Meals to Please Your Kids and Your Pocketbook!

Tacos are giving competition to the king of family favorites, pizza.  What is it about this south of the border meal that kids are going crazy for?

First of all, it’s the crunch! There is something satisfying about that crunchy outside and tasty inside that is irresistible.  It’s also easy to throw together and doesn’t cost too much for ground meat and/or beans with all the trimmings making it a favorite these days for kid’s parties.

Which brings me to another plus, the customizable aspect of tacos!  Like a build your own mini pizza, tacos offer many topping possibilities that can be placed on the table for kids to make their own creations and everyone can find something they like

Kids have a lot of fun with this as it gives them a chance to control what goes on their plate and you can give them guidelines like: “choose at least 2 veggies for your taco creation” or “how many different ingredients can you fit on your taco?”

Offering a variety of veggies as toppings is a great way to get your kids to sample something new they might not try in other presentations like substituting rice with the grain like superfood,  quinoa.  Red meat can be substituted with ground turkey or chicken, fish, beans, corn, lettuce, spinach, cilantro, tomatoes, onions, sprouts, olives, avocados, sour cream, and a variety of cheeses all make great toppings that can appeal to many appetites.

Share your favorite crowd pleasing meals that won’t strain the wallet by leaving us a comment!

by marquette_magazine