Quickie: Mac hack!

I'm a mom of a toddler.  I perpetually have microwaveable mac & cheese in my house.  Microwaveable mac isn't an everyday food in our house (no judgement if it is in yours...I'm contemplating a Pop Tart with Nutella for breakfast right now.)

I like having it around for a couple of reasons:

• It's a quick meal in a bind and fool-proof to make (ie: it makes life easier for daddies and babysitters)
• My kid is guaranteed to eat it so on days when he refuses to eat, at least I can get some mac in him.

Here's the thing about microwaveable mac: it is molten-lava hot.  My kid gets so excited when he sees me making it and then there's about 7 minutes of tantrum-throwing because "NO YOU CAN'T EAT THE HOT MAC!"  It's cruel, really.

I usually sneak veggies in mac & cheese.  The veggies aren't fooling anyone.  In no way do they make the meal healthy.  BUT, I loves me an opportunity to get some extra veggies in my kid's diet by flying them in under the radar.

Here's a Mac Hack I thought of that will cut cooling time in half AND get some fiber all up in your kiddos:

Toss frozen veggies in the mac, straight out of the microwave and after you mixed in the cheese. That's it! 

The heat of the mac thaws out the veggies and at the same time the cold of the frozen veggies cool down the mac. Give the mac and veggies a few stirs and take a bite yourself so you can be sure it's safe for the little in your life.  And let's be real, you don't have to have kids to love microwaveable mac.  Try this hack yourself!  It's delicious and slightly more nutritious:)

This hack also works well using microwaveable oatmeal and frozen fruit, by the way!