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<\/a><\/p>\nIt was nothing fancy, just Pop Tarts, cereal and French toast sticks with syrup.\u00a0 But, as you can tell from their faces, they loved it! (And I earned plenty of \u201ccool mom\u201d points too!)<\/p>\n
After a few months, I exhausted the meal ideas found on the \u201cMuffin Tin Monday\u201d blog.\u00a0 However, since my boys were used to these meals, instead of ending the new tradition, I decided to spread my wings and start creating my own themed meals.\u00a0 I started using the themed meals concept once a week, not always serving our lunch in a proper muffin tin or coming up with an elaborate theme (especially not in the beginning!), but always trying to put a little more thought into making the meal fun.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As you\u2019ll see over the coming weeks, we\u2019ve evolved since then into meals like this one\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n I\u2019ll also show you some of the \u201ctools\u201d I use and things I like to keep on hand with which to pull a themed meal together quickly.\u00a0 Remember, it doesn\u2019t take much to make your meals memorable!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the mom of three young children, I learned quickly that I needed to make mealtime fun if I wanted to see clean plates!\u00a0 A few years ago, I discovered a website called \u201cMuffin Tin Monday.\u201d\u00a0 Intrigued, I looked into Continue reading Making Meals Memorable<\/span>![\"\"](\"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/circus_meal.jpg\")
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