Did you know that growing children can consume upwards of 6,000 calories a day? This might explain why you might often feel like a short order cook who prepares meal after meal after snack after snack to keep the little buggers fueled. I don't know about you, but sometimes the guilt starts kicking in after administering the 2nd or 3rd peanut butter and jelly sandwich and it's time for a change.
The New York Times' Lifehackers offers 101 alternatives to PB&J each of which can be whipped up in 10 minutes or less. Examples include six-minute eggs, angel-hair pasta with olive oil, sea scallops with lime juice, and grilled cheese sandwiches with prosciutto.
Many of the meal ideas aren't particularly kid friendly, but all of sudden I'm not feeling so badly about all the pesto pasta my kids are eating this Summer.
