With one vegetarian, one meat eater, and a picky 18-month-old in the house, sitting down for family meals can be a challenge. But we know how important family meals are for kids so we keep doing it. We typically pick a vegetable and/or fruit, a carb for everyone, and then we divide and conquer on the protein. My son (Grant) often likes my vegetarian protein more than Daddy’s carnivorous option, but we typically offer him both and let him eat what he wants. Here are some recent examples with what Grant actually ate as the caption below the photo:
Grant ate the mozzarella and ham, he wouldn’t touch the gnocchi or green beans. 
He’s obsessed with these sweet potato tots, they’re mostly a vegetable, right? He also loves apple sauce. He didn’t eat the mozzarella this time. 
This is a surefire favorite breakfast. Grant will almost always eat eggs and toast and loves strawberries. 
The broccoli is there for exposure. He has yet to swallow any broccoli and rarely even tastes it. He didn’t try the ravioli either (so frustrating because I’m sure he’d love it!) He did enjoy the meatballs. 
I snapped this photo after most of the blueberries were already gone. For some unknown reason, he wouldn’t try the croissant that I was sure he would love. He picked at the pasta and mozzarella but didn’t eat much of that. Arugula and tomatoes for exposure.
For these meals we all ate the same thing except I skipped the meat. I typically serve myself a LARGE portion of the vegetables, a normal portion of the protein, and a small portion of the carbs. Some days I do better than others (like I did not eat a small portion of ravioli).
If you’re wondering about Grant’s plate, we loved it until we ran it through the dishwasher. After going through the dishwasher we cannot get the smell out (yes, we tried vinegar). We did buy another one that we only hand wash. Find the EZPZ plate here.