Couples of my kids go to Karate after school. They get home, eat something and off they go. Usually my wife is at home and she is the one who feeds them. Normally it is pizza. I don’t mind pizza ones a week, but twice is already too much for me. She needs to feed them something fast, because of time constrain. But first of all there are two more kids who are not in a hurry and second of all I just think pizza is junk food.
Anyway, what can we feed them, what can be made ahead of time and easily wormed up, or made on a spot? Please let me know what you think.
Macaroni and Cheese (& fish sticks).
Meatball subs - add cheese and tomato sauce. Chips or potato salad, fruit salad.
Tacos - Make ground beef mixture ahead, put in a ziplock, then reheat in the microwave.
Sloppy Joes - make the ground beef mixture ahead, put in a ziplock and reheat the filling. Serve on hamburger buns.
Sloppy Toms - same as a sloppy joe - except made with ground turkey.
Soup and Sandwiches - Soup can be reheated - chicken noodle or tomato soup.
Sub/Hero sanwiches can be made ahead & healthy. Put all your fillings & toppings on a loaf of french or Italian bread and slice into individual portions, i.e. tuna, turkey or chicken breast, ham & cheese, salami, roast beef - and toppings of choice - lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, mustard, sliced olives - whatever you like. Egg or chicken salad sandwiches can be made ahead. Devilled eggs & soup.
Soup & grilled cheese sandwiches. Save time & make the sandwiches in a toaster oven. Add some baked chips on the side - or potato salad.
I'm not crazy abouit Subway, but they are running a special now - 3 foot long subs for $12.99. If you pick healthy fillings like tuna, turkey & toppings like lettuce & tomatoes on their whole wheat rolls - they are pretty good.