A Resounding Vote for "Starve"

We've fallen off the wagon a bit, or completely really. With just about everyone being under the weather, the thought of arguing about eating with two kids was entirely too overwhelming. We are all feeling better, thank you amoxicillin and sleep. I decided to celebrate with a new recipe and a renewed energy for Eat or Starve. 

Most Pinterest recipes are pretty good. There is almost always room for tweaking which I appreciate. Tonight's adventure was Chicken, Apple, Sweet Potato, Brussels Sprout Skillet. Its fall, what could be better? We have been attempting to eat less meat in our house and, given this recipe also called for bacon, I figured it was a good time to try some veggie chicken. Bacon covers a multitude of taste sins. I am aware that I am completely missing the point by doing this.

Recipe from www.wellplated.com, they have better pictures too.

M didn't even wait for me to put the meal on plates before announcing, "No! Not that! I no eat that!" L was a bit more reserved but obviously skeptical. I was with them. I giant bowl of mac and cheese sounded significantly better to me than this veggie laden fake chicken creation. However, you must never admit defeat so we soldiered on to the dinner table. L sat down and tried some potato (actually apple) and carrot (actually sweet potato). She agreed that it wasn't horrible, but she didn't really want to eat any more of it. I asked her to try some chicken. She agreed, with the condition she could switch to mac and cheese afterward. We settled on one piece of chicken and two more bites of veggies. L bit into the "chicken" and gave us a "What exactly are you trying to pull here?" look, but she finished it and moved on to mac and cheese. M was not so agreeable.

This was never going to happen, actual tears were shed. M ate a peanut butter sammich, yogurt and strawberries. Not a bad dinner for her. I'm not really sure if we lost the battle to win the war or if we are just losing both the battle and the war. I do know that it is not a question that will be answered on Sunday night.

Tomorrow night: Balsamic Chicken with Roasted Vegetables. We will be using real chicken. I'm sure we will have left overs on small colorful plastic plates if anyone wants to join us.