DrGiuliaR

I have a weirdo factually vegetarian toddler (will not touch any meat, not even rolled into a ball – which as Italian breaks my heart in two) so our task is to maximise iron and proteins. We do a lot of lentil-based stews + rice or quinoa. Recipe is very close to what you do for beef: onion carrot garlic + bay leaf + tomato concentrate + a starch (potato, sweet potato, pumpkin, a combination of the above) + a leafy green + precooked lentils. Toddler scarfs it down and it’s very good for us too.
If you also have vegetarian or vegan leaning kids (or are so yourself), I can only recommend Meera Sodha’s books. They are reasonably quick or hands-off recipes (many of the curries you throw together on low heat for a long time) and they are all spectacular (she also writes on the Guardian for free recipes).