what can I feed 3 boys for lunch tomorrow?

snit_girl

I'm looking after my friends 3 wee boys, aged 9, 6 and 4, and I'd like to feed them something good for lunch tomorrow before they go home. I want to try to avoid the usual sausages, pizza, etc as that's all they get at home (although did give them a kfc tonight, whoops :eek:)

anyone got any good ideas? they're normal wee boys, they say they don't like veg - I'm not so sure, they eat it sometimes.

buyitall

How about a gammon joint? Tesco have some good offers on gammon. Or, if you can get to an M and S, the beef, pork and lamb joints are half price ready for Easter?
Maybe team them up with some home-made 'chips' - parboiled then sprayed with oil before finishing off in the oven?

Maybe get them to make a pudding with you in the morning if it's not too stressful? eg jam tarts/trifle/fruit salad/fruit and jelly??

Edit - not a 'Sunday lunch' but one of my most successful lunches with DS friends was an omelette with ham and cheese - they had never tasted one before!

snit_girl

yeh, a joint might be a good idea - or 2 cos there is 7 of us in the house tomorrow.

Marks is usually my first stop, we get a 20% discount so do most of our shopping there

jexygirl

depends what you have in hun, give an idea of stuff you have around, most of the guys here will suggest ideas based on what you have in. If you have a roast joint in the freezer, get it out, and let them help cook it and the yorkies veg etc. maybe they are more likely to eat what they helped make.
Jex

snit_girl

never going to let them help. 3 wild boys in the kitchen will not be good for anyone.

Got nothing in either, we usually do our shop ona sunday and only buy what we need. Didn't know they were staying over until about 5 o'clock tonight so couldn't even get prepeared.

they'll eat about anything so it's not too bad. Might make a big lasagne cos ours usually feeds 8 and is well good

Paulie'sGirl

I would go with a roast joint of meat, yorkshires, roasties and really nice veg dishes. So maybe mange tout or green beans? Mash carrot and swede with butter. Masses of gravy over it and most things are forgiven!

Or... Toad in the hole, onion gravy.

You can hide alot of veg in a ragu sauce if you blend the veg into the tomato sauce before adding the mince.

Making your own pizzas is another option. Far less junk but still acceptable to kids. Make a dough (zippichick has made a master thread) then let the kids choose and top their own before baking at the hottest your oven can go.

Best of luck!

PGxx

minimooch

I'd second hm pizza with a tom sauce loaded with veg. Or spaghetti and meatballs against with veg-laden tom sauce ( fussy son so pretty expert at hidding veg, going to try making chocolate spinach and carrot brownies today )

otterspasm

My sister in law makes a fabulous chilli/bolognese with usual mince, tinned toms etc but she adds grated sweet potato, grated carrots and grated parsnips. If you let the sauce simmer for an hour slowly the veg kind of disappears but the sweet potato etc give the sauce a lovely naturally sweet flavour. I make it and serve it with pasta. Pasta is my boys' favourite food so it gets gobbled up. Grated cheese on top helps too and provides calcium etc.

Hope you have a good day whatever you cook :-)

bonty44

Definitely hm pizzas / lasagne / shepherds pie / chilli, as you then have the option of making it earlier than you need it and can hide lots of veg.
Roast dinner is a potential cue for fussiness if one or some of the children are picky eaters. At least if it's all chucked in together then they can't make a fuss about stuff.