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    31 Days of Kid Friendly Recipes

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    31 Days of Kid Friendly Recipes from 5DollarDinners.com

    I’ve been dying to share this 31 days series with you…because we’re all about Kid Friendly food this month!

    But before we get to the recipes (below!), we need to talk about what “kid-friendly” means? Does it mean boring, bland, white and yellow food? Does it mean tasteless food?

    NO and NO.

    Kid-friendly is hard to define because kids go through several phases – one related to taste preferences as their palate develops, and one related to behavior and power/control over what they will and won’t eat. With our boys, the behavior/power/control phase happens in toddlerhood hood and the taste preference phase happened a little later in boyhood.

    (While this is not meant to be about picky eaters, I know that feeding picky eaters can be very frustrating. I have an entire philosophy and strategy for picky eaters – but this isn’t the time or place to discuss!)

    Back to kid-friendly and how I’m defining it for this series. I’m sharing “FUN FOOD” that most kids would enjoy eating and making. Yes, and making!!! (More on my friend Katie’s Kids Cook Real Food online class soon!)

    I hope that you’ll show these ideas to your kids and work with them to make them together – bring food and meal prep to life for them with fun and delicious foods!

    We are featuring meals and snacks like:

    • Mac n Cheese Muffins
    • Root Beer Float Cake
    • Cheeseburger Skillet
    • Stuffed Waffles
    • French Toast Kebabs
    • And more…

    I hope this series and these ideas inspire fun and happiness in your kitchen!!!

    xoxo

    Erin

    Pin all of our 31 Days of Kid Friendly Recipes here!

    Erin’s Personal Recommendations for Supplies to Help Make these Recipes:

    • Wilton 24 Cavity Pumpkin Silicon Mold
    • Individual Brownie Bar Pan, 24 cavities
    • Mini Loaf Pan, 8 cavities
    • Classic Round Waffle Maker
    • 6 inch Bamboo Skewers, 100 ct
    • Ghirardelli Chocolate Dark Melting Wafers, 12 oz.
    • Washburn Dad’s Wrapped Root Beer Barrels, 2 lbs.

    All of the Kid Friendly Recipes (with new ones added each day in October):

    Trail Mix Brownies Recipe from 5DollarDinners.com
    Trail Mix Brownies

    French Toast Sticks/Kebabs

    Potato Chip Chicken Strips

    Cheesy Sausage Breakfast Muffins

    Strawberry Crepes

    Sloppy Joe Round Up

    Stuffed Waffles

    Taco Bites

    Ghouled Cheese Sandwiches

    Cheeseburger ‘n Fries Kebabs

    Chili With Cornbread Waffles

    Chocolate Covered Potato Chips

    Berry Yogurt Bark
    Crunchy Peanut Butter Rollups from 5DollarDinners.com
    Crunchy Peanut Butter Rollups

    Beef and Bean Oven Tacos

    Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet
    Baked BBQ Chicken Sandwiches from 5DollarDinners.com
    Baked BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

    Breakfast Biscuit Calzones

    Pepperoni Pizza Bagels
    Pepperoni Pizza Muffins ~ easy kid friendly recipe from 5DollarDinners.com
    Pepperoni Pizza Muffins
    bbq meatball sliders
    BBQ Meatball Sliders

    Root Beer Float Cake

    Pizza Bread Recipe

    Pretzel M&M Cookie Bars

    Grilled Banana Splits
    Mac n Cheese Muffins ~ kid friendly recipe from 5DollarDinners.com
    Mac n Cheese Muffins

    Raspberry & Chocolate Chip Quesadillas
    Lazy Mom Lasagna Bake ~ kid friendly recipe from 5DollarDinners.com
    Lazy Lasagna

    Caramel Apple Nachos
    31 Days of Kid Friendly Recipes
    Kid Friendly Recipes

    Other “31 Days of” Series to check out:

    • 31 Days of 5-Ingredient Meals
    • 31 Days of 31-Minute Dinners
    • 31 Days of Breakfast Recipes
    • 31 Days of Budget Friendly Paleo Recipes
    • 31 Days of Chili, Soups & Stews
    • 31 Days of FreezEasy Meals
    • 31 Days of Freezer Cooking Recipes
    • 31 Days of Gluten Free Meals
    • 31 Days of Grilling Recipes
    • 31 Days of Healthy Snacks
    • 31 Days of Holiday Sweets & Treats
    • 31 Days of Rotisserie Chicken Recipes
    • 31 Days of School Lunchbox Ideas
    • 31 Days of Skillet Dinner Recipes
    • 31 Days of Slow Cooker Meals
    • 31 Days of Summer Slow Cooker Meals
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