Bowls

One of my families favorite dinners is when I make bowls.   I will usually make quinoa or rice to place in the bottom of the bowl and then some form of protein and then from their it is left up to the kids what else they place in the bowl.  

I cut up some vegetables and then each person picks whatever they want, but there is always some yummy offerings which allows them to try just a bit and keeps my children from complaining.

This one was our buffalo chicken quinoa bowl with spinach, celery, carrots, red onion, and microgreens.  And don't forget some sort of sauce to have on top, this can make or break the bowl so definitely don't forget it.  Take a look at some of my favorite recipes for sauces here.  I will post a video below of how this was made.

When making your own bowls make sure to:

1. Start with the base-get creative with this.  I like to add rice, quinoa, couscous, potatoes, or even oats for a savory morning breakfast.
   
2. Add protein-again get creative.  Meats are always a great option, but beans, tofu, eggs, and nuts also can help build the protein and make for a delicious bowl.
   
3. Pile on the vegetables-try using as many different colors for your bowl to make it eye catching as we eat with our eyes first.  Feel free to add fruit as well, I have made taco bowls before and used mango and pineapple as a fun option.  
   
4. Top it off-always, always, add some sort of delicious sauce to punch up the wow factor.
   
5. Go with a theme-we love changing up the theme of our bowls.  We do taco night, greek bowls, sushi deconstructed, teriyaki, and even shish ka bob bowls.  This is where the fun is for the kids, so let them come up with ideas as well.  

Need more ideas for picky eaters?  Here are some of my other favorite dinnertime meals.