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<\/a><\/p>\nTrying to keep up with all the demands of family life is no mean feet I tell you \u2013 and I\u2019m a full time stay at home mom \u2013 so hats off to those of you who work as well. Trying to juggle 4 children at 4 schools and their after school activities and trips \u2013plus fitting in dinner can be a bit challenging: Especially when you have a fussy child who doesn\u2019t want his food touching, and is particular about what he eats. They come home like they\u2019ve NEVER been fed and want food like yesterday!<\/p>\n
\u00a0Thursdays are particularly busy in our house: Fourth born finishes at noon, third born finishes at 3:45 (which is when my second born arrives back home) and my first born and husband finally getting home at 5pm. Then my friend drops her son off at 5:30 ready for cubs at 6, and my oldest needs to also be out by 6 for his lifeguarding lessons. It doesn\u2019t really leave a lot of time to organise dinner.<\/p>\n
Luckily Richmond\u2019s mini meatballs didn\u2019t take very long to cook at all (10 minutes in the oven but only a minute in the microwave),\u00a0 and I literally just put them on a tray and left them in the oven to cook.\u00a0 Coupled with some sauce I made by just mixing a can of chopped tomatoes with basil and a jar of green pesto.<\/p>\n I invited some Dinosaurs to join us – knowing that my youngest would be more likely to be enticed to try it. We are awaiting to see if he has Sensory Processing Disorder<\/a> and\/or Autism<\/a> – but we DO<\/strong> know he is very particular about food and DOES NOT<\/strong> like change.<\/p>\n We use a plate with different compartments so that he can see that the food is not touching.<\/p>\n I coloured the spaghetti with green food dye to make it look more like grass, and cheese is always a firm favourite. (Note he didn’t have any sauce).<\/p>\n He was excited to even see the Dinosaurs (who were obviously trying to eat the cheese) as I dished up the dinners. My older children thought that how I presented their food looked like a volcano.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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