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[quote=Anonymous]Nanny here who has helped families with similar issues to work toward a healthy diet for their kiddo.  I agree that having some frozen stuff helps tremendously, as you can have hearty, filling meals that you don't have to plan ahead.  The kid can only eat so much avocado and cheese!

I usuly focus on items that will add some caloric density but can be used multiple ways.

So I'll make 3 kinds of sauce:
Cheddar with cream cheese, whole milk,and cheddar cheese (start with milk, wisking on low and gradually adding first cream cheese, then shredded cheddar)

Alfredo, same as above but parmesan cheese

Pesto (puree basil, spinach, garlic, lots of olive oil and some toasted pine nuts or walnuts)

Then I use those to sauce various dishes--steamed veggies, pasta, rice, quinoa, lentils, etc.

Egg dishes freeze well, as do most soups.  A nice cream-of-something soup with heavy cream, broth and cooked veggies pureed together would be great.

I also make paleo "bread " and muffins (kids aren't paleo), because they are egg-based and very nutritionally dense vs standard muffins which are more filling per calorie.

We also do a lot of bean dishes, like refried beans (which I have frozen), or burritos (which I have frozen).

I alternate frozen (like mini quiche) or partially frozen (like quinoa with pesto sauce and full-fat cottage cheese) with fresh stuff like avocado and greek yogurt.

I try to limit how often we eat eggs (3-4 times per week) and cheese (one item per day), because these items can be tough on digestion if you overdo it.[/quote]

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