3 Healthy Kid-Friendly Recipes They’ll Love
(And You Will, Too!)
Lunch time is one of the most fun meals with kids. It’s the peak of the day, and they need fuel to continue their crazy games and activities. Here are some tips and recipes that the kids (and YOU) will love for lunch!
Cut their favorite lunches into fun shapes/designs
Simply changing the presentation makes kids think it’s a new, special treat when it’s really the stuff they already love!
To Make the Sandwich Owl here is What you’ll need:
1 sandwich (your choice)
cheese
apple
raisins
baby carrot
pretzel rod
Directions:
Use a cup or circle cookie cutter to cut a circle out of the sandwich for the body. Cut two round slices of apple. Cut the insides out of the two apple slices for the glasses. Use a vitamin bottle or small circle cookie cutter to cut circles out of white cheese for the eyes. Cut a raisin in half and use for the pupils. Use small slices of apple for feathers on top of the owl’s head. Cut a baby carrot in half and then shape each half into feet. Use a small strip of carrot for the beak. Arrange on a plate as shown, and enjoy!
Sandwich Bites
Easy to make and easy to eat! Just make a sandwich as usual (of course using earth-grown ingredients, such as, free-range turkey breast, fresh, organic tomatoes and lettuce, and Vegenaise instead of mayonnaise) and cut into bite-sized pieces instead of halves. Slide in a tooth pick and lunch just became a party!
Salad Bundles
These are great for letting the kids get creative with THEIR food. Simply lay out small to medium Romaine lettuce leaves. Then let the kids fill each with whatever, nutritious ingredients they’d like. Some good bundle-fillers include, sliced strawberries, nuts, beans, chopped carrots hard-boiled eggs, cucumbers, and diced tomatoes. Have some leftover meat from last night’s dinner? Let ’em toss it in there too! Finish off with a spinach-leaf tie to hold it all together.
