Family dinners (with kids)

go to skinnytaste.com. I got a ton of recipes from there that are family and diet friendly, and they are all pretty simple to make, and SO YUMMY!!!

I make tacos with very lean meat or spaghetti with the same lean meat or something we call "Rice Hot Dish". Two cups uncooked Minute Rice mixed with one lb lean beef and two cans of (almost) fat free cream of celery soup and add soy sauce to taste. It's yummy! Probably has too much sodium, but not that many cals I don't cook much, so I mostly rotate that. Other nights we have peanut butter sandwiches or Subway or something.

Only if they are having beef I will cook myself fish, (gallbladder issues) but I cook healthy fresh foods, no boxed stuff and eat smaller portions, so that we all eat the same thing....

I generally do all the cooking my house, for my husband and 2 small children (ages 2 and 5). I have trouble trying to think of things to make that my family will eat, but will also help me lose weight. For other moms (or dads) in this situation, do you eat something separate from the rest of the family? Or do join you in the family meal? What kinds of things do you make? My husband is also overweight, but my kids are thin (the 5 year old is almost too thin).

Everybody eats the same thing in my household. The kiddo and hubs get more snacks than I do; the hubs also gets larger portions than me. Everyone eats mostly healthy, with occasional treats (thinks fondly of the ice cream cones in the back yard yesterday )

I lucked out with my youngest-she is 5 and she is like a healthfood nut, she would prefer a plate of nothing but fruits and veggies. While i sometimes make slightly different meals or sides, i also try to introduce more "good" foods to the family, especially my 13 year old who has taste buds set on the taste good but bad for you group. Now my husband does do all of the cooking, but in general we make things that we all like, for example grilled chicken, my kids will eat that dipped in bbq sauce and i jsut omit the sauce from mine, they will eat macaroni and cheese and i will eat wild rice with mine, they will eat baked white potatoes and i will eat a baked sweet potato. For veggies i will make a veggie i know they like like corn on the cob and then also one they may not be fond of such as squash and zucchini, they have to at least try it, if they dont like it thats okay but they have to try, after a few attempts even my 13 year old will eat it. Or for example with tacos, the one child likes the meat, beans, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, i make adjsutments to mine so that i am still having the family taco dinner, but without cheese and sour cream and i use my smaller lower cal tortillas versus the crunchy shells or chips they use for theirs. Its the little things that add up.

Everyone should eat the same healthy food - set a good example. If you have picky eaters, they can be hungry.

I am the only one that cooks in my house and while they may not love every single meal I have never had anyone else complain or cook for themselves

I always eat the same dinners I make for my family. I have learned a lot of it is portion control. Instead of having a huge plate of food or getting 2nds I always measure my food out and use a smaller plate. It's working good so far!

hard to cook two dinners jus make sumthing you all would like even if ther skinny its good to eat healthy

I have a very picky 2 year old. I think she's showing signs of growing out of this phase, but for now what I do is put out 3 or 4 items and make sure one of them is going to be something she likes. And I just skip it if it isn't something I should be eating. For example, if I make some kind of meat and veggies I'll make a side dish of pasta, because I know she'll at least eat that. I will not eat the pasta and stick to the meat and veggies. I think this is better than making 2 separate meals, because they don't see their meal as special, and they have the option to eat anything you are eating. And, if they see you enjoying veggies, then hopefully one day they will eat them too.