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Healthy Recipes for Kids

It’s important to teach kids to eat healthy foods while they are young. This will help them develop healthy eating habits for life. Healthy recipes for kids will get them excited about cooking and eating nutritious foods that children love. Delicious and healthy kid-friendly recipes will teach your kids to love whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables.

There are many sites where you can find collections of healthy recipes that kids and the whole family will enjoy. You will also find recipes tested and rated by kids themselves. These recipes will make meal planning easier, and you can be sure your kids will love them.

Get The Kids Involved

Many parents have discovered that the best way to get kids to eat healthy food is to get them involved in the cooking process. This doesn’t mean they have to make dinner themselves, but kids should be encouraged to help choose recipes, shop for ingredients, and prepare the food. They get to taste and rate each recipe. If you have a backyard garden, it’s also a great idea to allow your kids to grow some of the ingredients.

Kids can actually help out in the kitchen, and you can spend some quality time together. They are also more likely to try a dish if they have helped in its preparation, or even just in picking out a healthy, kid-friendly recipe. What’s more, healthy eating habits developed at a young age will last a lifetime.

Find Healthy Recipes For Kids

You’ll be amazed at the number of kid-friendly recipes that you can find online. Many of these recipes include a variety of vegetables and proteins that are naturally low in calories yet rich in vitamins and minerals. Kids need plenty of protein and calcium to build strong bones and a healthy body. Be sure to include calcium-rich and protein-rich recipes for growing kids.

The internet is a rich source of healthy recipes for kids, including healthy breakfast recipes, healthy snack recipes, and healthy dinners. There are also healthy dessert recipes, because everyone deserves a treat. All of these recipes are designed with kids’ palates in mind.
Start your kid’s day right with a healthy breakfast. A fruit smoothie for breakfast is refreshing, tasty and healthy. Kids also love oatmeal with bananas and cinnamon chips for breakfast.

Other recipes that kids will enjoy include Healthy Macaroni and Cheese, Vegetarian Chili, and Grilled Chicken Breasts with Soy Honey Sauce. There are also healthy dessert recipes for kids. Yogurt Sundaes, Low Fat Brownies, and Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies have less fat, less sugar, and less calories than many desserts, but they also have more vitamins, minerals, and fiber.

It’s easier than you think to get your kids to eat nutritious foods. All you need is a collection of healthy recipes for kids.

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Healthy Snack Recipes

When you’re counting calories or being careful about nutrition, every bite counts including snacks between meals. Unfortunately it’s very easy for these grab-and-go nibbles to be unhealthy and unsatisfying. With a little planning and preparation you can come up with healthy snack recipes to fuel you and your family throughout the day. Sugary and starchy snacks will only give you a sugar rush, leaving you hungry an hour later. Healthy snack recipes, on the other hand, include “real food” that’s more satisfying and nutritious.

Plan Ahead

Healthy, well-balanced meals require planning, and snacks are no different. Potato chips and chocolate bars are convenient but they have no place in a healthy snack, except perhaps as an occasional treat. Stock your fridge with ingredients for quick and healthy snacks. Once a week, prepare healthy snack recipes and store them in attractive containers in the fridge or have them conveniently close to your keyboard. Whenever you feel like munching on something, there will always be a nutritious and delicious snack that you can get your hands on.
Healthy Snack Ingredients

Healthy snack recipes are easier to make if you stock up on healthy ingredients. Make sure you always have fresh fruits around the house. In addition to fruits, here are some favorite snacks to have on hand: nuts and seeds, carrots, celery, tomatoes, yogurt, whole wheat crackers, granola, muesli, hummus, dried fruit, and beef jerky.

Strike a Balance

A healthy snack is as important as a full meal. Try to include some protein, carbohydrates, fresh fruits and vegetables in your snack. A healthy snack is also a great opportunity to encourage your kids to eat nutritious foods. Set a good example. Munch on sliced apples with peanut butter, carrot and celery sticks, or a banana and it won’t be long before your kids will be eating healthier snacks too.

Healthy Snack Recipes: Quick and Simple

Kids (and grownups) love dips. A bag of carrot and celery sticks, cherry tomatoes and cucumbers will disappear like magic if you have a bowl of delicious dip to go with them. Try the low-fat Cottage Cheese Dip recipe below for a healthy snack:
? 2 cups low-fat cottage cheese

? 1 tablespoon dried dill

? 1 teaspoon garlic salt

? 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper

? 1/3 cup low-fat ranch salad dressing

Blend together all ingredients until smooth. Serve with celery and carrot sticks or whole wheat crackers.

Want a healthy snack recipe that’s really easy? Make a simple trail mix by combining equal amounts of raisins, nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans, cashews, peanuts, etc.), dried fruits, and toasted sunflower seeds. Store the trail mix in a large plastic container. For variety, you can toss in some chocolate chips or dried banana chips.

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I’m Going to the Beach

Happy June. I love June! June is the first official month of summer. It contains lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, our two year anniversary, a trip to the beach, lots of regular Friday evenings at the Artisan Market, trips to the farmer’s market and more time spent outside.

I put my Wear it Well Spring course on hold and have thought seriously about just doing a version live on the blog. It’s less pressure and time consuming that way.

And then I thought it might be fun to do a “getting ready for the beach” two week series on the blog. I’m not talking about getting bikini ready (I just made myself laugh, you?), but just prepped in the best possible ways. Picking out a swimsuit for your body-type, staying hydrated, packing, feet and nails, flying, beach attire…you get the point.

Even if you don’t have a trip to the beach planned I think it could be fun for everyone to get summer-fied?

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