Chook Me!

can you add anything to my list of foods and snacks?

I NEED TO START PLANNING MEALS FOR MY FAMILY AND FOR THE KIDS THAT I AM STARTING TO WATCH IN MY HOUSE. I AM LOOKING FOR BASIC, CHEAP MEAL IDEAS, SNACKS, SIDE DISHES, ETC IF YOU CAN PLEASE LET ME KNOW ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU CAN THINK OF. MAIN DISHES Chicken Pork Chops Sausage Beef tips Steak Ribs Pizza Spaghetti Enchiladas Tacos Tostadas Burritos Corndogs Chicken nuggets Mini sausage Chili Tater Tot Chili casserole Turkey Pot pie Nachos Frito pie Noodle soup with chicken SANDWICHES Peanut butter and Jelly Grilled cheese Turkey Ham Chicken Roast beef Tuna Salad Chicken salad SIDES Mashed potatoes Baked potatoes Roasted potatoes Mac-n-cheese Corn Green beans White rice Chicken rice Spanish rice Beans Refried Beans Cornbread Stuffing Cornbread Tomato and cucumber salad Bread Tater tots Chips French-fries SNACKS Apples Strawberries Grapes Cantaloupe Watermelon Peaches Pineapple Raisins Popcorn Cupcakes Cake Brownies Ice cream Popsicle Animal crackers Goldfish Sandwich crackers Jell-O Pudding Gram crackers Breakfast Cereal Eggs Sausage Bacon Pancakes Waffles Cream of wheat Breakfast tacos hash browns / tater tots the sweets would not be every day items we hardly ever give the kids snacks im just trying to get a list together to go shopping with for my family we dont like onions peppers mushrooms carrots peas and all that. i will give that to the kids i watch but my family would not eat them our usual snacks are tomatoes and cucumbers with ranch

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1. You definitely need more healthy vegetables as side dishes. Try steamed or raw carrots (kids love to dip carrot sticks in dressing), broccoli, cauliflower, and salads made with raw spinach. I would also ditch some of the "junk" sides, such as chips, tater tots, and fries. Instead of making regular fries, you can make baked sweet potato fries. They're really easy, taste great, and much healthier than regular fries. Finally, I see a lot of junk on the list - brownies, cupcakes, Popsicles, cake, ice cream, pudding, etc. Those things should be treats that should be served for very rare special occasions, not everyday fare. Cut those off the list and replace them with more fresh fruits and vegetables, whole wheat crackers, natural salsa, low fat cheese (string cheese would be good), and hummus.
2. here is a dish that my family loves: Hamburger corn rice. lol long name. here is how to make it: youll need one pound hamburger meat, one can of sweet whole corneal corn, one box of Uncle Ben's Long Grain Wild Rice. Cook the meat in one pan, brown and drain. Start the rice in a different pan, cook it to the directions on the back of the box. when the meat is done, add the corn and heat on low. when the rice is done add the rice slowly to the meat and corn and let heat on low for another few minutes. stir it all up to where the meat, corn and rice are all mixed. it goes great with a salad. I hope you enjoy it! im so making this tonight. its my hubby's favorite