Rolled My Ankle - Need Food Ideas for Kiddo!

Hope your ankle heals soon : )

What about salads? Have the veggies in small bowls, he can make up the salad and bring it and a bottle of dressing for you to pour, or can bring everything on a tray for your to fix.

You could also have sandwich ingredients for him to gather and bring you, the bread, meats and cheese, lettuce, tomato, condiments...a salad and sandwich, some bottled water and you have lunch.

For breakfast we put some yogurt in a bowl, top with cereal and cut-up fruit. that would be easy even for him to fix.

For snacks have individual containers of yogurt, applesauce, mixed fruits, cut up veggies, hummus and/or dip, string cheese, whole wheat crackers, he can bring you some, too!

Oh no, I'm so sorry.
I assume you want to "work with" what you have at home, right?
Can't make a strip to the store?
-Put these things on the table:
bread
peanut butter
granola bars
crackers
cereal & bowls
crackers
Pop tarts (if he can use the toaster)
juice boxes
bottled water
dried fruit
bananas, apples (whatever you have & whatever he likes)

These things he can grab & make or throw together
-Have a pizza delivered
-can you call a friend to deliver a rotisserie chicken & potato salad?
-google whatever local restaurants deliver

Hope this helps & you feel better soon!

pretty much everything you listed (except the mac) can be made by him! My sons were always proud of their cooking skills at that age. :)

Teach a kid how to use the microwave....& he'll be set for life!

I've done that a few times.
One time it hurt so bad I was dazed on the ground and saw stars and then I crawled back into the house on my hands and knees from the back yard (I was home alone at the time).
You want to keep the ankle up as much as possible (you can put a cold pack on it or a bag of frozen peas), but you should be able to stand on it if you wear an ankle brace or wrap it up with an Ace bandage (to immobilize it).
I have some neoprene wraps that are wonderful for ankles.
A drug store will have what you need.
Don't wrap it so tight that your toes turn blue (you need to let blood get through).
Sandwiches or wraps (and cold cereal) are easy and quick.
So are apples and bananas and other fruit.
Your ankle will be weak for awhile, so continue to wear a brace when you might be walking on uneven surfaces (hiking, etc).
Worst sprain I ever had was a level two which looked horrible - the swelling and bruising were impressive - I saw my podiatrist (he had an in office x-ray) and I ended up in a walking cast for 6 weeks so the ligaments/tendons could heal up.

Do you have an office chair on wheels that could help you get around the house and maybe supervise him more in the kitchen? Walmart has microwaveable pancakes that only take 30 seconds per pancake. Most microwaves have a 30 second button so he wouldn't burn it. If you can supervise the microwave, my kids also love spring rolls. The ones that Target carries are our favorite (I forget the name). You could also use a tv tray or small table close to you and ask him to bring you the ingredients and dishes to mix up things like salsa and sour cream to dip tortilla chips in, sandwiches, wraps, pudding, etc. Good luck!

Right after ankle surgery, I had a Nanny that totally sucked. I took a bar stool and sat at the kitchen counter prepping food and cooking.

You can precook pasta and freeze it in sandwich bags. You can also precook ground beef and store it too. If you lay the meat flat, when it is time to thaw you can just break off a piece at a time.

Now you have spaghetti and sloppy joe's.

Pasta salad is a nice way to get in some great veggies and serve them cold.

You can pre-make soup and salad.

Best of luck.

How about a crock pot, or a rice cooker?

Foods kids can make and you might enjoy eating include -
1. bean salad (open a few cans of beans and corn, mix with a jar of salsa, eat with with a fork, eat over lettuce, or eat in a burrito.
2. tuna melts? make tuna salad (open a can of tuna, some mayo, some relish, stir), smear on bread, top with cheese, put in a toaster oven and melt.
3. mashed potatoes?
4. egg salad?