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Meals that survive a five-year-old's opinion
The list of dinners that work in our house, and the ones we've quietly retired.
Our five-year-old has strong opinions about food. Here’s what’s survived her review cycle.
The winners
- Spag bol — universal. Even on bad days.
- Chicken fajitas — deconstructed on her plate (no wrap, no peppers). But she eats the chicken.
- Homemade pizza — she gets to add her own toppings. Cheese and sweetcorn, always.
- Fish fingers and chips — yes. Fine. It’s Friday.
- Roast chicken — she eats the skin and three peas. We call it a win.
The quietly retired
- Lasagne — too tomato-y, apparently.
- Anything with “sauce on top” — offensive.
- Soup — “I don’t eat soup”.
What we’ve learned
The rotation shrinks to what works. That’s fine. Once you’ve stopped trying to force new things on a Tuesday night, you discover that seven reliable meals is actually enough.
We save the ambition for weekends.