Meal Planning

[Laurie919]

Do your kids help with meal planning? Like telling you what they want?

Since it is just Taylor and I, most of the time I let her decide what she is in the mood for and I just cook that. There are times though that I will cook things and I just say this is what we are having. I don't really care about food since I have had gastric bypass, I don't care if I eat or not most days. That is why I give her the choice of what she wants.

 

[lucypevensie]

My family is picky, so if I ask for suggestions that can make meal planning even more complicated. It's best if I just plan the menus myself. But I do sometimes ask if there are special requests.

 

[Green Orchid]

Zac is too young for meal planning right now, but I think even when he is older, I will still make the meal plan myself and ask for suggestions on some meals, like I already do with dh. My meal plan is fairly stict health and money wise so if I asked for everyone's input it would get really complicated.

 

[JulySheMustFly]

I plan 2 weeks worth of meals and take requests from everyone in the house. What they want isn't always possible though. If it was totally up to my 6 year old she'd have steak and no0dles every night.

 

[coffeegal]

since i'm so tired of cooking the same things- i get ideas of what the kids want.

 

[Laurie919]

I plan 2 weeks worth of meals and take requests from everyone in the house. What they want isn't always possible though. If it was totally up to my 6 year old she'd have steak and no0dles every night.

That is cute. Taylor would eat steak or fish just about every night too. She doesn't eat a lot of chicken unless it is hidden in something.

 

[Neenie1]

I don't really ask for input from the kids. 6 yo will eat just about anything (except for sweet potato, bacon and pumpkin, but will have sp and p, mashed with potato lol) 2 yo is so fussy, she just has to put up with what I cook, although I normally put something she likes (carrot sticks and celery) on her plate as well, so she at least has something for her dinner.

I try and get input from dh what he would like with the meal plans and sometimes he says something, sometimes not.

So I generally just try and cook us all something that hopefully we all enjoy.

Ugh!!!! I'm so over it.

 

[sparassidae]

Not really. I do 4 weekly meal plans that we cycle through. I know what meals the children like so I make sure I don't put on there stuff that they would hate.

The only time they actually get asked "what do you want tonight" is either for their birthday (4yo DD asked for eggs on toast this year ) or if we go 'off menu' for some reason, like when away for holidays.

But I still have final say.

 

[GolfingMom]

I plan out the week in advance and ask the kiddo's if there's something they'd like that week. I also ask DH
When/if I make their suggestion - they help me prepare it. I've had them "chopping" veggies since they were young