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I used to make broccoli patties on the weekend-they had cheese, broccoli, and italian bread crumbs with an egg. They heated very easily!

I cook up tortellini and meatballs (no sauce) and A eats that for a few days.

A also REALLY likes grilled cheese and quesadillas so I cook those up with some mashed veggies or shredded/sliced meat inside. The veggies and meat are usually leftovers from our dinner the night before or frozen and I just heat up 1/2 a cup in the microwave before mashing.

Dinner last night was random...Plain macaroni, leftover tri tip, steamed carrot sticks and PB and J on Hawaiian rolls.

Tortellini, grilled cheese, and quesadillas are great!

We eat (almost always) after LO has gone to bed too, so we make meals just for her. I think things that I can make a batch of and give her for a few nights, like:

Soup
Chili
Pasta (plain and just toss with olive oil to keep it from sticking, then heat up and top with whatever sauce)
Cheese
Cheese sauce (have over pasta for mac and cheese or as dip for broccoli or cauliflower)
Rice
Baked chicken
Chicken salad
Quesadilla

LO also *loves* shrimp, which are quick and easy to sauté up and throw over pasta with some frozen veggies.

I also sometimes make stuff ahead of time one night and make different snacks/easy meals. His favorites are pancake muffins which you can bake different vegetables and fruit into- I love putting kale in it because he hates green vegetables normally.

Another favorite of his is peanut butter oat balls - it's peanut butter, oats, flax seed, honey, and vanilla extract - you don't need to bake them at all and they're so easy to make. I just stick them in the fridge and he has them as a snack or with meals.

Also if you have a Trader Joe's near you, they have lots of frozen things that you can heat up that kids will eat and have no preservatives. LO loves their chicken nuggets that are real breast meat. They also have yummy tortellini and pesto sauce and good little meatballs.

My go tos for quick meals:

- rotisserie chicken (can eat for days)
- deli turkey/ham/roast beef
- turkey or beef meatballs (I get frozen and heat up)
- eggs/omelet
- TJ chicken nuggets (pretty much any of TJ frozen food is great for LO)
- and do fruit, veggie (even frozen and just head up quick in microwave), rice, cheese, yogurt as a side.
- also pasta with sauce is a good one for LO she loves anything pasta (tortellini is a huge hit)

This is what we feed H when we need something quick:

-Mac and Cheese (I like Annie's and I usually have some leftovers that I heat up)
- Cheese sticks and crackers
- Yogurt
- frozen veggies
- bread (girlfriend loves bread)
- dried fruit (we usually have raisins, pineapple, and apricots at home)
- Goldfish
- fruit leathers
- leftovers from the night before
- Nutragrain bars

Parents of the year.