Reeeally simple ways to learn how to do life better???

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That is a BRILLIANT way of cleaning up!

some simple recipes:

stir-fried vegetables. basically, chuck in all vegetables that take your fancy on a hot pan with sesame oil, along with any type of meat. good thing about this is that you can vary it a lot just by changing some of the ingredients.

lentils. don't require soaking, a humble but excellent dish. chuck in onions, chilli, tomato, lime or lemon juice, other vegetables, red meat of any kind, that sort of thing.

baked meat. wrap it v well (essentially, you want it sealed) in tin foil. that way, it retains juices (instead of them dirtying a pan, whcih saves time on cleaning). no need for basting, turning, etc. workd for fish, too.

plain yogurt with whatever. buy yourself some flavorings, mix with fruit or anything else that goes well with sweet things.

rice & seafood. fry the seafood in olive oil, chuck in the rice and add plenty of water. stir ocasionally until rice is cooked.

i would recommend couscous and pastas except for the wheat, due to your son's ADHD.

Cantelope goes really well with lemon or vanilla yogurt.

Also its a nice texture treat to sprinkle a granola type cereal on top of yogurt. In fact ages ago Yoplait used to make something called "breakfast yogurt" and it had oat clusters, dried fruit & walnuts already mixed into the yogurt. Get a good quality granola cereal such as the Back to Nature brand that comes in the pouches in the organic aisle. The cranberry flavor one is particularly good with the chewy dried cranberries in it.

Also you can invest in those cute little Tupperware containers called Smidgets or Midgets and take your granola topping to work to sprinkle on your yogurt.

Another good one to get vitamins into your system - bake one of those orange sweetpotatoes or a red yam then top it with Smart Balance margarine, plus cinnamon and a bit of brown sugar.

Also if you buy canned fruit get the kind that is packed in its own fruit juice instead of corn syrup! The mixed tropical fruit with pineapple, guava and mango in its own juices is particularly good when you can't get fresh fruit. Or if like me and have no luck in picking out a good mango. Usually the ones at the store at picked to soon and don't ripen well. I hate cutting them anyway, so just get the canned for that.