If you have 8 kids together for a week with lots of activities, you're going to have to feed them - a lot. But as all mothers know, kids don't always want to eat new foods. So we stuck to the basics that we knew everyone would enjoy. Here's our weekly menu:
MONDAY
The kids didn't arrive until well after lunch on Monday.
Supper
hamburgers on the grill
French fries
Snack
Chex Mix and drinks
TUESDAY
Breakfast
pancakes (made ahead of time and frozen)
Lunch
egg salad and tuna salad sandwiches
chips
fruit
drinks
Supper
taco salad
Snack
No-Bake Cookies
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast
cold cereal
Lunch
macaroni & cheese
hot dogs
peanut butter & jelly sandwiches (for those who didn't like hot dogs)
Supper
pizza
chips
soda
Snack
fruit snacks (This wasn't quite enough for them - we ended up making an entire loaf of sugar and cinnamon toast.)
THURSDAY
Breakfast
cold cereal
Lunch
lunchmeat sandwiches
chips
fruit
Supper
tuna noodle casserole with peas
Snack
popcorn
drinks
FRIDAY
Breakfast
waffles (made and frozen ahead of time)
Lunch
grilled cheese sandwiches
tomato soup
Supper
sloppy joes
chips
soda
birthday cake
We decided what groceries we needed and then roughly split them three ways, among the three families. It worked pretty well that way since we were able to be flexible and let each contribute the items they got a good deal on.
For the most part, the food went off without a hitch. Everyone had plenty to eat and we didn't hear any grumbling about being hungry (except for right after fruit snacks, so we made the cinnamon and sugar toast). And perhaps most importantly, we didn't have anyone refusing to eat!
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