can some people out there give me some ideas for cheap, simple meal ideas that r kid approved?so tired of the same old thind and i never have much time to dedicate for cooking.thanks!!!

There is a website "Recipes by Kraft"
They have some good ideas!

Cold Chciken salad my 4 yr old's Favorite
2 chicken breasts cooked & pulled apart
3 or 4 stalks of celery chopped up
Half a cup or how much you want broke up almonds
cup of crazins
bottle of poppy seed dressing makes it sweet
Mix all together & we put in a wheat pita again how you want it even in a bowl with fresh spinach is awesome.
Enjoy

pancakes with whip cream eyes

no prep time, clean up is a breeze, and kids will eat every last bite

Microwave Pizza, I've been eating that for 14 years! :D

Now thats the good stuff!!!!

My mom was a first class cook. She made lots of variety and everyone loved her cooking.

If you really want to learn how to cook the basics in an easy way, you should get a copy of the "Joy of Cooking". Most of the recipes are simple and infinitely variable.

I don't think I every knew a kid who didn't like beef stew. A crock pot makes it foolproof and prep only takes minutes. You can make it on the cooktop too.

A minor variation of beef stew is pot roast. All kids love it.

Change a few ingredients and you have pork roast.

Change a few again and you have chicken and dumplings, every kids favorite.

I loved some dishes which are super simple to make but have more complex flavors like sausage and sauerkraut or pork chops and sauerkraut.

For economy and healther cooking, it is hard to be easier than roast chicken. Throw the leftovers in the pot and you have chicken soup.

A lot of the dishes I make now are more complex, take more time, and have complex spice blends, but the old standbys I had as a kid still taste good.

Much of the nutrition a kid needs can come in the form of a salad. We had salad at almost every meal.

LOVE IT

try...hotdog omelet and corned beef omelet.....that's the simplest one and easy to prepare...

hey
i even eat hotdogs in scrambled eggs
there good