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As a MVP Generation Go Ambassador and a mom of three, there’s a bunch of healthy recipes that I enjoy making for my family but I’ll share one that is very special. This week’s topic is all about healthy recipes and getting your kids involved in eating healthy.
Having a daughter who is extremely picky, it’s often difficult to get her to eat healthy, especially any green vegetable. So it’s up to me to “hide” the veggies until she gets accustomed to the taste.
If I left the food choices to her, it would definitely be pasta with butter, white rice and chicken nuggets with milk and cheese on the side. What kind of menu is that? Not a healthy one, that’s for sure!
The one recipe we all love is the Green Apple Smoothie. A few years ago, I found a green smoothie recipe that used broccoli and asparagus. Instead of adding both the asparagus and broccoli, I added fresh baby spinach leaves. My daughter would never eat spinach leaves or anything green like I said before but since this is a Green “Apple” Smoothie (she loves apples!), she drinks it with no problem whatsoever.
Green Apple Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1 Banana, cut in chunks
- 1 Granny Smith Apple, cored and chopped or sliced
- 1 cup White or Green Grapes
- 1 cup Fat-Free Vanilla Yogurt (or Plain Yogurt and ¼ teaspoon vanilla)
- 1-2 cups fresh Baby Spinach Leaves
- Splash of Apple Juice (optional)
- Ice
Instructions:
- Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth
- Enjoy.
You see, getting kids to eat healthy is not that difficult at all. It’s sad that I have to hide veggies from my daughter but I’ve got to start somewhere.
Do you have to hide veggies from your kids? Do you have any tips for me? I would love any tips and ideas to help me out!
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Fruit salad!
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Chicken fajitas! They are soooo yummy!!
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My family likes grilled chicken breast with a side salad.
everyone loves my healthy chicken stir fry.. mm now I want it since im thinking about it lol
Fruit kabobs- melons and grapes- especially when they are frozen.
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I make Chicken Quesadillas with hidden veggies in them at least once a week. My son loves them and I even sprink them with a little bit of flax seed for that extra touch of healthyness!
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we love mixing rice with broccoli and a can of cream cheddar soup
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We like homemade granola – its packed with oats,seeds and nuts
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My girls love bbq chicken with corn of the cob and salad. Yummy!
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We like smoothies with yogurt, bananas and other fresh fruits and juices!
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I make a large salad for everyone. Then, I grill chicken tenders. Put the chicken on top of the salads, and we then have grilled chicken salads. They are very healthy, and very good.
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We like chicken spaghetti with wheat pasta.
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I like to make zucchini bread.
My family loves my chicken stir fry.
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My family loves my veggie lasagna.
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We love to make chicken tenders and then slice them into salad for a yummy chicken salad for lunch 🙂
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blender smoothies with the season’s fruit and skim milk–honey if needed
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we really love the veggie lasagna that i make
One that everyone enjoys is Fish Sticks Parmesan
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My whole family loves my vegie kebabs with dip….very simple to do…vegies on a stick! 🙂 Thank you.
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We love shrimp scampi over angel hair pasta