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How can I keep everyone happy in the kitchen?

I find myself trapped between wanting to provide a meal that everyone enjoys and ensuring that we all maintain a healthy and varied diet. I also want to be able to serve a meal without having to make lots of different dishes for everyone. But because each family member likes different things, and the kids refuse to eat things they don't like. I spend all my time running around after everyone else. Are there any shortcuts?

Answers:

Emma Marsh

When cooking for your children, cook small batches of new foods that you want them to try. This means that if they don’t like it, you can either freeze the batch or re-use the leftovers.

Try to involve them in the growing, planning, shopping, and preparation of meals. Most children will eat what they have grown or prepared.

Emma Marsh is from Love Food Hate Waste, a campaign to help reduce the level of food we waste.

Emma Marsh

I have two ways of saving money and keeping everyone happy at mealtime too. The first is to do a plan of meals for the week ahead – using homemade meals from the freezer for a couple of nights (when cooking things such as lasagne I’ll cook double and freeze half into portions ) and involving everyone in picking a meal they would like and so feeling part of the decision. Secondly I’ll always put the emal in dishes in the centre of the table for everyone to help themselves as I can then use any leftovers for the freezer for another time. If anyone decides they won’t eat what’s been cooked one evening I’ll then always have individual portions of tasty meals in the freezer to cook up quickly and easily.

Emma Marsh is from Love Food Hate Waste, a campaign to help reduce the level of food we waste.

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