Other options; baked chicken or sauasage spaghetti or lasagna. Baked potato bar. Check out whethwr there are any school cafeteria meals people actually like for other ideas.

If you can find a little out of print cookbook called, The Impoverished Students’ Book of Cookery, Drinkery and Housekeepery, originally published in 1965, you will get a lot of ideas.

Dinner:

*Rice with teriyaki chicken, stir-fried veggies

*Taco meat –nachos, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, refried beans, salsa, sour cream

Hamburgers with chips, salad?, fruit unless they use the hamburgers for the rafting trip

*Lasagna with salad, garlic bread

*Sloppy Joes

Chicken fingers with fries

Breakfast: with fruit

*Breakfast casserole

*Waffles

Cereal and milk

English muffin egg sandwiches?

Lunch:

Sandwiches/chips or salad of some kind/veggies w/dip/fruit

Grilled cheese, tomato soup fruit, veggies and dip

French bread pizza?

Hotdogs

String cheese, fruit, crackers or bagels,

Snacks:

Quesadillas
Graham crackers and peanut butter
Popcorn
String cheese
Banana muffins

If you do a ggogl search for
recipes "school lunch"

I like to make the hunky monkey breakfast bars and the OAMC frozen burritos ahead and take, they are very portable.

This is not just a question of lunch. You need to eat a breakfast every school day with 12-16 grams or more protein- it can be as simple as 2 hard boiled eggs or a milk and protein shake- so you are not starving by lunch. Then you need a calcium source- you are building the bones for childbearing and to prevent osteoporosis in your lod age RIGHT NOW! If you add some veggies- I know this sound funny, but it is one of the secrets to feeling full without over-eating- this will help.

Then you want a lunch with the same protein amount or more, such as shaved deli meats or the new tuna in a packet, and some carbs; could be the 2 slices of bread or a hand full of crackers or baked chips. PLUS veggies- baby carrots, cherry tomatoes, celery sticks, slaw, etc easy to eat hand veggies.

Fruit juices and sodas are a huge source of calories. Eat only whole fruits, and try to limit to 2 a day. Use sugar free sodas or bottled water instead.

Most companies that are successful start with developing one or a few special products that can be made commercially. Lately, biscotti are very popular because they are simple ad relatively cheap to make, keep well and do not have to be thrown away every day, and people really like them and will pay a dollar each for good ones.

Hot dips like chili con queso are eternally popular. There are lots of other hot dips, too.
And a chocolate fondue with cake and fruit chunks and marshmallows is a big treat.

Leek (large)
Potatos (15)
brocolli (medium)
Snow pea sprouts (140g)
Brussel sprouts (15)
cauliflower (Small)
bok-choy (medium)
tomato (4)
Fish (4 pieces)
Steak (4 pieces)
Meat ball (15)

The appliences I have are:

You might enjoy to start following the forums at chef2chef.com.

ok,
well im 13 yrs. old and i dont like the food my mom makes =[
so im trying to make my own meals from now on.
but im having trouble finding stuff i actually like.
have any suggestions???

It sounds like you have a lot to plan! Your body is forming all your adult bones and your reproductive health right now (your bones at age 80 depend on your diet now). You can eat a good diet without any of the things you don't like, but you have to PLAN.

You need proteins, iron, calcium pretty much at every meal, but they can be vegetarian, or chicken. Do you eat fish? cheese? cottage cheese? yogurt? milk? nuts (what kind, for example do you like sunflower seeds, peanut butter, etc.) How much soda do you drink every day? Do you every eat whole wheat bread, oatmeal, or other whole grain cereals? Are you happy with your weight and height?

If you can help me; your help would be greatly appreciated.

Preheat the oven to 375. If you are doing the baked potatoes, scrub them well, rub on some butter or oil, poke them with a fork and put them in as the oven warms up. It takes about 20 minutes.

While ithe oven is warming and the potatoes are cooking, rinse the chicken pieces, rub on some seasoning and place on a rack in a shallow tray or roasting pan. The skin side goes up so that the fat melts and bastes the chicken. The seasoning can be almost anything- Italian seasoning, paprika, creole or cajun seasoning, or some dried green herbs such as rosemary, thyme, or dill.

Pu the pan in the oven and let it cook 40 minutes, then check it. If it is halves, it will take about 10 more minutes. It will look all brown and golden when it is done and smell great.

If you did not make potatoes, as soon as the chicken goes in, start boiling a gallon of water with a bit of salt. This takes about 20 minutes. When it is boiling hard, add 8 to 12 ounces of noodles (12 if you are real noodle lovers), stir, bring back to a boil, boil about 8-10 minutes, depends on whether they are big or little noodles.

Once the noodles are cooking, cook the frozen vegetable- if it is a microwave bag, it is extra easy.

As soon as the noodles are done, you have to drain off all the water. A colander or sieve helps, put it in the sink and pour all the noodles in, then put some butter or olive oil in the warm pan and put the noodles back in, stir, set the lid half on and put it on the back of the stove (NOT on a burner) while you get the chicken and veggies into their bowls and plates.

Cookies and ice cream or sherbet are a simple dessert that everyone likes.

Place the chuck in the bag, or in the middle of a really big piece of foil that gives you room to double fold the edges all around when you add a second piece on top, or in the crockpot that you have sprayed with non-stick spray. Sprinkle on the onion soup mix, spread on the mushroom soup mix, close the bag or crockpot, or put on a second piece of foil and fold up all the edges double tight.

Bake in a large pan in the oven at 250 degrees for 1 hour per pound, at least 4 and up to 8 hours, or cook in the crockpot on low for 6-8 hours. If you use the crock pot, take the lid off once after a few hours and stir all around to make sure the meat is thoroughly coated- DO NOT open the roaster or foil bags, if you use them. Serve with noodles or potatoes and your side vegetable.

For supper, what about a taco/texmex bar one night and a baked potato bar with a bbq beef or chili topping added the second?

For breakfast Saturday, take a look at the breakfast planning page and the brunch for 100 article in the Big Pots section and and the egg FAQ on the recipe box page. There are several excellent eggy breakfast casseroles and lots of ideas. Or maybe you would like to use the brunch pages to do just one meal (brunch) on Sunday before they leave. That Maple date strata is truly delicious.

Or consider the Impossible pies for lunch or breakfast. You can make the mix ahead, bake for the meal, no crust to make, and several of the flavors (cheeseburger, for example) are very popular with teens.

Make yourself sandwich/salad bars are also simple for lunch, though a little more expensie.

First, congratulations on taking on this responsibility. You can do a good job with some help on planning and shopping.

Second, there is NO REASON your brother can't cook, except that no one has had him do it. ALL my nephews are great cooks and can whomp up a fancy dinner for 12, no sweat. Men who can't cook end up getting married (usually not to the best person) because they can't take care of themselves. Your dad can cook, too! So you should not be the only one responsible. And on the nights you DO cook, they should set the table and do ALL the clean up. You can show them this note.

So now, about your question. You and your mom need to look at the freezer dinners in the OAMC= once a month cooking section of the site. With your help, she can easily prepare a bunch of dinners now to freeze, that you will be able to take out and cook during her recovery. Like, lasagna, stew, burritos or enchiladas, BBQ shredded pork or beef, meatloaf, and so on.

Also see the note just above, there are a bunch of ideas there. Make a chart so you know what you are planning each night and so you make sure to get enough salad, frozen vegetables, bread and so forth from the store. Write in all the meals- you don't want to run out of eggs, milk or cereal, either. Tell the guys that the rule is, anyone who complains or makes negative remarks has to cook the next night!

Baked potato bar, tacos or taco salad, pastas, hamburgers or subs, frozen pizza are all simple and can fill in on the nights you have not cooked ahead.

Stir fries with noodles (really tasty) or rice. Are actually sauteed, can be done with frozen stir fry vegetables, should be fine with your dad.

Omelets, and quiches, and see the impossible pie section of this site.

Roast anything; chicken, roast, pork; Add potatoes and carrots, a meal with no work. Then sandwiches, or reheat in the gravy.

The local library has a huge selection of cookbooks. The Betty Crockers are very simple. Go look.