Nanny Adventures

A few weeks ago, my nanny group had a lady come talk to us about nutrition for ourselves and our charges. One of things she suggested was using Barilla’s Plus Pasta . I had bought a box of the thin spaghetti with some regular thin spaghetti.  I had some of the Barilla Plus pasta when I went home for Easter and it wasn’t bad.  The color was basically the same and taste too.   I was planning to pull one over on the kids.

I made half and half of the pastas for the spaghetti and meatballs!  I use ShadyBrook’s Italian Style Beef Meatballs along with Ragu’s Mushroom Sauce.  Kidlet #3 said he wanted 4 meatballs. I was like are you sure?  He said yes.  He filled his bowl with more pasta too!  He had 3 meatballs initially and went back for another one!  I was shocked my kidlet was eating more food! YEAH! He must be growing.

We also had oranges and Ceaser Salad with dinner. 

The kids ate healthier with the Barilla Plus Pasta and didn’t even realize it!  Which is great because it boasts extra protein and nutrients. Next time I am going to use the ShadyBrook Italian Style Turkey Meatballs.  We might actually have a healthy meal by then!