Meals for Very Low Daily Intake

If you are breastfeeding and/or exercising you will very likely need more than 1200cals per day.

If you don't have time to prepare meals, look for slow cooker/crock pot meals that you can prepare the night before (when kids are in bed) turn on the next morning. Dinner ready. If you do a few batches at a time. You can freeze in individual serves. Casseroles, stews, chicken or other roast meat, soups are all good things to do a slow cooker.

Meals that are a hit with my kids are:

tacos made with ground chicken or shredded chicken

baked parmesan chicken - cook boneless chicken in nonstick skillet, cover with marinara & cheese; finish in oven
spaghetti with whole wheat pasta

Pizza with lighter toppings turkey pepperoni (really good by the way) or Canadian bacon

Chicken meatball subs

Pork tenderloin with sides

Hamburgers using ground round or lean ground meat; side of baked fries (my daughter likes sweet potato fries)

Big hit with my kids. Homemade chicken nuggets. Cut boneless chicken breast into cubes, roll in shake n bake; bake in oven

Kids at that age like cute things too. I've made heart shaped pancakes or use sandwich cutters. Makes them feel special. You can make wraps and cut into pinwheels.

For my son who was picky. If I didn't have a vegetable he liked, I would give him a cup of applesauce with his meal


Also, I buy my kids things like individual mac n cheese for sides here and there. Honest you have lots of options. Just be creative and try to reinvent their favorites. I tend to go with 2% cheeses. Lean meats. Then pick sides that please everyone.

Remember your child doesn't have to eat as low fat or low calorie but teaching healthy eating habits is the goal.

Good luck.