Now that I have a little more time, I can give you a few more resources. You may want to take what I say with a grain of salt, however, since I have 3 children at home who are not vegan (although 1 is vegetarian at least through Lent)
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I tend to do things like txveggie, cooking McD for DH and I and adding meat/cheese for the kiddos occasionally. That said, here are a few resources for kid-friendly McD food:
FatFree Vegan's Kid Friendly Recipes
Pass the Potatoes - a great blog of kid friendly recipes by a McDougalling mom
Vegan Dad - not McD, but some things can be McDougallized. Lots of meat substitutes.
No-beef stew - a favorite in our house
To switch up the pasta routine, you may want to try this:
Pasta al Forno
1 red or yellow pepper, cut into 1/2 inch dice
1 pkg (10 oz.) fresh spinach, stemmed & coarsely chopped
1 pkg (10 oz) sliced mushrooms (baby bellas are best)
1 lb. whole wheat penne pasta, uncooked
1 jar fat free spaghetti sauce
3-4 cups water
Preheat oven to 400F.
Water saute peppers and mushrooms, about 5 minutes.
Add spinach and stir on low until wilted.
Combine vegetables and all remaining ingredients to 13x9 baking dish (pasta should be covered by liquid).
Cover and bake 45 to 50 minutes, until pasta is tender. Note: you can sprinkle with breadcrumbs for last 5 minutes, if desired.
The original recipe called for 8 oz skim milk mozzarella cheese, cubed, as well. I have very successfully used Follow Your Heart brand non-dairy mozarella or Monterey Jack - omnis love it and beg for the recipe. Neither are McD, unfortunately. I'd like to try an Uncheese in this recipe some day.
Also, if you do a search of hope101's posts, she has successfully converted her children and her posts offer a lot of insight.
Best of luck, and let us know how it's going.