If you have clients who are trying to follow your nutrition advice while also cooking for their family, then you probably know that the struggle for them is real. Kids can be picky, partners can be stubborn when it comes to trying new things and it is so hard to please everyone.
As health professionals, we can play a positive role in helping our clients discover how to cook meals that will please the whole family. We can create family-friendly meal plans with grocery lists and recipes that will make their lives so much easier.
Today we are rounding up 20 family-friendly, kid-approved meals to make meal planning for families simple and fun.
1. One Pan Chicken, Golden Cauliflower & Carrot Fries
One pan meals will save your clients a ton of time. Have them keep each ingredient separate so their children aren’t concerned with ingredients touching one another.
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2. Bell Pepper Egg Cups
Baking an egg in a vegetable is a great way to sneak in more nutrients. Your clients can serve this with sliced toast as kids love dipping!
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3. Classic Tacos
Tacos are never a bad idea! This gives the kids a chance to create what they like and have fun with their food while the parents can turn it into a salad if they'd like to up the veggies.
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4. Popcorn Chicken
Instead of a trip to the drive-thru, your clients will love this alternative for their kids (and themselves). Children can even help toss the chicken and coat them in bread crumbs. These can be dunked in their favorite dipping sauce while the parents serve these over a bed of mixed greens or roasted veggies.
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5. Spinach, Tomato & Goat Cheese Pizza
Who doesn't love pizza? Family members can get creative by topping the tortillas with anything that is leftover and letting the kids choose their own toppings! These can even be served closed-faced and grilled to create a quesadilla.
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6. Coconut Banana Ice Cream
Ice cream is always a crowd-pleaser but this one will get both your clients and their kids excited! There is no ice cream machine needed and the instructions are complete with putting the mixture in the freezer and scooping it out just like at their favorite ice cream shop! The kids will love to help with this one.
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7. 10 Minute Cabbage Bowl
This recipe is as simple as it sounds and can be served for just about any meal. Have your clients keep the egg and cabbage separate for the little ones.
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8. Tuna & Cucumber Sandwich
Keep all of the ingredients separate so that family members can choose their own adventure. Sandwich, snack plate, or salad!
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9. Meal Prep Pasta & Meat Sauce
This super-simple pasta recipe keeps everyone happy! Your clients can add in any leftover vegetables to their plate while their kids can choose to top their pasta however they’d like, or keep everything separate.
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10. Sausage with Sauerkraut Avocado Mash
Little hands will love to eat this recipe with no utensils and adults will love how easy it is for everyone at the table. Your clients can keep the sauerkraut separate from the avocado and choose to dice the avocado for their kids.
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11. Hummus & Veggie Wrap
This is the perfect no-cook solution to lunch or dinner. It can be served as a wrap, salad or snack plate.
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12. Turmeric Chicken Nuggets
These chicken nuggets can be enjoyed as is, dipped in their favorite sauce, or served with rice and vegetables.
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13. Mac n’ ‘Cheese’
Give your clients this healthy mac n’ cheese recipe on their meal plan and they will love you forever. It even hides a ton of veggies!
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14. Avocado, Cucumber & Nori Snack Box
Bento boxes are as kid-friendly as you can get, and adults love them too because they make snacking fun again.
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15. Breakfast Taco Nachos
Great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Your client can set toppings out so each family member can top their own nachos with exactly what they want.
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16. Berry Baked Oatmeal
This freezes and reheats so nicely that it will be a mainstay for your clients.
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17. Raw Walnut Tacos
These fast-track taco nights with a no-cook option which is perfect for the dog-days of summer. If your clients need a nut-fee option, they can always use sunflower seeds instead of walnuts.
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18. One Pot Taco Pasta
Combining both tacos and pasta will have your clients so excited for dinner with this recipe. If they have picky eaters, they can keep the beans and corn separate with options to add on for other members of the family.
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19. Deli Snack Box
This easy lunch solution keeps everyone happy, including the kiddos. Advise your clients to make swaps as needed to use up any leftovers they have on hand.
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20. Crispy Coconut Chicken Fingers
Both kids and adults love chicken fingers, and this is the perfect recipe for your clients to have on stand-by. They pair perfectly with just about any side-dish and the dipping sauce is exciting for the whole family.
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