This simple bright green dip is such a fun way to celebrate peas! Little chefs can add the peas to the food processor or blender, scoop in the avocado, and measure the other simple ingredients in the recipe. The hummus takes a little while to get smooth, so don’t worry if you check on it and return to blending a couple of times. Do a countdown and put on some music and dance while the hummus is blending away. This makes about 4 cups of dip, so if you want to make a smaller batch, just cut all the measurements in half.
"Learn to Love Veggies" Tip
Many kids are big dip fans so blending veggies into a dip is a great way to introduce them to veggies in a form other than simply raw or cooked.
Pea and Avocado Hummus
Author: Happy Kids Kitchen
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 10 MinTotal time: 15 Min
This simple bright green dip is a fun way to celebrate peas! Serve this Pea and Avocado Hummus with crackers and other veggies such as carrot sticks and sliced bell peppers.
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These kid-friendly sushi rolls are a healthy lunch option. Have your kiddos help assemble the Cucumber Sushi and get creative with the filling!
"Learn to Love Veggies" Tip
Get your kids in the kitchen! To make the assembly super simple for children, first fill small bowls or ramekins with each filling (i.e. cubed avocado, sliced string cheese, cooked rice, bell pepper strips, etc.). Encourage them to snack as they assemble their Cucumber Sushi!
Cucumber Sushi
Yield: 4-6
Author: Veggie Buds Club
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 10 MinTotal time: 15 Min
These kid-friendly sushi rolls are a healthy lunch option. Have your kiddos help assemble the Cucumber Sushi and get creative with the filling!
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For this easy, colorful salad, you can really use whatever fresh veggies your family enjoys. Mix up the types of lettuce you use and try out different toppings as well. I really love to make this salad a more complete meal by adding some crumbled feta or goat cheese and some sliced almonds. You can also add some cooked chicken or shrimp too. The dressing is so simple and sweet. Plus, the pink color makes it extra fun for kids!
This recipe was developed by Happy Kids Kitchen for Veggie Buds Club. "Learn to Love Veggies" Tips
Salad can be tricky for most kids to enjoy. For one, we don’t often serve kids salad and two, lots of greens can have a slightly bitter taste. Here are some things I’ve found that help kids eat and enjoy salad greens:
Chopped Salad with Sweet Strawberry Dressing
Author: Happy Kids Kitchen
For this easy, colorful salad, you can really use whatever fresh veggies your family enjoys. Mix up the types of lettuce you use and try out different toppings as well. I really love to make this salad a more complete meal by adding some crumbled feta or goat cheese and some sliced almonds. The dressing is so simple and sweet. Plus, the pink color makes it extra fun for kids!
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We love making whole meals in one color! Have your children pick 4-5 green colored foods to serve for a meal. They can even help prepare them with you! Serve them up on a color themed plate or even in a muffin tin to make it more like a sampling platter. We hope you enjoy this yummy kid-approved recipe from Katie at Eat Pretty Darling! "Learn to Love Veggies" TipsCreating a one color meal can help picky eaters become more interested in the food they are still exploring. Let your child help pick out which green foods to put on their plate. There are SO many great green foods out there! During lunch, ask your child, "Do the different foods taste, look, and smell different even though they are the same color?". Green Food Ideas
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This is a fun brownie recipe that you can make with your kids that includes nutrition from peas, avocado, and hemp hearts! If you want to make them peanut free you can use almond butter or sun butter in place of the peanut butter.
This recipe was developed by Motherhood and Meals for Veggie Buds Club. "Learn to Love Veggies" Tip
Creating a good relationship with food means enjoying treats along the way. We like to add extra nourishment to treats by including some veggies in the ingredient list!
Pea Brownies
Author: Motherhood and Meals
Prep time: 7 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 32 Min
This is a fun brownie recipe that you can make with your kids that includes nutrition from peas, avocado, and hemp hearts! If you want to make them peanut free you can use almond butter or sun butter in place of the peanut butter.
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We are excited to bring you this month's post from Katie Blauser, the creator of Eat Pretty Darling. Each month on our blog we feature a "Color of the Week" that corresponds with Veggie Buds Club's veggie of the month. January's featured veggie is BROCCOLI so of course we're celebrating GREEN veggies! Katie Blauser is the mama of two boys, wife of a picky eater, and food lover at Eat Pretty Darling. She believes in making food fun, healthy, & pretty! Katie’s not only outnumbered by boys in her little family, but also by picky eaters. She loves trying to find new ways to get both kids and adults to eat healthy while making food pretty yummy, pretty healthy, and pretty fun! Find Katie on Instagram (@eatprettydarling), where she shares colorful and cute food ideas for both picky and adventurous eaters. Color of the Week - GreenThis week is as easy one, GREEN! I think green is probably the easiest color to find in the produce section of your grocery store. But unfortunately, it can also be the hardest one to get your little ones to eat. You can find anything from fruit to vegetables, herbs to nuts. Green is such a fun color to take on for #eatprettycoloroftheweek and allows for so many options! We picked out broccoli, spinach, avocado, and green onion and decided to make it into a savory pancake. Pancakes are always a favorite in our house so I thought it would be a great new way to introduce a food we’re still learning to like, broccoli. And what pairs better with broccoli than cheese?! These Broccoli & Cheese Pancakes are great served as pancakes for breakfast, dipped in ketchup as a side to any meal, or eaten just as they are! Cheesy Broccoli PancakesIngredients
Green FoodsThere are more out there, but here’s a list to get started!
Want your kids to eat more veggies?We are excited to bring you a new monthly series from Katie Blauser, the creator of Eat Pretty Darling. Each month on our blog we will feature a "Color of the Week" that corresponds with Veggie Buds Club's veggie of the month. We're featuring BEANS this month so we can't wait to focus on GREEN veggies! Katie Blauser is the mama of two boys, wife of a picky eater, and food lover at Eat Pretty Darling. She believes in making food fun, healthy, & pretty! Katie’s not only outnumbered by boys in her little family, but also by picky eaters. She loves trying to find new ways to get both kids and adults to eat healthy while making food pretty yummy, pretty healthy, and pretty fun! Find Katie on Instagram (@eatprettydarling), where she shares colorful and cute food ideas for both picky and adventurous eaters. Color of the Week - GREENLet’s face it, we don’t all have access to farm stands and gardens year round to source our fresh produce each week. It’s not always feasible to have our kids helping to grow the food we eat either. Most of us have to count on the grocery store to fill our bellies, but there’s still a fun way to get the kids involved! Each week we head out to to grocery store with a color to find! We stick to the produce section and try to pick 4-5 items that fit our color. Sometimes it’s the color on the outside, sometimes it’s the color on the inside. It’s a great way to get the kids excited about trying new things! Let your kids pick the items out. We try to get at least one thing he likes and some other things he hasn’t tried or is still learning to like. Even if I’ve offered him something a million times, he gets more interested in trying it if he had a hand in picking it out. Getting kids involved every step of the way can help your picky eater become a little more adventurous. Now go explore your grocery store! A colorful bounty awaits. Green Food IdeasThere are more out there, but here’s a list to get started!
Green Bean Sticks with Green DipNow what to do with all of your colorful food? Try to incorporate these items into your weekly meals. How about a totally green meal such as these Green Bean Sticks with Green Dip?! Ingredients
Get the kids involved in cooking! Here’s some ways they can help for this recipe:
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Check out our shop for kid-safe knives, interactive placements, and veggie-themed activity boxes! We hope you enjoy these 7 activities that teach your preschool-aged kids about the letter "A" (and that veggies and fruit are fun!). 1. Read Books!Here are some of our recommended books featuring veggies & fruit and the letter "A":
2. "A" is for Apple CraftBoth my 2 and 4 year old had fun with this craft! I cut out some apple seed shapes and drew the lower case letter "a" and apple stem on construction paper. My 4 year old was able to trace the word "Apple", cut out the "a" and stem and use a glue stick to put the picture together. I assisted my 2 year old through the whole craft, he particularly enjoyed using the glue stick! 3. Letter "A" TracingDownload this FREE Letter "A" Tracing Sheet below:
4. Make Applesauce!Enjoy this simple kid-friendly recipe for Applesauce (we added a carrot because this is Veggie Buds Club!). Your kids can help peel and chop the apples and carrot. Have them measure and add the apple juice and then observe the rest of the process. Ingredients
5. Letter "A" Coloring PagesDownload these FREE Letter "A" Coloring Pages!
6. Apple-Toothpick BuildingHere is a simple and fun "snacktivity" that is great for fine motor skills, problem solving, and encourages healthy eating. My 2 year old is not an apple fan (he's more of a berries and grapes guy) and he totally ate up these apple chunks on toothpicks! 7. Apple Oxidation Science ExperimentThis is a simple science experiment for young kids! Even if they're too young to process why oxidation happens, it is still great to expose them to the idea of a "science experiment" and "observation". Make sure they observe what the apple halves look like at the beginning of the experiment vs. the end! Materials Needed
There are compounds in apples that turn brown when they are exposed to air which contain oxygen. This process is called oxidation. If you add an acid to the apple this prevents oxidation, and lemons are very acidic. Want your kids to eat more veggies?
These carrot chips are a delicious and healthy snack or side dish. Use different color carrots to make the dish even more fun! Dip lovers, be sure to make the simple Avocado Ranch Dip that pairs perfectly with the Carrot Chips. Yum!
This recipe was developed by Happy Kids Kitchen for Veggie Buds Club. "Learn to Love Veggies" TipCarrot Chips with Avocado Ranch Dip
Author: Happy Kids Kitchen
These carrot chips are a delicious and healthy snack or side dish. Use different color carrots to make the dish even more fun! Dip lovers, be sure to make the simple Avocado Ranch Dip that pairs perfectly with the Carrot Chips. Yum!
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Make this recipe with you kids! Show your child how to safely peel a carrot by standing behind him or her and holding the peeler together. If you have a crinkle cutter, assist them with slicing the carrot rounds into fun crinkly shapes!
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