winner, winner, chickenless dinner

 

While paroozing online I found a recipe for meat-less taco's made with season walnuts as meat, plus the rest of your standard taco fixings.  I have never been a sour cream fan, so I don't add that, however you can make a cashew version. 

 

That is what I had envisioned for dinner tonight, but I ended up making pasta.

Whole wheat, with pesto sauce, baby spinach (fresh), with fresh tomatoes diced in.  A little extra basil and garlic, it was de-lic-ous.  :o) Some walnuts added in would have been great, but I'm a little leery on giving M walnuts and was hungry, so we passed on the walnuts for tonight.

 

We are big fans of whole-wheat pasta in this house. 

 M can eat it by herself and its filling, and has fiber.  Sadly, I have a difficult time feeding her dark greens.  She will eat the organic push packs that I buy for her mixed with fruit, but, lets face it friends, those packs cost some serious $$$.

So I am on a mission to find a yummy way to incorporate spinach and hopefully kale into her diet.

 

I personally drink a home made green drink (will post a separate blog with recipe on this at a later time) that I find delicious, however, M doesn't love it.  She also had tried my salads on several occasions, with no success in her toddler taste department. 

 

{roundabout to my original point}

 

I will be puree-ing spinach into my pesto pasta to see if M will eat it that way. 

Score one for hiding veggies in your child's food. 

 

{although spaghetti and squash is her favorite meal, that and veggie burgers.  win.}

 

 

What do you do to get your toddler to eat veggies? Or how do you make meals you like with veggies you normally wouldn't eat?