https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:58:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2519813 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 12:39:55 +0000 Mommy Finger 2519813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually make a lot of one pot meals that have all it mixed together. So it'll be a pasta with a meat and a bunch of veggies mixed in. Sometimes I'm just too rushed to get side dishes together during the week so if we're doing something like grilled chicken breasts that need sides, that usually happens on the weekends.</p> <p>However, for LO, we usually do the components of our meal for him and add some steamed veggies and a fruit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2519582 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 09:51:49 +0000 psw27 2519582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually have sweet potatoes, broccoli, black beans, asparagus or zucchini. Sometimes I serve food "over" rice or quinoa - like if I make a fish curry or stirfry. We also have salad a lot too. I've been making one pot or casserole kind of meals too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2519550 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 09:23:00 +0000 looch 2519550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: I make those exact same green beans!</p> <p>I like those grain salad ideas too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2519545 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 09:17:03 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 2519545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2-3. We always have a salad and then generally a cooked veggie and a starch, although it varies based on what the main is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2519523 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 09:02:46 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2519523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We struggle with this because DH cooks and its often Meat +2 sides. When I cook its more casseroles, crock pot, or 1 pan meals. </p> <p>The other thing complicating it is that we have a hard time keeping fresh veggies on hand, and serving 2 frozen veggies is kinda boring. So its usually a veggie and a starch. For starches, my kids wont eat potatoes, so we do a lot of rice for them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2519517 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 08:57:13 +0000 regberadaisy 2519517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always a veg and usually a starch of some kind.<br /> Veg are usually peas, corn. broccoli, green beans, sugar snap peas, cauliflower, edamame, spring mix, asparagus, baby bok choy, chinese broccoli</p> <p>Starch is usually rice, risotto, sweet potato, potato/homemade french fries/tator tots, Annie's pasta shells, pasta</p> <p>We don't offer fruits as part of the meal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2519509 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 08:53:12 +0000 yoursilverlining 2519509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I never really thought of them really as sides before, but most of our meals are protein + veggie + salad. I watch carbs especially in the evenings since we already have 2 days a week that are carb-heavy dinners so I won’t do white rice, bread, pasta or potatoes often (ditto to corn and peas).</p> <p>Heavy rotation in our house:</p> <p>Arugula, spinach, spicy baby greens (non-lettuce mix with mustard greens, baby bok choy, spicy greens, etc.) based salads topped with a couple of the following: avocado, nuts/seeds, radish, feta, goat cheese, dried fruit, black beans, etc.</p> <p>Roasted veggies: beets, sweet potato, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, eggplant</p> <p>“fried” green beans: get pan super hot with a bit of olive oil, toss in green beans and cook just 1-2 minutes on high heat. Turn off heat and add chopped garlic and lots of red pepper flakes. Beans are still crispy, garlicky and spicy.</p> <p>Grilled veggies: summer squash, zucchini, sweet peppers and onions</p> <p>Grain salads: quinoa and farro based, sometimes winterberry </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2519492 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 08:33:52 +0000 brownepiano 2519492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Almost always 0, unless I'm feeling creative. We usually have meals where everything is cooked together or that are designed to go over rice or in a tortilla or something. During the summer we'll have fruit on the side but that's about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2519485 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 08:29:53 +0000 LuLu Mom 2519485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually do 2 with a mix of veggies and starch. I'm pretty boring so it's potatoes or rice, and a veggie of some sort. The girls get fruit too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2519370 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 06:51:29 +0000 lamariniere 2519370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends on the meal and most of our meals are not centered around a piece of meat. I try to always have a veggie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2519365 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 06:48:23 +0000 looch 2519365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>During the week, I take a lot of short cuts, including steam ready rice, so I can put two sides out with dinner. I often incorporate the veg into the main dish though, so I don't have a lot of pots and pans to clean up.</p> <p>I'll put grape tomatoes in the roasting pan when I am making salmon, I might put asparagus in with the pork chops, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2518914 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:04:53 +0000 youboots 2518914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2. Usually a green veggie (broccoli, asparagus, Brussels etched) and a carb (mashed potatoes, rice, potato salad). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2518894 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:53:28 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2518894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two, both veggies 90% of the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2518795 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:59:43 +0000 travelgirl1 2518795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually have a carb: pasta, rice, sweet potato or regular potatoes. And at least one veg. DH is all about peas at the moment, he is easily pleased. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2518788 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:56:16 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2518788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually just have a protein + veggie.</p> <p>The other night I baked sweet potatoes as an extra side, but I was the only one that ate mine. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2518775 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:49:19 +0000 gingerbebe 2518775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually always have a starch and a veg or salad. Sometimes, if its spaghetti, DH will want a bonus starch, like a slice of garlic toast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2518750 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:33:37 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2518750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually two types of veggies. Sometimes veggies and rice. I'm boring. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2518700 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 14:58:41 +0000 Umbreon 2518700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually have two sides, potatoes or rice, and then some sort of veggie. Sometimes we get lazy and only do one side though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-dishes#post-2518699 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 14:57:13 +0000 Bao 2518699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How many side dishes do you typically have with a meal, and what are some dishes that are in your usual rotation? </p> <p>If we have chicken, for example...we will have at least 2 side dishes. Maybe a baked potato and rice or some other veggies and garlic bread. The sides are my favorite part! </p>