These were a bit of a gamble to be honest. They look a little creepy and do have green bits on show, but I decided to give them a try.  My kids are used to green flakes now, so this could be done perhaps with pea puree, sweet potato, I suppose any vegetable you like really.

We got back from holiday a couple of of days ago and my children, the youngest in particular, had had very little nutrition for the best part of two weeks. Every mealtime was a battle to get anything other than chips or ice cream into him, so I really needed to get something of substance!

We’d been on the go much of the day, so needed something quick and easy. I keep bags of frozen mashed potato in my freezer as a shortcut for when I can throw something together in a rush. In this instance, it was particularly useful.

You will need:

Mashed potato of two potatoes (if doing it from scratch) or around 150g of frozen mash.

3 discs chopped frozen spinach, or any pureed veg you prefer.

1 tin of tuna.

Method:

Defrost potato and spinach in microwave and mix together thoroughly. Add can of tuna and mix until combined.

Roll into balls and flatten into discs.  (I used a disc the size of my palm). With a skewer/end of fork/anything small and round to poke holes for eyes, nose and mouth.

Bake at 200 until golden.

My kids all ate them happily. My middle child (who hates potato) declared them ‘delicious’!

A small victory for us today!