest and it will fill them up and satiate the hunger.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your post got me thinking. Yesterday, I fed 4 adults and 6 teens and made the following food from scratch. It took me around 2 hours because I wanted to make the meal a bit fancy. Normally I would have made rice and chicken as we are a family of 4, but I was trying to stretch the meal.

1) Vegetable rice. Ingredients - basmati rice, carrots, bell pepper, onions, potatoes, peas, ghee and spices.
2) Chicken curry. Ingredients - chicken thighs, onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, oil, spices.
3) Eggplant fry. Ingredients - Eggplants, chickpea flour, oil, spices.
4) Potato raita. Ingredients - yogurt, potatoes, cilantro, spices.
5) Green mung dal. Ingredients - green mung beans, ginger, garlic, onions, green chilli, cilantro, tomatoes, spices.
6) Salad. Ingredients - onions, tomatoes, carrots and cucumber, spices.
7) Roti. Ingredients - whole wheat flour, ghee.
8) Carrot halwa - Ingredients - carrots, milk, spices, sugar.

I make set my own yogurt, make my own paneer, make my ghee from Irish butter, grind my own spices from whole spices, make my own bread, make my own pasta and sauce, roll my own sushi rolls etc. I bake cakes and cupcakes at home instead of buying baked goods for desserts or treats.

I am pretty good in Indian, Thai, Italian, Mexican, Japanese, Ethopian, Ameircan food. I spend money on getting good ingredients and organic veggies and fruits - so that pushes the price up. Mainly shop in Indian grocery stores, Costco, Asian grocery stores, Aldis, WF, Wegmans etc.

I am able to provide delicious, nutritious and healthy food to my family at an affordable price. Flipside is - I am spending at least an hour in the kitchen daily in cooking or meal prep. No getting away from that. I think if you want to put less time in the kitchen then you have to pay more for the convenience factor.

I would not let my kids, family members or guests go hungry. OP, You need to load them up on eggs, sandwiches, vegetable soups, pasta and meatballs, lots of fruits and veggies etc.

Rice, potatoes, AND roti all at the sane meal? I’d feel so lethargic afterward.

Anonymous wrote:Your post got me thinking. Yesterday, I fed 4 adults and 6 teens and made the following food from scratch. It took me around 2 hours because I wanted to make the meal a bit fancy. Normally I would have made rice and chicken as we are a family of 4, but I was trying to stretch the meal.

1) Vegetable rice. Ingredients - basmati rice, carrots, bell pepper, onions, potatoes, peas, ghee and spices.
2) Chicken curry. Ingredients - chicken thighs, onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, oil, spices.
3) Eggplant fry. Ingredients - Eggplants, chickpea flour, oil, spices.
4) Potato raita. Ingredients - yogurt, potatoes, cilantro, spices.
5) Green mung dal. Ingredients - green mung beans, ginger, garlic, onions, green chilli, cilantro, tomatoes, spices.
6) Salad. Ingredients - onions, tomatoes, carrots and cucumber, spices.
7) Roti. Ingredients - whole wheat flour, ghee.
8) Carrot halwa - Ingredients - carrots, milk, spices, sugar.

I make set my own yogurt, make my own paneer, make my ghee from Irish butter, grind my own spices from whole spices, make my own bread, make my own pasta and sauce, roll my own sushi rolls etc. I bake cakes and cupcakes at home instead of buying baked goods for desserts or treats.

I am pretty good in Indian, Thai, Italian, Mexican, Japanese, Ethopian, Ameircan food. I spend money on getting good ingredients and organic veggies and fruits - so that pushes the price up. Mainly shop in Indian grocery stores, Costco, Asian grocery stores, Aldis, WF, Wegmans etc.

I am able to provide delicious, nutritious and healthy food to my family at an affordable price. Flipside is - I am spending at least an hour in the kitchen daily in cooking or meal prep. No getting away from that. I think if you want to put less time in the kitchen then you have to pay more for the convenience factor.

I would not let my kids, family members or guests go hungry. OP, You need to load them up on eggs, sandwiches, vegetable soups, pasta and meatballs, lots of fruits and veggies etc.