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Kid-Friendly Recipes
Cooking for kids can be as easy as 1-2-3: you cook their favorites, it's healthy, and it's easy to make ahead!
Chocolate Avocado Milkshake
Avocado in a milkshake might sound unusual, but in Vietnam it’s a traditional treat that you can order in local restaurants. Enjoy a creamy, rich shake while getting a serving of vegetables to boot!
Crock-Pot Baked Apples
This was an old standard in our family home on icy Pittsburgh winter nights when cold weather keep us in doors. This dessert has the same flavors as apple pie without the guilt of a fattening crust
Crostini with White Cheddar, Apples and Onion
Try this elegant and low-fat party appetizer in place of the usual, calorie-rich fare you’ll find at most gatherings.
Grilled Cheese with Turkey and Arugula
Everyone loves grilled cheese. This high protein version has less fat and a serving of veggies. Serve with a wedge of apple and you’ve got the four food groups.
Grapefruit Buttermilk Cupcakes with Chai Icing
Grapefruit and buttermilk are both high in nutrition, but create a tender texture in baked goods. When I bake these for friends’ birthdays, no one guesses that they are made with grapefruit. Regardless, they disappear fast!
Irish Drop Cookies
I call these cookies “Irish” because their green hue makes them perfect for St. Patty’s Day. Instead of using food coloring, I mix in anti-oxidant green tea powder that helps make these low-sugar cookies even healthier!
Hearty Vegetable Ham Soup
Winter is the perfect time for soup and this one can even help you to keep your New Year’s resolution. High in protein and low in fat, this chunky soup will help you to feel full without packing on the pounds.
Peppermint Biscotti
These festive cookies are so sweet but low in fat. Crunchy cookies with a hard candy coating make the perfect treat for kids with a mean sweet tooth or even prancing reindeer!
Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cookies
Purchase a pumpkin shape cookie cutter to make these fanciful whole wheat trick or treats for Halloween. The molasses adds vital iron and other minerals to these whole grain goodies that have an extra helping of fiber.
Coco Bats
You will need a bat shaped cookie cutter to makes these crunchy crisp chocolate bats are perfect for a healthy Halloween! The kids will love ‘em because they’re chocolate sugar cookie dough, but I like them since they have whole wheat flour and are lower in fat than a traditional sugar cookie.
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