Cheapest recipies.

gingin_2

Mine would eat pasta until it was coming out of their ears. I like them to eat protein and veg with it so it's not all carbs but Pasta with pesto and chicken and peas. Smoked salmon trimmings and broccoli and creme fraiche, bolognese, sausage ragu, courgette and bacon.

Curries are good, indian or thai, just make them a bit milder and throw in loads of veg. One of mine likes chickpea tagine, the other definitely doesn't. Both like salmon, which always seems to be on offer but are not so keen on plain white fish unless it is in a cheese sauce. I also keep tins of baked beans, tuna and baked potatoes and have eggs for omlettes for quick CBA meals. And frozen pizza for when I truly CBA'd

rachbc

Ditto quintwins - mine (5 and 14) eat the same us us - this week

Roast pork, cabbage, green beans amd roasties
LO pork in fried rice with peas, mange tout and edamame
Thai curry with chicken, mushrooms, courgettes and rice
Gammon and egg pie with beans
Sausage burgers with sweet pot wedges and winter slaw
Baked orzo pasta

threemuttleys

My DS (2) eats the same as us too

tonight he is having baked Pollack with chorizo with broccoli and mash

Pink.

I agree with the posters above. Unless there is a physical/logistical reason why your children are not able to eat with you, you may be making a rod for your own back by feeding them separately.

These threads have lots of ideas that should give you some inspiration:

Cheapest recipes???

The Cheapest Healthy Meal Ever!

How to Feed Your Whole Family a Healthy Balanced Diet, with Very Little Money...etc

Healthy Eating

Meal for two for 50p. Suggestions?

Feed 6 for £1.62

The Cheapest Healthy Meal Ever!

Cheapest meal

Your Cheapest Evening Meal.

cheap, easy family meals

I'll add your thread to the most current one later.

Pink

Yum

me and my baby boy have just had cheesy beans(reduced salt&sugar) on toast although his is toast then cheesy beans because beans on toast just is not practical for a 14 month old...

we had our main meal at lunch time today

Yum

sweet_baby_cakes wrote: »

can anyone suggest some recipes (dont mind cooking from scrach).

(also not too expensive as would like to stay with in my sept/oct GC:money:)

I am really stuck for ideas

thanks SBC x

How old are your kids?

lilmisskitkat

rachbc wrote: »

Ditto quintwins - mine (5 and 14) eat the same us

Snap! Only time i do different meals are if me and DH are eating out/having takeaway (both rare things!) or i'm cooking something special later on for us if we're having a date night (every other Fri usually).

K xx

YORKSHIRELASS

It would help to know the age of the kids and the circumstances - there might be a reason why the kids need separate meals. I have always been a stickler for the kids eating the same as us though. Saves time and money and makes them less picky I think!

There are loads of things you could do with mince or chicken breast that my kids would eat endlessly and you could batch freeze: chilli, spag bol, shepherds pie, curry, pasta sauce etc. You could also make hm pizza, fish bites or burgers which you could serve with hm wedges and beans.

Yum

YORKSHIRELASS - same as you I really believe in getting them to eat the same as us but its not always possible. On the shifts we work we probably have dinner together about 3 x per week! But I really like to set a good example so I pack as many veg into every meal as I can

Our lil one is just over 1 so would appreciate any suggestions on cheap healthy and quick (45 mins or less) meals which can suit 2 adults and a 1 yr old.

sweet_baby_cakes

Sorry should of put family meals
kids are 5 and 9 (size of a 12 year old) i tend to cook for the Me & kids first as i never know if/when DH gets home just.