I struggle with the lunch box dilemma every week. My child is a lot like me in that she must have variety. I have friends who talk about how their kids eat the same lunch day after day, but I could never pull that off with the Vivver. She'll be really gung-ho about a certain food, but if you overdo it, she'll turn off real quick. So, each week, I cruise the grocery store looking for inspiration, new ideas, something, anything. One thing we don't do is the stuff I always wanted as a kid...Little Debbies, Doritos, cookies. Yep, I'm one of those who is trying to keep my baby away from processed food in a bag.
So, anyway...
I was asked to do a cooking lesson for Vivi's Girl Scout troop. The group consists of Daisies (Kindergarten-1st grade), Brownies (2nd & 3rd) and Juniors. The Girl Scout guide suggests teaching healthy snacks, but I thought to myself "Snacks? That's not exactly cooking now is it?" So, I put some thought into what snacky ideas could actually teach some cooking skills and still be age appropriate. I'll be blogging more about this once I get the photos (yep, I asked a friend to be my photographer). It was a great time with all those little girls in the kitchen! But one thing I wanted to go ahead and share now was the Mini-Cheeseburger Pies.
This is a recipe by Betty Crocker...I did not make it up. I made it with the Girl Scouts and they all loved it. Including my little one. <<Light bulb>> This would taste just as good at room temp, so it's a lunch box candidate! So, last night I made another batch. As usual with me, I tweaked it a tad. For instance, I used a little less than 1 lb of meat, used a little bit more cheddar, a little more Worchestershire (this gives it a great little kick of flavor) and I sauteed a pretty good portion of onion. The result was a 10. I ate two of them right out of the oven! This morning, I heated a couple in the microwave then wrapped in foil, hoping that will keep them a bit warm for Vivi's lunch. I can't wait to get her review of them today after school. Now, I will admit that this isn't the most low fat recipe, but my child is extremely active and burns it up with karate, ballet, basketball that I don't worry so much about that. Of course, using turkey will be just fine, I'm sure, so that's one way to lighten the fat. I think this recipe also lends itself to sneaking in other vegetables that won't really interfere with the "cheeseburger" nature of the pies. If you want to try it out on your kids, here is the recipe. If you try a new twist to the recipe, I'd love to hear about it below.
So, anyway...
I was asked to do a cooking lesson for Vivi's Girl Scout troop. The group consists of Daisies (Kindergarten-1st grade), Brownies (2nd & 3rd) and Juniors. The Girl Scout guide suggests teaching healthy snacks, but I thought to myself "Snacks? That's not exactly cooking now is it?" So, I put some thought into what snacky ideas could actually teach some cooking skills and still be age appropriate. I'll be blogging more about this once I get the photos (yep, I asked a friend to be my photographer). It was a great time with all those little girls in the kitchen! But one thing I wanted to go ahead and share now was the Mini-Cheeseburger Pies.
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| These received Viv's trademark "ten thumbs up" rating |
This is a recipe by Betty Crocker...I did not make it up. I made it with the Girl Scouts and they all loved it. Including my little one. <<Light bulb>> This would taste just as good at room temp, so it's a lunch box candidate! So, last night I made another batch. As usual with me, I tweaked it a tad. For instance, I used a little less than 1 lb of meat, used a little bit more cheddar, a little more Worchestershire (this gives it a great little kick of flavor) and I sauteed a pretty good portion of onion. The result was a 10. I ate two of them right out of the oven! This morning, I heated a couple in the microwave then wrapped in foil, hoping that will keep them a bit warm for Vivi's lunch. I can't wait to get her review of them today after school. Now, I will admit that this isn't the most low fat recipe, but my child is extremely active and burns it up with karate, ballet, basketball that I don't worry so much about that. Of course, using turkey will be just fine, I'm sure, so that's one way to lighten the fat. I think this recipe also lends itself to sneaking in other vegetables that won't really interfere with the "cheeseburger" nature of the pies. If you want to try it out on your kids, here is the recipe. If you try a new twist to the recipe, I'd love to hear about it below.
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