Do Your Children Act Like Vegetables Are Poison?
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Children's
recipes need to be quick, flavorful and nutritious. Getting little ones
to consume vegetables is a major task. Finding a way to get vegetables
into the mouths of little ones is easy if they are part of the fun.
Coming up with creative ways to get kids to help with the preparation
and the cooking of kids' recipes is part of the fun. Kid friendly
recipes will allow you the comfort of knowing your children are eating
healthy and the kids will enjoy feeling in control of what they are
eating.
Take your little ones shopping with you. Let them choose
the fruits and vegetables that they enjoy. This is always the best way
even with children as young as 4 years old. Kids learn to eat healthier
when they are a part of the cooking and the shopping for the whole
family.
Children love color. Even with food, kids will first
look, smell, and lastly taste. So a variety of color in meals is great.
Eating a variety of foods greatly improves the odds of receiving all
the nutrients you and your family need for your best health.
A
fun way to get your kids to eat vegetables is to use the vegetables as
part of a project. Kids get to count, make shapes, and then eat what
they create. You get the reassurance of knowing that you are including
nutritious foods into their diet.
Kids Recipes for Create My Own Soup
Let
the children separate the carrots and celery pieces. Let them spell
their names with the noodles if you have alphabet noodles. You can find
other novelty noodles like car shapes, etc. Make a theme of the soup
creation.
Cut star shapes out of the carrot slices and zucchini (use an aspic cutter) then set aside.
Ingredients:
*1-2 carrots
*1 zucchini
*4 cups low sodium chicken broth
*1/4 cup shaped pasta
*Dash of sage
*3/4 cup chopped, cooked chicken
*Salt and pepper to taste
Putting it All Together:
*Let
the kids help you wash the vegetables. After they finish you can scrub
the carrots and zucchini softly with a vegetable brush.
*Cut the vegetables into 1/4-inch slices.
*Cut star shapes out of the carrot & zucchini slices, and set them aside.
*In a medium sized pot, bring the broth to a simmer over medium heat.
*Add the carrot stars and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the carrots are tender.
*Add
the pasta, zucchini and chicken. Continue cooking the soup for another
few minutes, stirring occasionally, just until the pasta is done. Makes
4 servings.
*Let the children find their names or count the
number of stars in their soup bowl. The children will like the
adventure and fun, you will feel excellent knowing they are eating
their vegetables. |
