#### How It Works - kids make their own bowls with portions using a ½ cup - 2 scoops grain + 1 scoop protein + sauce + topping - Microwave 60 sec, stir, 30 more if needed - 1 veggie pick + 1 fruit pick - **Sized for:** 6 dinners × 4 people = 24 bowls/week + buffer for adult seconds #### Rollout - **Week 1:** I assemble bowls, kids taste test, note preferences. - **Week 2:** Kids assemble with help - **Week 3:** Help as needed #### Ingredients | Item | Type | Buy / Week | Serving | Cal | P / F / C | | -------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------ | --- | ------------- | | Chicken breast | Protein | 1 bag (2.3 kg) | 1 scoop (½ cup shredded) | 165 | 31 / 3.5 / 0 | | Ground turkey | Protein | 1 pack (1.1 kg) | 1 scoop (½ cup) | 150 | 22 / 7 / 0 | | Hard boiled eggs | Protein | 1 dozen | 2 eggs | 140 | 12 / 10 / 1 | | Black beans | Protein | 2 cans | 1 scoop (½ cup) | 115 | 8 / 0.5 / 20 | | White rice | Grain | 1 bag (0.8 kg dry) | 2 scoops (1 cup cooked) | 205 | 4 / 0.5 / 45 | | Rotini | Grain | 1 box (0.7 kg) | 2 scoops (1 cup cooked) | 210 | 7 / 1 / 42 | | Flour tortillas | Grain | 1 pack | 1 tortilla | 210 | 5 / 5 / 36 | | Teriyaki sauce | Sauce | 1 bottle | 2 tbsp | 35 | 1 / 0 / 7 | | BBQ sauce | Sauce | 1 bottle | 2 tbsp | 50 | 0 / 0 / 12 | | Marinara | Sauce | 1 jar | 2 tbsp | 20 | 1 / 0 / 3 | | Salsa | Sauce | 1 jar | 2 tbsp | 10 | 0 / 0 / 2 | | Soy sauce | Sauce | 1 squeeze bottle | 2 tbsp | 10 | 2 / 0 / 1 | | Butter | Sauce | 1 stick | 1 tbsp | 100 | 0 / 11 / 0 | | Taco seasoning | Sauce | 2 packets | 1 packet per 0.5 kg meat | — | — | | Cheddar block | Topping | 1 block (0.5 kg) | ¼ cup shredded (28g) | 110 | 7 / 9 / 0.5 | | Mozzarella block | Topping | 1 block (0.5 kg) | ¼ cup shredded (28g) | 85 | 6 / 6 / 1 | | Parmesan | Topping | 1 wedge | 2 tbsp (10g) | 40 | 4 / 3 / 0 | | Sour cream | Topping | 1 tub | 2 tbsp (30g) | 60 | 1 / 5 / 1 | | Greek yogurt (plain) | Topping | 1 tub | 2 tbsp (30g) | 18 | 3 / 0 / 1 | | Sesame seeds | Topping | 1 jar | 1 tsp | 17 | 1 / 1.5 / 0.5 | | Corn | Topping | 1 bag frozen (Costco 2.3 kg) | ½ cup | 65 | 2 / 1 / 14 | | Edamame | Topping | 1 bag frozen | ½ cup | 95 | 8 / 4 / 8 | | Baby carrots | Veggie | 1 bag | 8 pieces | 30 | 1 / 0 / 7 | | Cucumbers | Veggie | 3 whole | ½ cup sliced | 8 | 0 / 0 / 2 | | Cherry tomatoes | Veggie | 1 pint | 5 pieces | 15 | 1 / 0 / 3 | | Snap peas | Veggie | 1 bag | ½ cup | 25 | 2 / 0 / 5 | | Clementines | Fruit | 1 bag | 1 | 35 | 1 / 0 / 9 | | Bananas | Fruit | 1 bunch | 1 medium | 105 | 1 / 0 / 27 | | Grapes | Fruit | 1 bag | 1 cup | 62 | 1 / 0 / 16 | #### Week One Bowls | Bowl | Grain (2 scoops) | Protein (1 scoop) | Sauce | Topping | Est Cal | |------|-------------------|-------------------|-------|---------|---------| | Taco | Rice | Taco turkey | Salsa | Cheddar + sour cream | ~540 | | Chicken Teriyaki | Rice | Shredded chicken | Teriyaki | Sesame seeds + edamame | ~520 | | BBQ Chicken | Rotini | Shredded chicken | BBQ | Cheddar + corn | ~600 | | Butter Pasta + Turkey | Rotini | Plain turkey | Butter + marinara | Parmesan | ~540 | *Any bowl wraps into tortilla (+210 cal). Adults add extra scoop or seconds for ~700+ cal.* #### Sunday Cook 1. **Sous vide** — chicken breasts, seasoned with salt + pepper, bagged, 150°F for 90 min 2. **Instant Pot** — rice, 0.8 kg dry + water, 12 min pressure + 10 min natural release, into container 3. **Large pan** — ground turkey, brown fully, pull half plain into container, add taco seasoning + splash water to rest, simmer 5 min, into container 4. **Instant Pot** — rotini, 0.7 kg, 4 min pressure + quick release, toss olive oil, into container 5. **Instant Pot** — eggs, 1 dozen, 5 min pressure + 5 min natural release + 5 min ice bath, peel, into container 6. **Microwave** — corn portions + edamame bag, 3 min each, into containers 7. **Box grater** — shred cheddar and mozzarella blocks, into containers 8. **Cutting board** — slice cucumbers, rinse cherry tomatoes + snap peas + grapes, all into grab containers 9. **Sous vide done** — pull chicken, shred with two forks, into containers (sauce at meal time not storage)