The Fast Food Swap-McDonalds.... The Happy Meal... it does make my kids happy- because it has a toy. In reality, I'm not sure they really love the food. We do it every once in awhile- on a road trip, during an insanely busy week or weekend. For the most part, though, we have created our own version of "fast food" for those nights when you just can't imagine cooking something.
We have a few standard things we keep in the freezer- Cascadian Farms Spud Puppies (otherwise known as tater-tots), sweet potato fries, Boca burgers of various flavors, Boca chicken patties, and Ian's (or Applegate Farms) chicken strips or fish fingers. We throw all these things into the oven and add what we have in the fridge, condiments, pickles, cucumber, peppers, lettuce, avocado, etc.. If you have hummous or pesto in the fridge- I highly recommend these on a burger! Sometimes I'll steam some green beans or broccoli in the microwave- for 3 minutes. We top it off with a fruit smoothie- frozen mango, berries, and yogurt is about all you'll need to keep around. Throw them in the blender and you're all set to go with a shake!
This tradition has kept our kids from craving the very salty, greasy fast food options in restaurants. It has also kept down our costs of eating out, and our waistlines smaller! I have not done a full nutritional analysis or calorie break down... but surely our concoction is better overall for your health. Everything is baked, not fried. You control the salt and condiments. Add in some fresh vegies and fruit and yogurt- yum!
PS- Most of the toys end up in the garage sale anyway, right?
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