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Children eat all kinds of healthy things. and enjoy them.
Caroline Warwick
This is for parents.
If your child is happy to eat anything in front of them, you may want to skip the rest and go straight to the recipe.
However, if you sometimes struggle with new ideas and dining time strategies, keep reading.
As a mother of three children, I know that there will be a big difference between what I should give to my children and what they are willing to eat.
About what food we should and should not eat, about the nutrition and food group and the daily intake, a lot has been written and I am not going to add too much.
What I want to share here is some of my suggestions to help you through those moments that are "no longer like that!
Or "No, I don't like it ".
First of all, I don't know about you, but my child has passed the stage of turning the food on the plate into a funny face.
Having said that, one of the parents I interviewed said that his former picky child was happy to eat a variety of vegetables because Nanna was cutting them into dinosaur shapes with a cookie cutter. Fantastic!
My husband still fondly recalled the soup of the alphabet of his childhood.
The food should be fun and enjoyable.
At the moment, my kids love the special pasta shapes we purchased from Brunswick's Mediterranean wholesalers.
I am sure that part of the fun is to choose from aisles filled with various pasta shapes on a shopping adventure.
I used our favorite star shape in the soup recipe below.
This dish has a lot of things I like;
It only uses one pot and does not require much attention, the older child can help with the preparation and cooking, it runs out of everything I have accumulated in my fridge, it satisfies my strong desire for my children to eat vegetables and beans, and the recipe can be modified based on the food you have at hand.
I remember a chef saying that he would make a big pot of vegetable soup and a half of mud for the kids.
Then he and his wife can still enjoy big chunks of vegetables and everyone is happy.
If your child is going through a particularly difficult stage of not liking certain vegetables, it may be worth trying (
Or worse, refuse to try any vegetables).
If you encounter this unfortunate situation, you can be very vague about the ingredients and come up with a very cool name for this dish --
Or give the name to the child.
When the kids have food, there doesn't seem to be much work to do well.
This can come in handy in several ways.
Sometimes, when I'm near the end, I'll have the kids sit down with me and make a plan for next week's meal.
They seem to like this.
Of course, we have set guidelines: three servings of vegetables per meal (
One of them is green)
Fish are caught at least once a week, with no takeaway food, and the dessert is fresh fruit.
You see.
Change to fit your family.
I'm not saying you 've never had a takeaway (most people do).
As long as there are some parameters, you may find that the children are happy to work in it.
First of all, you may need to provide some guidance and advice.
Then, just check the menu to shop safely as no one can complain while dining --
After all, they chose the menu.
Everyone eats their favorite dish at least once a week.
Of course, this can get boring if it is always recommended to eat the same food.
We need to bring in new food.
One of my strategies is to put all the food on the plate in the middle of the table.
The vegetables have their own serving, and everyone helps themselves.
I can introduce a new vegetable in this way without making a fuss.
I have had great success introducing salad vegetables to the children in this way.
I provide the chicken tortillas recipe I included here with a bowl of ground carrots, chopped tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, ground cheese, etc.
You can season it with chicken or beef.
This dish is a win-win one.
Win in my book because the kids think it's a pleasure and you can make it as healthy as you think.
They finished what was on the plate because they put it there themselves.
Also, I don't need to decide how much everyone wants to eat.
If we only eat when we are hungry, stop when we feel full, not necessarily when our plates are empty, we may be better.
The children have been growing at different speeds.
How much fuel they need, I believe in my decision.
I make sure to provide them with healthy choices.
Now, I know it's my job as a food stylist to make food look attractive, but remembering how attractive a beautifully placed table looks is a help for any parent
Don't forget that children like to help with such things.
Putting them on the roster to help prepare and present, and setting up a table would be fun, not a chore.
Another suggestion to introduce new flavors is to consider your timing.
For example, if I postpone dinner for half an hour (
Limit snacks)
The children ate almost everything when they were hungry.
This also applies to different environments-
For example, picnic or vacation, especially swimming, because it is good for everyone's appetite.
After dinner, what is the dessert?
As we all know, we should limit sweets.
Again, go back to the weekly menu.
You can choose a special dessert night every Monday night.
Try to develop a good habit of fresh fruit or yogurt on other nights.
The formula of the following flavored yogurt is inspired by many commercial varieties in the supermarket.
This is a simple DIY version, so you can control the amount of sugar and other additives.
It can also be frozen with icecream maker.
Alternatively, you can make healthy fruit sorbet with simple syrup and fresh fruit.
Seasonal fruit is not expensive, so there is a budget-
Friendly, too.
Fruit is also easy to dig away.
The following recipe shows how easy and fast it can be done in a microwave.
Now, does anyone have tips for washing up?
INGREDIENTS 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp butter 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 chopped carrots, halved vertically, 2 celery with thin cut, 1 cup of mushroom with cut silk, halved vertically with cut silk, sliced400g tin cannellini beans, 1/2 cup of dried pasta star or other freshly ground Parma cheese 1 cup shaved ham in shape and pepper, freshly chopped parsleyMETHOD heated olive oil and butter in a large pan, then fry the onion and garlic until it becomes soft.
Add carrots, celery and mushrooms and cook gently for a few minutes.
Add the tomato patata and stock, boil, and then heat for 15 minutes.
Add the shape of zucchini, beans and pasta and cook for another 5 minutes to stir to prevent pasta from sticking to the bottom.
Season with salt and pepper.
In a bowl filled with grated Parmesan cheese, chopped ham and freshly chopped parsley.
Served with warm garlic bread or burrito.
Note: I like to use homemade ham.
This soup is very strong.
Increase more inventory to reduce inventory if you want.
In addition, the time required to cook pasta depends on the size
It takes only about 5 minutes for the Mini shape.
Longer time is allowed if larger pasta is used.
1 cup of natural yogurt fresh or frozen raspberry, pure 2-
4 tablespoons of soft brown sugar (or to taste)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract mix all ingredients together and adjust the sweetness according to the taste. Refrigerate.
Eat with fresh or boiled fruit.
2 tablespoons lemon juice to put the pear into the microwave oven-
A safe dish with lemon juice.
In high settings, cover tightly with plastic wrap and microwave oven for about 7 minutes.
Pierce the film with a sharp knife, then remove and cool from the oven.
With yogurt.
Ingredients 1 tbsp oil 3 scallions, 1 cloves of garlic, 1g of chicken essence 2-
4 teaspoons of Mexican seasoning mix * selection of salad ingredients, maybe including shredded lettuce, diced tomato, diced cucumber, sliced mushroom, shredded carrot, diced chili, avocado, delicious cheese 2 fresh tomato salsa (soft tacos)see recipe)
Method: Heat the oil in the pan and stir-fry the onion and garlic.
Add chicken pieces and stir until the meat is broken into small pieces.
Season with a spice mixture.
Remove from heat.
Place salad ingredients, spiced chicken, cheese and tomato salsa in a different bowl and on the table.
Remove the tortillas from the package, wrap them up with a clean tea towel and place them on the microwave
30-safe plates and warmth in the microwave60 seconds.
Still wrapped to keep warm, take out and serve.
Let everyone put a spoonful of chicken mixture in the tortillas, add the salad ingredients they like, and roll everything up and eat.
* Mexican seasoning mix is available in supermarkets and gourmet shops.
4 ripe tomatoes 1/2 red onions, 1 lime 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves, chop Salt and pepper cut tomatoes, scoop out and discard.
Cut the tomatoes into small pieces
Combine with other ingredients and leave for about 10 minutes to make the taste develop.
Season with salt and pepper.