Chapter 22: Ten Easy-to-Prepare Meals Your Family Will Love 303
Mixing Up a Home-Style Meatloaf Meal
Meatloaf has been around for many years, but it’s still a welcome addition to
anyone’s menu. This meatloaf recipe from Chapter 10 still has the beloved
ketchup in it, but we top it with tomato gravy, too. Kids love to work with
their hands, and making meatloaf is the perfect opportunity. After having
your kids wash their hands, place all the ingredients for the meatloaf into a
large bowl and let them mix away. This is a perfect way to introduce different
ingredients to your kids, and since they helped, they’ll love to eat it. The
leftovers make great sandwiches the next day.Menu:✓ Home-Style Meatloaf with Tomato Gravy (Chapter 10)
✓ Corn on the cob
✓ Fresh strawberries
See the following table for serving sizes:WLS Patient Kids Age 2 to 8 Older Kids
and Adults
Meatloaf with
Tomato Gravy2 to 3 ounces 1 to 2 ounces 3 ouncesCorn on the Cob^1 ⁄ 4 medium ear^1 ⁄ 4 to^1 ⁄ 2
medium ear1 medium earFresh Strawberries 2 to 4 berries 2 to 4 berries 4 to 8 berries
Milk No beverages with
meals!(^1) ⁄ 2 to (^3) ⁄ 4 cup 1 cup
Keeping It Light with Crab Salad Melts
Need a quick dinner after a busy day, or a light weekend lunch? Tuna
sandwiches are great, but easy-to-make crab melts are even better. Your
family may be surprised by this change in a melt, but we bet they’ll like it.
Have the kids find the Crab Salad Melts recipe in Chapter 12, help assemble
all the ingredients, and mix up the crab salad. Each person can make her own
sandwich (but make sure an adult cooks them up).