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Mom - More Veggies Please

Article Summary: Ideas for getting children to enjoy vegetables.

Children's recipes have to be easy, flavorful and healthy. Getting little ones to consume vegetables is a major task. Finding a way to get vegetables into the mouths of kids is easy when they are part of the fun. Coming up with creative ways to get kids involved in the preparation and the cooking of kids' recipes is part of the fun. Child friendly recipes will allow you the comfort of knowing your children are eating healthy and the kids will like being in control of what they are eating.

Take your kids along when you go shopping. Let them pick out the fruits and vegetables they enjoy. This is usually the most opportune way even with kids as young as 4 years old. Children can learn to eat healthier when they participate in the cooking and the meal planning for the whole family.

Children love color. Even with food, kids will first look, then smell, and lastly taste. So a variety of color in meal planning is great. Eating a variety of foods greatly improves the chances of consuming all the nutrients you and your family require to achieve your best health.

A fun way to get your kids to eat vegetables is to use the food as part of a project. Kids get to count, make shapes, and then eat what they have created. You get the pleasure of knowing that you are adding nutritious foods into their diet.

Kids Recipes for Create My Own Soup

Have your kids separate the carrots and celery pieces. Let them spell their names with the noodles if you have alphabet noodles. You can find other special noodles like car shapes, etc. Make a topic of the soup creation.

Cut various shapes out of the carrot slices and zucchini (use an aspic cutter) then set to the side.

Ingredients:
*1-2 carrots
*1 zucchini
*4 cups low sodium chicken broth
*1/4 cup shaped pasta
*Dash of sage
*3/4 cup chopped, cooked chicken
*Salt and pepper to taste

Bringing it All Together:

*Let the kids help you wash the vegetables. After they finish you can scrub the carrots and zucchini lightly with a vegetable brush.
*Cut the vegetables into 1/4-inch slices.
*Cut various shapes out of the carrot & zucchini slices, and set them aside.

*In a medium sized pot, bring the broth to a simmer over medium heat.
*Add the carrot stars and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the carrots are tender.
*Add the pasta, zucchini and chicken. Continue cooking the soup for another few minutes, stirring occasionally, just until the pasta is done. Makes 4 servings.

*Let your kids search for their names or count the number of stars in their soup bowl. The kids will like the exciting activity and fun, you will feel excellent knowing they are eating their vegetables.

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Christine Steendahl
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