Hi folks! I am looking for a bit of advice on whole foods and am hoping to here from the people here. I am unhappy with my current food choices. My family and I are pasta addicts and we eat it 2-3 times a week (because it's cheap, tasty, and super easy to make at the end of the day when I'm tired). All the processed foods we eat are not helping my weight loss to really very healthy for my family.
It bothers me that our 4 year old daughter absolutely refuses to try anything new. She only likes chicken nuggets, spaghetti, bread, and pizza. She does adore fruit though but needs other foods too. I can't get her to eat anything that's considered a vegetable. I want her to have a healthy lifestyle. But it's unfair for me to ask that of her if I'm not eating healthy myself. So I need to change me. She loves to cook with me, and I am hoping that as we move to a more healthy way of eating she will expand her palate a bit and try the foods that we can make together.
I also have several food allergies. I am allergic to all nuts. I am allergic to caffeine. (As a result, I don't drink sodas of any type and don't eat any chocolate.) And I am sensitive to soy. (I can eat it in very limited quantities, but can't have it on a regular basis.) So many processed foods have hidden ingredients in them and due to my allergies, I am wary of trying some things. It would be better for me to cut out all processed crap from my diet, if for no other reason than my food allergies.
Can you recommend some kid-friend whole foods options that I can make at home that my daughter might be willing to try? And do you have any nut-free, soy-free, caffeine-free recipes that I can try out?
Any and all help is greatly appreciated!