Here are some recipes and inspirations for you to help your kiddos to eat more veggies!!
THE PRODUCE
Bananas
Mango
Strawberries
Mini Watermelon
Pineapple
Red Potatoes
Green Onions
Broccoli
Celery
Tomatoes
Romain Lettuce
INSPIRATIONS
Strawberry Banana Kabobs
Watermelon Wedges on a Stick
Roasted Potato Shapes
Mashed Potato Volcano
Stoplight Celery Sticks
Celery Bugs
Pretzel/Celery Butterflies
Gone Fishin'
Celery Trains
Lettuce Boats (stuffed with taco meat, meatballs, BBQ chicken strips...)
RECIPES
Fruit Leather
Real Fruit - Homemade Fruit Snacks
Homemade Yogurt with Real Fruit Purée
Pizza Salad with Tomato Vinegarette
Hidden Broccoli Mac & Cheese
Broccoli Pesto
Broccoli Cheese Soup
BLT Stuffed Tomatoes
Homemade Tomato Soup (serve with goldfish crackers)
Loaded Potato Fries
MORE SNEAKY IDEAS {Mix finely diced, shredded or puréed veggies into...}
Pasta (Spaghetti, Lasagna, Ravioli...)
Casseroles
Burgers
Sloppy Joes
Taco Meat
Quesadillas
Mac and Cheese (even the boxed stuff)
Meatballs
Meatloaf
Pizza (under the cheese)
Muffins & Sweet Breads
A FEW MORE TIPS
Serve them with something to DIP (Ranch, cheese, etc)
Make them FINGER FOODS
Let the PLAY with their food by serving them in a creative way
Set a GOOD EXAMPLE - if mom and dad eat veggies, they will too (eventually)
PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD {Crafts from the Scraps}
Potato Stamps
Celery Rose Stamps
Celery Science
Hi! I'd love to have you link to my site where I have the stoplight celery snack and the shaped potatoes. Thanks! http://www.superhealthykids.com/healthy-kids-recipes/sweet-and-savory-stop-lights.php
ReplyDelete