Healthy KID friendly recipes anyone?

If they like mozarella sticks, they should like this:

Here is the recipe.

FIRM LITE Tofu (any brand)
Shake N Bake (Parmesan crusted)
1 Cookie Sheet
Cooking spray

Treat the cookie sheet with the spray, like PAM then drain your tofu, slice it into 12-14 slices and individually coat each one in the Shake N Bake.. lay them out on the cookie sheet and bake them at 400 degrees 20 minute each side.. (This is my favorite way)

The only thing I can think of that most kids, at least where I'm from, will eat that you can probably make really healthy is pasta with meatsauce.

Cause for the sauce you just have like, ground meat (beef, pork, chicken, whatevs), onions, crushed tomatoes, maybe some tomato puree and garlic, spices and as many vegetables as you can fit in there.

I usually have corn, white beans and peas, but I know people put in carrot, paprika, squash, eggplant, fresh tomatoes, lentils, parsnip, mushrooms, different kinds of beans and pretty much whatever they feel like.

pumpkin spice muffins are a good dessert that the kids like and it satisfys my sweet tooth and snack/small meal hunger. you could do healthyer home made but I just mix a can of pumpkin with the bag of spice cake mix, stir super well, and cook as long as it says for cupcakes.


they also like chicken fahitas.garlic and a bit of hot sauce for flavor.boiled chicken breasts,sautaed with onion,tomato,pepper, on a bed of rice on a wheat tortilla.tiny bit of cheese and sour cream. 300-400 cal total for a loaded adult sized one and super filling!

one of the kids loves salads lol

all 3 of the ones who eat big peoples food love rice and anything with it.

and I've found they eat and don;t mind the vegis till they see em. so tortilla meals are good, I only have 2 kinda vegi haters. they just dont like certain things.

You can put zucchini in just about anything without it being visible (pasta sauce, pancakes, dips, etc.) Pumpkin or squash is also easy to hide, and the sweeter taste may actually win little one's over on its own (mix with a little bit of cinnamon...!) You can also dye things green and hide veggies in them- just tell them its hulk food! There are plenty of organic dyes out there if that is important to you. Fun shapes can also distract kids from anything that may appear to "healthy" for their tastes- I used to make veggie monsters out of all kinds of things (held together with toothpicks, so if your kiddo is too young that's not a good idea). Add tomatoes or other veggies to grilled cheese and use cookie cutters to make them into dinosaurs. My mom also has a really good recipe for spinach manicotti- stuff manicotti shells with ricotta cheese and thawed spinach (or cook your own!), drown in your favorite tomato sauce (add zucchini, mushrooms, you name it), and bake! Even my picky little brother (who operated on a strict bread and cheese diet) loved it.

I've found its easier to get kids to try new things when you get them excited about it- so have them help you make it, make it the theme of their favorite movie- get creative!

If your kid likes soup, you could make gumbo. Gumbo is a great way to have grains like rice, a bunch of veggies and some protein (if you add chicken or shrimp).

EDIT: Frozen bananas are like popsicles. If you grind it up in a food processor, frozen bananas come out like ice cream.

I just posted this under its own topic, but if I were a kid, I would love rolling peanut butter and cereal in my hands! (recipe from food.com)

Ingredients

1/2 cup reduced-fat peanut butter (I used all natural)
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup instant non-fat powdered milk
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 1/2 cups Cheerios toasted oat cereal
2/3 cup dried cranberries or 2/3 cup raisins (I used dates; others have used dried cherries. Any dried fruit probably fine)
2/3 cup raw hulled sunflower seeds (I used chopped nuts)

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the peanut butter, honey, powdered milk and lemon juice.
Mix well.
Add the cereal, dried cherries, and sunflower seeds and stir well.
Have a small bowl of water on hand.
Moistening your hands as needed, roll the cereal mixture into balls.
Set on wax paper until the outsides feel dry to the touch, about 30 minutes.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days.

http://www.laptoplunches.com/bento-menus-season/Fall/