I have shared before how my third child is challenging our parenting on a regular basis. This is the child that doesn’t eat a lot of meat, and basically survives on dairy, fruit and carbs. Now, he is not starving, or lacking in health, but I still lie in bed at night trying to find solutions to give him some healthier choices.
He has go-to dinner selections of a cheese quesadilla, pasta with cheese, and shrimp or fish “nugget”. Now we can regularly get broccoli, beans and cucumber into him, but it still isn’t enough.
And before you start saying “in my house….” please just take a moment and understand that this is something we have been tackling for years, and this post is all about me, and not about you.
The one exceptional thing about him is that within the constraints of what he DOES eat, he is pretty flexible. Whole wheat pasta, veggie quesadilla shells; he is easy, and luckily this means we can look for the healthier options for his meals of choice.
We had the chance to try out Chickapea Pasta. Chickapea is chock full of essential nutrients: complex carbs, thiamine, folate, niacin, magnesium, B vitamins, iron, zinc and antioxidants. It truly takes the everyday staple of pasta and turns it into a superfood.
With 23 grams of protein per serving, and 11 grams of fibre I can know that even my food challenged son gets the nutrition he needs. And since he is getting nutrients from a meal he will ACTUALLY EAT, I can focus on adding in new veggies and fruits without the worry.
And, if you need some amazing Chickapea Pasta recipes , check out their blog! It is “chock full” of great solutions, just like their pasta!
And this month we are letting YOU try Chickapea Pasta with YOUR family. Enter below to win an EPIC gift basket filled with goodies, kindly donated by Neal Brothers, Avid Gourmet and LCG Foods.
- 1 box of Chickapea Spirals
- 1 box of Chickapea Penne
- 1 box of Chickapea Shells
- 1 bottle of Kiki Maple Sweet Water
- 1 container of Teatulia Chamomile Tea (30 bags)
- 1 bag (142g) of Neal Brothers Montreal Steak Spice Kettle Chips
- 1 jar of Neal Brothers Organic Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce
- 1 package (225g) of Budding Nutrition Gut Busters
- 1 package of (84g) Rawnata Vanilla Saskatoon Flax Crackers
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