This week’s real food meal plan for picky eaters includes cobb salad, fajitas and taco dip. We’re planning meals around all of the fresh produce coming from our garden and our CSA!

Our garden this year is amazing!

No, I’m not trying to brag. I’m just blown away by the quality of the soil at our new house compared to at our old house. We have lettuce, beets, peas and broccoli pouring in right now. I’m not used to having so much from our garden already in June!

The fresh produce is definitely dictating how we eat right now. We have salads with almost every meal. And I’m about to start canning beets and freezing beet greens! Something I’ve never done before. It’s a fun adventure.

We also finally got a big haul of strawberries. We’ve been busy freezing them and making jam, fruit rolls and pancake topping.

I’m glad that this year my kids can be more help with all of the preserving. By the time they are ready to leave the house they’ll be proficient chefs and able to preserve just about anything.

Getting Back to School

We’ve slowly been easing back into school work. This week we’ll try to wrap up last year’s history and work on typing and math. My ultimate goal is to start digging into next year’s curriculum and start some planning. We’ll see how that goes.

We are still trying to figure out why my son is having stomach aches. We are suspecting it might be from eggs. So for now eggs are out. But we are going to give dairy another try.

Kids Can Meal Plan

Since we worked on the Kids Cook Real Food ecourse last week my kids are really excited to help in the kitchen. We’ll continue working through it this week. Plus my oldest helped plan a lot of our meals this week. Between that and all of the fresh produce our real food meal plans will look a bit different than usual. I love all this variety!

If you’re interested in teaching your kids to cook now is the perfect time! Until June 30 you can get an extra set of lessons totally free when you sign up for the Kids Cook Real Food ecourse.

Here is our real food meal plan for picky eaters. Pick one new food you see here and give it a try with your family! Enjoy the summer harvest.

Sunday
B – pancakes with strawberries, strawberry kefir beet green smoothies
L – crockpot roast chicken, rice, peas
D – cobb salad, garlic bread
prep: bake bread, make salad dressings, boil eggs, make strawberry jam, make strawberry fruit leather
notes: 

Monday
B – yogurt, granola bars
L – chicken salad lettuce wraps, veggies with hummus, chips, fruit 
D – crockpot meatloaf, baked potatoes, beans
prep: make hummus
notes: picnic lunch, prep ahead dinner

Tuesday
B – toast with sunbutter, smoothies
D – taco dip, roasted cauliflower
prep:
notes:

Wednesday
B – hard boiled eggs, toast
D – chicken fajitas, salad with roasted beets
prep: make tortillas?
notes:

Thursday
B – oatmeal with blueberries
D – chickpea lettuce wraps, salad
prep: 
notes:

Friday
B – yogurt, granola bars
D – eggplant tomato bake, steamed broccoli, garlic bread
prep: freeze broccoli
notes: 

Saturday
B – scrambled eggs, toast
D – lettuce and pea pesto salmon pasta, salad
prep: make pesto, make/can pickled beets, freeze beet greens
notes: 

This week’s real food meal plan for picky eaters includes party leftovers (mom’s favorite!), taco bowls and scrambled eggs. The kids are making dinner all week as we go through the Kids Cook Real Food ecourse!

Ahhh. Can you feel me breathe a sigh of relief?

Last week was super busy cleaning the house top to bottom and hosting family and a party! We had so much fun visiting with family, but it certainly wasn’t what my body needed right now. Since I had to be in the kitchen from morning until evening for a few days I’m taking a break this week. By which I mean we are going through the Kids Cook Real Food ecourse again…and the kids are making dinner all week!!

If you haven’t looked into KCRF you should! Grab your free snacks that kids can make book while you check it out HERE!

My goal is that this week will help reinforce skills they’ve learned so that my kids can continue to help more and more in the kitchen and build confidence.

Last week I got kefir grains. It’s been years since I’ve made kefir. I’m excited to have another probiotic-rich food in the house.

Back to School

We have some fun activities this week, including visiting a friend’s small farm. The kids are so excited to see more animals!

Now that we had our week off from school we’re jumping into summer school. My daughter will begin typing lessons this week. The Kids Cook Real Food course will also be part of our summer school. I think we’ll wait one more week before getting back into math and language arts (it will give us a week to really clean up our school stuff from last year!)

Thankfully we finally got some rain here. Our grass was already getting brown in June! You can just feel the earth drinking it in.

I hope you are enjoying the summer! Here is our real food meal plan for picky eaters for the week. What’s on your menu?

Sunday
B – eggs, muffins
L – leftover hot dogs and brats, salad, veggies and dip, chips, jello
D – meatloaf, baked potatoes, peas
prep: make pumpkin yogurt
notes: 

Monday
B – yogurt, granola bars
D – crockpot ham and bean soup, crackers with cheese
prep: soak beans
notes: 

Tuesday
B – toast with sunbutter, kefir smoothies
D – taco bowls, salad with ranch dressing, refried beans
prep: make taco seasoning, make ranch dressing, make beans
notes:

Wednesday
B – hard boiled eggs, toast with strawberry jam
D – stir fry, gelatin cups
prep: make gelatin cups
notes:

Thursday
B – bagel with cream cheese, fruit
D – chicken rice-a-roni
prep: make crackers
notes:

Friday
B – yogurt, granola, fruit
D – scrambled eggs, fruit salad, pumpkin muffins
prep: bake muffins
notes: 

Saturday
B – muffins, fried eggs
D – pancakes, bacon
prep: 
notes: 

This week’s real food meal plan for picky eaters includes tacos, sloppy joes and a picnic! With family in town we’ll be enjoying lots of good food and fun.

School is done!

Well, sort of. On Friday we decided to call our 2-016 – 2017 school officially over. It just felt like good timing. Not to mention we’ve finished all of our work! Tomorrow we’ll head to our local home school building to start buying our new curriculum so we can get back at it.

Busy, Busy

This week will be a busy one with shopping (it’s been over two weeks since I’ve been to the store…the fridge and freezer are bare!!), meeting up with friends and having out-of-town family stay with us. If you need me I’ll be in the kitchen or cleaning like mad (and yes, we are taking this week off of school).

Garden Fresh

Our garden is coming along nicely. So far we’ve been enjoying fresh spinach. Soon we’ll have lots of lettuce. Bring on the salads!! I made a new dressing last week that my kids are going crazy for (even my son that hates salad). I’ll be sharing it on the blog soon.

Now it’s time to get busy! In other words, super simple meals to kick off the week. What’s on your menu?

Sunday
B – cereal, smoothies
L – crockpot roast beef, baked potatoes, peas
D – grilled burgers, grilled asparagus, chips with dip
prep: make graham crackers, make gf “Wheat Thins”, boil eggs
notes: 

Monday
B – yogurt, granola bars
D – crockpot meatballs, noodles, cauliflower
prep: make bread
notes: 

Tuesday
B – bagel with cream cheese, fruit
D – chicken, rice, broccoli skillet, pearsauce
prep:
notes:

Wednesday
B – hard boiled eggs, toast
D – crockpot stuffed cabbage unrolls, garlic toast
prep:
notes:

Thursday
B – toast with sunbutter, smoothies
D – baked pork chops, seasoned rice, beans, carrots 
prep: 
notes:

Friday
B – egg casserole, muffins, fruit
L – broccoli noodle soup, crackers with cheese, fruit, veggies with dip
D – tacos, peas, home canned peaches
prep: make jello, make hummus, make lemonade
notes: 

Saturday
B – yogurt, granola, fruit, muffins
L -sloppy joes, roasted cauliflower and brussels sprouts, roasted potatoes, applesauce
D – grilled brats and hot dogs, salads, fruit, dessert
prep: 
notes: 

This week’s real food meal plan for picky eaters includes roast chicken, meatballs and salad. It’s exciting to have fresh produce in season again like greens and asparagus!

The school year is winding down. We haven’t picked an official end date yet, though we’re thinking when we wrap up the last few history and language arts lessons. So maybe in a couple weeks. Then we’ll be ready to kick off our next school year the following week! Not totally, but we will be doing school all summer. Just at a slower pace.

Farm Life

Farm life is getting exciting. Last Sunday one of our cats gave birth to three kittens. Sadly they didn’t make it to a week old before a Tom cat took over. Good life lessons for the kids. But sad nonetheless.

We are excited about warmer weather and getting outside more often. We’re planning all of our summer activities and field trips. Though I do want to make sure we leave plenty of time for just hanging out, playing and enjoying our first summer on the farm.

Back to Baking

Oddly enough I’m in the mood to bake this week. So I have a few projects on my to-do list. And with a little less school work that means I have more time to let my kids help. They could use some practice on their cooking and baking skills!

Over the weekend I made chocolate pudding, banana bread, banana muffins, rhubarb crisp and a cake. We are having family over in a couple weeks so I’m trying to prep things in advance as much as possible.

Here is our real food meal plan for picky eaters. I hope you enjoy your start to summer. What’s on your menu? Any grilling?

Sunday
B – cereal, smoothies
L – crockpot roast chicken, baked potatoes, peas
D – grilled pork chops, grilled asparagus, salad, roasted potato wedges
prep: make salad dressing
notes: 

Monday
B – yogurt, granola bars
D – crockpot meatballs, rice, beans
prep: bake muffins, soak oats
notes: 

Tuesday
B – strawberry overnight oats
D – chicken bacon pesto pasta, roasted asparagus
prep: make granola, boil eggs, make pesto
notes:

Wednesday
B – hard boiled eggs, toast
D – sweet and sour chicken and veggie stir fry over rice
prep:
notes:

Thursday
B – bagel with cream cheese, fruit
D – pancakes, sausage, roasted cauliflower and Brussels sprouts
prep: 
notes:

Friday
B – yogurt, granola bars
D – sunbutter and jelly sandwiches, veggies with dip, fruit
prep: 
notes: packed dinner

Saturday
B – scrambled eggs, toast
D – at birthday party
prep: 
notes: 

This week’s real food meal plan for picky eaters includes sloppy joes, meatballs and creamed spinach (my daughter’s request!). Hopefully it will also include a shift to summer weather!

It feels good to have everyone back to full health again and ready for a new week. We are using our holiday weekend to finish planting the garden and work on landscaping…when it’s not raining, anyway.

Looking Ahead

We took some time last week to plan our summer activities, next year’s curriculum and next year’s activities. It’s exciting and overwhelming at the same time. But I’m determined to be a bit more prepared as we head into our second year of homeschooling.

Since we are doing school year round we don’t have a specific starting and stopping point. I asked my kids if they wanted to “switch grades” in June or August. They chose June. So by the end of the week I’ll have a first grader and a fourth grader!!

Summer Cooking School

One of the things I know we are doing during our summer session is taking a whole week to focus on Kids Cook Real Food and learn new skills in the kitchen. My kids have made great progress this year, but I want even more independence. Have you invited your kids into the kitchen lately? It can be hard to find the time, but it is SO important! You can learn more about Kids Cook Real Food HERE.

Time for a Plan!

The other exciting event this week is our HTMA (hair tissue mineral analysis) consults!!! I can’t wait to really dig into the information and get a plan of action. I’ll be sure to keep you updated.

Here is our real food meal plan for picky eaters for the week. Some grilling, some staple recipes and more experimenting. What’s on your menu?

Sunday
B – cereal, smoothies
L – crockopot roast beef, carrots, roasted potatoes
D – grilled steak, beans, baked sweet potatoes
prep: make granola bars
notes: 

Monday
B – yogurt, granola bars
D – grilled burgers, grilled asparagus, chips with dip
prep: prep smoothies, make chip dip, boil eggs, chop veggies
notes: 

Tuesday
B – toast with sunbutter, smoothies
D – sloppy joes, roasted purple cabbage, baked potato wedges
prep: bake bread
notes:

Wednesday
B – hard boiled eggs, toast
D – crockpot sweet and sour meatballs, buttered noodles, cauliflower
prep:
notes:

Thursday
B – bagel with cream cheese, fruit
D – broccoli egg bake (new recipe), peas, hashbrowns
prep: 
notes:

Friday
B – yogurt, granola bars
D – crackers with cheese and ring balogna, veggies with dip, clementines
prep: 
notes: packed dinner

Saturday
B – scrambled eggs, toast
D – bacon grilled cheese OR BLTs (kids decide), creamed spinach (new recipe), home canned peaches
prep: 
notes: 

This week’s real food meal plan for picky eaters includes pesto pasta, tacos and chili. I hope the warm weather returns so we can get out and enjoy some sunshine!

The start of a new week…in May…and I have a couple kids with fevers. This year has been crazy in terms of illness. I’ve been hearing of pink eye, strep throat and the flu going around again! I’m sure the up and down weather hasn’t helped. But I sure am anxious for summer when we have no activities and can be outside all day soaking up Vitamin D. We need to stock back up after the winter.

I’m so glad that we can take it easy this week. Maybe we can do some fun baking projects and take more walks through the orchard. We’re all enjoying the relaxation after a busy school year.

New Recipes

My oldest got a new cookbook for her birthday. We’ve been trying a few of the recipes. This week we’re trying Porky Chops – adapted to be gluten free. And I’ve been creating some new recipes. Hopefully I’ll have time to post them soon!

I’m still researching about HTMA and learning more about our results. We have a couple weeks yet before our consults to really get a plan of action.

Here is our real food meal plan for picky eaters. What’s on your menu this week? Trying anything new?

Sunday
B – cereal, smoothies
L – crockpot pork roast, rice, carrots
D – sandwiches with homemade lunch meat, veggies with dip, chips
prep: make dip, boil eggs
notes: 

Monday
B – yogurt, granola bars
D – pesto salmon pasta, broccoli
prep: make pesto, soak oats
notes: 

Tuesday
B – oatmeal with blueberries
D – tacos, peas
prep: soak beans
notes:

Wednesday
B – hard boiled egg, toast
D – chili, corn bread
prep: bake corn bread
notes:

Thursday
B – bagel with cream cheese, avocado
D – porky chops, mashed potatoes, roasted brussels sprouts and cauliflower
prep: 
notes:

Friday
B – yogurt, granola bar
D – sunbutter sandwiches, olives, peppers, clementines
prep: bake cookies
notes: packed dinner

Saturday
B – fried eggs, toast
D – TBD – kids’ choice
prep: 
notes: 

This week’s real food meal plan for picky eaters includes sloppy joes, jello and hot dogs…but real food style! But it doesn’t require any extra effort. What’s on your menu?

Happy Mother’s Day! Such a special day because I know how hard all you mamas work every day! Give yourself some love and some extra snuggle time with your kiddos.

Bye Bye Birthday

We’re finally slowing down this week. Only a few activities and a trip to the doctor for yearly check-ups. And since we did a ton of cleaning yesterday my house is looking good. That means we have time to get our school work done and then have some fun! Maybe we’ll take advantage of the (finally) warm weather and go hiking.

I’m just happy I don’t have to bake any birthday cakes this week! We did have a ton of fun celebrating my son’s sixth birthday. But I’m thankful we get a little break now. Although in typical planner fashion I’m already brainstorming for my toddler’s birthday at the end of August. After four birthdays in a row here I’ve realized one thing…she hates frosting. She really doesn’t like much of anything sweet besides basic fruit (I guess I’ve trained her well). So we may have to skip the cake for her this year and do something simple like popsicles (fine with me!!). But I’ve got time to figure that out.

New Recipes!

Are you anxious for some new recipes? I’ve got some in the works. And hopefully I’ll have time to experiment with them now that we aren’t so busy. My goal is to get back on track with Kids Cook Real Food so my kids can start experimenting too!

Results are In!

Last week we got the results from the HTMAs we did. I can’t even explain how excited I am. But I have to wait a few weeks for our consults to really dig into the info and have a plan of action. On a positive note I was so, so, so happy to see that my toddler is in the normal range on almost everything!! All of our hard work to get her back to full health has been paying off!! She is seriously the most amazing eater now (follow along on Instagram to see her snacks and meals). God is good.

Now for the food. Here is our picky eaters meal plan. We do have a couple nights of quick/easy meals again. But we still keep it real. What’s on your menu?

Sunday
B –  cereal, smoothies
L – crockpot roast turkey, rice, broccoli
D – grilled brats and sausage, jello, peas, chips
prep: kids make jello
notes: 

Monday
B – yogurt, granola bars
D – sloppy joes, french fries, beans
prep: boil eggs
notes: prep ahead dinner

Tuesday
B – hard boiled eggs, toast, fruit
D – ring balogna, cheese, crackers, veggies with hummus, jello
prep: make hummus
notes: early, light, prep ahead dinner

Wednesday
B – bagel with cream cheese
D – salmon cakes, rice, squash
prep: prep smoothies
notes: make mayo

Thursday
B – toast with sunbutter, smoothies
D – cheese quiche, roasted cabbage, pearsauce
prep: 
notes:

Friday
B – yogurt, granola bar
D – sunbutter sandwiches, olives, clementines
prep: bake bread
notes: packed dinner

Saturday
B – scrambled eggs, toast
D – grilled burgers, beans, roasted potatoes
prep: 
notes: 

This week’s real food meal plan for picky eaters includes grilled cheese, meatballs and waffles. Plus another special birthday celebration. We’ll soon have a six-year old in the house!

We made it! Well, almost. My husband has been out of town since last Sunday. We are all more than ready to have him home (tonight!!). Doing double duty for a week sure has worn me out.

Happy Birthday…Again!

But no rest for the weary. My son turns six on Tuesday! So it’s back to the kitchen to bake a special cake. We’re trying some natural food coloring so we’ll see how it goes. He really wants a blue dog on his cake. He also wants grilled cheese for his birthday dinner so I need to bake another loaf of bread.

Thankfully after this week most of our regular activities are done for the year. I am so excited for a slower pace for a while. Especially since the farm work is just starting to ramp up!

Now for the food. It’s back to normal meals this week with Daddy home. Here is our real food meal plan for picky eaters. What’s on your menu?

Sunday
B –  hard boiled egg, toast
L – roast beef, potatoes, carrots
D – tacos, roasted cabbage
prep: bake bread, bake cake
notes: 

Monday
B – yogurt, granola bars
D – beef vegetable soup, crackers with cheese
prep: make frosting, soak oats
notes: prep ahead dinner

Tuesday
B – oatmeal with blueberries
D – grilled cheese, roasted cauliflower and brussels sprouts, fruit salad (Birthday dinner request)
prep: decorate cake, prep smoothies
notes:

Wednesday
B – toast with sunbutter, smoothies
D – crockpot pork chops, rice, beans
prep:
notes: prep ahead dinner

Thursday
B – cereal, fruit
D – meatballs, buttered noodles, broccoli
prep: 
notes:

Friday
B – yogurt, granola bars
D – ring balogna, cheese, crackers, veggies with dip, clementines
prep: chop veggies, make hummus
notes: dinner at t-ball game

Saturday
B – scrambled eggs, toast, fruit
D – waffles, bacon, roasted cauliflower
prep: 
notes: 

This week’s real food meal plan for picky eaters includes salmon cakes, guacamole and waffles. What could be better?! Life is getting busy on the farm so it’s easy, nourishing meals all week long.

It’s almost May…hopefully that means the rain ends soon and we get lots of sun!! We’re ready for more May flowers.

Let the Farming Begin!

This is an exciting week as we just moved our chickens outside to their coop. The garden is well under way too. It’s actually starting to feel like a working farm! And we’re all loving it.

We’ve got another busy, but fun week. We’re taking a little train ride and checking out a new home school co-op. The kids are very excited.

No Picky Eaters?

I’m trying to be a little creative in the kitchen this week with some different meals. I’m putting my “not picky eaters” to the test. Will they like liverwurst and lentils for dinner? We’ll see!

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Have a blessed week with lots of nourishing food. What’s on your menu? Anything new or exciting?

Sunday
B –  toast with sunbutter, smoothies
L – crockpot roast chicken, rice, peas
D – avocado chicken salad, peppers and cucumbers with dip
prep: make graham crackers, bake bread
notes: 

Monday
B – yogurt, granola, fruit
D – squash and sausage soup, muffins
prep: 
notes: prep ahead dinner

Tuesday
B – scrambled eggs, toast, fruit
D – salmon cakes, roasted cauliflower and Brussels sprouts
prep: make hummus
notes:

Wednesday
B – salmon, roasted cauliflower
D – black eye peas, liverwurst, rice, spinach
prep:
notes:

Thursday
B – toast with sunbutter, smoothies
D – red lentil soup, crackers with cheese
prep: 
notes:

Friday
B – yogurt, granola bars
D – sausage, chips with guacamole, clementines
prep: 
notes: dinner at t-ball game

Saturday
B – fried eggs, toast, avocado
D – waffles, bacon, roasted cabbage
prep: 
notes: 

This week’s real food meal plan for picky eaters includes sloppy joes, waffles and roast beef. We are looking forward to good food, good weather and fun activities.

My daughter’s birthday week extravaganza is over. I can finally relax and get back to normal life. She is my party girl. If there is a reason to celebrate she likes to do it big. Now I have less than two weeks until my son’s birthday! Time to start planning his cake.

Almost Done.

Lots of our regular activities are winding down (cue mama’s happy dance). Over the next few weeks we’ll be back to a more relaxed schedule. This week is still go, go, go. At least we get to go to the zoo!

I have a lot of great stuff coming for you in the next few weeks. Hopefully I can have laser focus and get it all done.

Our Menu.

Now on to the food. Here is our real food meal plan for picky eaters. Keeping it simple as always. What’s on your menu?

Sunday
B – cereal, fruit, smoothies
L – crockpot roast beef, potatoes, carrots
D – sunbutter and jelly sandwiches, veggies with dip, jello
prep: make granola bars, chop veggies, make granola, make jello
notes: 

Monday
B – yogurt, granola bars
D – beef vegetable soup, crackers with cheese
prep: 
notes: prep ahead dinner

Tuesday
B – bagel with cream cheese, fruit
D – tacos, peas
prep: boil eggs
notes:

Wednesday
B – hard boiled egg, toast
D – waffles, bacon, roasted red cabbage
prep:
notes:

Thursday
B – toast with sunbutter, smoothies
D – sloppy joes, squash
prep: 
notes:

Friday
B – yogurt, granola, fruit
D – sausage, coffee cake, roasted cauliflower
prep: 
notes: 

Saturday
B – sausage, coffee cake
D – TBD – kids plan and prep
prep: 
notes: