RE: Help! Need to make toddler meals to impress MIL!
Does she like spaghetti or other pasta with marinara sauce? You could puree other veggies like carrot, zucchini, spinach, etc. into the sauce. You could even use whole wheat or spinach pasta if she'll eat that.
DS loves beans, especially black beans. He'll eat a whole bowl of those. You can serve them plain, with rice or in a quesadilla. He also like them in soup. You could do a Minestrone soup with various veggies (could be canned or frozen if you want), small pasta and various beans. That's pretty healthy.
DS also likes rice pilaf. I make one with wild rice, celery and green onion. Then, I toss a little soy sauce with it and chopped spinach. He really likes that one. You could serve it with chicken breast or soy marinated flank/round steak. I also make a more traditional pilaf, cooking converted rice with chicken broth and tossing in sauted celery, onion, carrot and sometimes bell pepper.
For the most part, I try to serve DS what we're eating or at least a component of it. So, if she thinks what you are having is healthy, then you should be fine giving Amy some of it. Good luck.
Mommy to Justin (13 years) & Ashlyn (8 years)