dinner dilema

so last night rolls around and i realize that i did not make anything for my daughter's lunch for school today. let me back up. my daughter is enrolled in a daycare program that is mostly green. they use cloth diapers, earth friendly cleaning products and serve organic food. they do not however provide vegan meals. and so because it is a bilingual program and the entire staff are native spanish speakers and i do not know how to translate exactly what our diet entails, i pack her lunch and snacks for the three days a week she is there. back to last night. these are the times i wish being vegan was more convenient. i cannot send pb&j because the school has a no peanut policy and we have no other nut butters in the house currently. i decided the next easiest thing was grilled "cheese". fortunately we had one slice of bread left in the house. next thing: fruit. that one is easy. she loves pretty much any fruit. i had some cherries in the fridge that i pitted and sliced. lastly, i needed a veggie. this one is hard. she is still pretty picky about vegetables. she loves peas and corn, but i sent peas on tuesday and we are out of corn. i have a sweet potato, but she does not really care for those. maybe i can make it work. i sliced the potato into tiny finger-sized, bite-sized cubes. i threw them in a pan with some coconut oil over medium heat. i sprinkled with a little salt, cinnamon and brown sugar. the scent alone brought dad into the kitchen to see what was cooking. i reduced the heat and sautéed them until they were soft. dad gave them the taste test and passed them! we will see what little girl thinks about them today...