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WEDNESDAY: Dinner

If I post alot about beans, it is because I literally try to think everyday how  I can add beans to our dinner.  I think beans are amazing and taste so delicious (sorry Cathy-who disagrees)! We used to NEVER eat beans.  Then about 2 years ago, knowing what a food powerhouse they were, I’ve been trying to include them more and more. 

So, with my recent love of beans (literally the last few years), I’ve been experimenting with beans.  But this was my first attempt at a Minestrone soup.  I’ll be honest, the kids did pick through their soup and ate the parts they liked.  I could have chopped the zucchini up a bit more.  But Wade (my husband) thought it was literally the best dinner I had ever made!  EVER!  Quite frankly, I was shocked.  Here is the recipe.

To accommodate the carnivore, I browned some ground beef separately from cooking the soup.  When dinner time came, I asked each child, meat or no meat in your soup?  One chose meat and I put it at the bottom of his bowl, and poured the soup on top.  The other two chose no meat, and so did I. 

Kids like having choices, even at dinner. It doesn’t mean you have to cook up a separate meal for them.  But giving them options usually makes meal time less contentious.