Eating healthy is important for you and your family. And when it comes to children, a typical child will pick a candy bar over a fruit or vegetable.
Being a picky eater makes it more difficult for one to eat and try new things. However, there are ways to bring fun into your meals and your kitchen especially when it is snack.
So, here are three quick fun snacks you can make with your children.
APPLE LADYBUG SNACKS
In this recipe, red apples are decorated so they look like lady bugs. This is a quick snack you can make with the children.
Ingredients:
Red Apples
Pretzel Sticks/ Toothpicks
Peanut Butter
Raisins
(Cream cheese is a very good replacement for peanut butter allergies.)
Directions:
Slice the apples in half from the top to bottom. Take out the cores in the apples using a knife or an apple corer, if you have one. After coring the apple, slice it into two. Place down the flat side of each apple on a small plate.
Put spots of peanut butter on the back of the ‘lady bug’, and then place raisins on the spots.
For the eyes, Stick one end of each pretzel/ toothpick stick into a raisin, then press the other end into the apples to make the antennae.
Now you can munch on your Ladybug.
CHERRY PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE
This is an awesome recipe for anyone who likes to consume liquid. Instead of consuming the sodium that comes with soda/soft drinks, you can always make a delicious smoothie.
Ingredients:
Frozen cherries
Frozen pineapple chunks
Freshly squeezed orange juice
Bananas
Plain Greek yogurt / Low fat yogurt.
Directions:
Make sure the fruits are frozen.
First, add the orange juice to the blender
Put the frozen fruits, the bananas and yogurt in the blender
Blend all ingredients together until smooth.
Pour into glasses and enjoy!
HOMEMADE BANANA ICE CREAM
This homemade banana ice cream tastes so good and you don’t have to use sugar. Who knew healthy could be delicious? This recipe is very easy and fun to make.
Ingredients:
Frozen Bananas (freeze bananas in their peel)
Milk, Soy Milk or Coconut Milk
Vanilla Extract
Low Fat Yogurt
Cherry to Top
Directions:
Take the frozen bananas out of the freezer. For easier peeling, don’t let the banana get super frozen.
Chop the bananas.
Put 2 cups of the chopped frozen bananas in a blender.
Pour 1/8 cup milk (Soy Milk or Coconut Milk) and 1 tsp. vanilla extract and blend till smooth.
Return the banana mixture to the freezer until it freezes again. This step is important because once blended, the banana looks more like a smoothie.
Take the banana mixture out of the freezer after a few hours. Leave it out to soften a little then scoop into a bowl or ice cream cup.
Add a spoon of Low fat yoghurt to the top. Place a cherry on top.
Enjoy your delicious homemade ice cream.
About the author: Chris Bamidele is a passionate and unapologetic Nigerian, who believes in God and humanity. He is a writer, blogger, and an aspiring Television Director; and an optimist to the core. He blogs at www.chrisbamidele.wordpress.com and tweets @Chrisbamidele
