Adding these nutritious goodies packs a bit of extra nutrition in your kids meals and may even make more finicky kids actually want to eat. Here are some simple ideas to try out!
- Oatmeal Cookie Pancakes: To regular pancake mix, add in whole oats, raisins and chopped walnuts.
- Cheesecake Sandwiches: Between 2 graham crackers spread cream cheese and raspberry puree.
- Jazzy Lasagna: Finely chop veggies in a food processor and add them to the sauce you will be using in the lasagna. This trick also works for pizza sauce. (The kids will never know).
- Fruit Juice Soda: Mix equal amounts of fruit juice with sparkling water. Cuts down on the sugar and hydrates!
- Peanut Butter Spiders: Spread peanut butter between whole grain crackers, use pretzel sticks to make “spider legs.”
- Oatmeal Bar: Create a fun oatmeal bar for kids. Put out small bowls filled with nuts, dried fruits, chopped apples, low-fat granola and more. Give the kids ice cream sprinkles to sprinkle on top of their oatmeal creations and see how fast their breakfasts disappear.
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