These Cucumber "Bagel" Bites are an absolutely delicious kid-friendly appetizer or snack! Bring them to your next potluck and they are sure to be a hit!
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Have your child help slice a cucumber into "coin" shapes and top with a store bought Veggie Cream Cheese or our delicious Herbed Cream Cheese. Finally, they can sprinkle on the seasoning and voila... it's the perfect bite-sized veggie snack!
Cucumber "Bagel" Bites
Author: Veggie Buds Club
These Cucumber "Bagel" Bites are an absolutely delicious kid-friendly appetizer or snack! Bring them to your next potluck and they are sure to be a hit!
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We have featured many simple veggie art projects for kids over the years here at Veggie Buds Club! Food art is a great way to get children interested in trying veggies. We "eat with our eyes", right?! So making food look pretty is a great strategy to get kids excited about eating it. Click on the links below to learn how to make each veggie art project or click here to see ALL of the veggie art projects that we have featured on our blog! Celery Bugs: Let your kids make their bugs and you might just be surprised by their creativity! From snakes to snails, ladybugs to butterflies, the possibilities are endless.
Carrot Bouquet: If your kiddos are still learning to like carrots, try making them into a fun flower shape! Radish Planet: Turning a radish into something that’s out of the world is super simple with just three tasty ingredients! Broccoli Tree: Broccoli florets look like little trees just as they are... so let's take it up a notch and make a whole scene for your forest! Cucumber Butterflies: These cucumber butterflies are so easy to make and so adorable! Onion Flower: Simply slicing and baking turns this veggie into a beautiful bloom!
Turning a snack into something that’s out of the world is super simple with just three tasty ingredients! Eat Pretty Darling developed this adorable food art recipe for Veggie Buds Club.
"Learn to Love Veggies" Tip
Food art is a great way to get children interested in trying veggies. We "eat with our eyes", right?! So making food look pretty is a great strategy to get kids excited about eating it.
Encourage your children to snack on the individual ingredients while they construct these radish planets and have them cut the radishes in half (with adult assistance) using a kid-safe knife or butter knife. Cutting the radishes will get the radish "juices" on their hands, have them lick their fingers to try just a tiny taste before trying a whole radish bite. Radish Planet Food Art
Author: Eat Pretty Darling
Prep time: 3 MinCook time: 2 MinTotal time: 5 Min
Turning a snack into something that’s out of the world is super simple with just three tasty ingredients! These Radish Planets are easy and adorable food art.
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These cucumber butterflies are so easy to make and so adorable! This is a healthy kid-friendly snack that your kids are sure to love.
This adorable food art was created by Eat Pretty Darling for Veggie Buds Club. "Learn to Love Veggies" Tip
What is food chaining? Food Chaining is a child-friendly treatment approach that helps introduce new foods while building on the child’s past successful eating experiences. In this process, the child is presented with new foods that may be similar in taste, temperature, or texture to foods the child already likes and accepts. If your child likes pretzels dipped in hummus, they may be open to trying cucumbers dipped in hummus!
Cucumber Butterflies
Author: Eat Pretty Darling
Prep time: 3 MinCook time: 3 MinTotal time: 6 Min
These cucumber butterflies are so easy to make and so adorable! This is a healthy kid-friendly snack that your kids are sure to love.
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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!
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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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Cucumber and melon make such a great flavor combination in this refreshing summer drink created by Happy Kids Kitchen for Veggie Buds Club!
This recipe presents kids with the chance to practice those knife skills and chop up some cucumbers. Since the cucumber is getting blended in the end, you don’t have to worry about what size or shape kids cut the cucumber and melon pieces into. Throw the peeled, chopped cucumber into the blender with some melon, a little lemon juice, and a touch of sweetener (if you’d like) and blend it all up. I used a Honeydew melon to keep the blended juice green, but you can use any ripe, sweet melon for this recipe. "Learn to Love Veggies" Tip
Kids can experience the taste of cucumber without having to chew it, so this drink is great for little ones that might be apprehensive about the texture of cucumber.
Cucumber Melon Cooler
Author: Happy Kids Kitchen
Cucumber and melon make such a great flavor combination in this refreshing summer drink!
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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
Check out our shop for products that teach kids to learn to love veggies! This includes veggie activity boxes, kid-safe knives, interactive placemats, and more! If you asked me to list off 5 foods that ideally everyone would eat every day tomatoes would be on that list! They are packed with incredible nutrition such as vitamin C which supports our immune system and increases iron absorption as well as lycopene, an antioxidant that helps reduce the risk of cancer. You can imagine my excitement when I learned that August is TOMATO month at Veggie Buds Club! I hope this month your little ones enjoy trying tomatoes in all sorts of ways including the fun and easy bruschetta recipes below! All three recipes only have 3 ingredients so getting your children involved will be super easy! Peach BruschettaMix together 1 diced peach, 8-10 diced cherry tomatoes, and 1-2 tablespoons of hemp hearts. Add to your favorite whole grain crusty bread and serve! Feta BruschettaMix together 1 cup of Tomberries, 10 pieces of thinly cut baby spinach, and 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese. Add to your favorite whole grain crusty bread and serve! Cucumber BruschettaGrate one large tomato and spread onto your favorite whole grain crusty bread. Add a slice of cucumber and a sprinkle of shredded or grated Parmesan cheese and serve! These recipes were developed by Noelle Martin, a Registered Dietitian and mom of three young boys. She has a passion for education, inspiring, and empowering moms to make healthy choices for themselves and their families. Noelle loves involving her children in food planning and preparation for their home and sees the kitchen as a perfect area for teaching both academic and life skills. Follow @MotherhoodandMeals on Instagram for Noelle's nutrition tips, recipes, product reviews, and motherhood moments.
Scoop up this fresh salsa with your favorite chips, serve on top of simply cooked chicken or fish, or pile on top of a green salad. Feel free to add whatever produce you have on hand: fresh herbs like cilantro or basil would be delicious. Bell or spicy peppers would also be a great addition. Click here for our Simple Roasted Corn recipe or substitute canned sweet corn in this recipe instead.
This recipe was developed by Happy Kids Kitchen for Veggie Buds Club. "Learn to Love Veggies" Tip
Watermelon is a great fruit for children to practice their knife skills on because it's very "soft". Have them dice the watermelon using a kid-safe knife or butter knife then mix all of the other ingredients together for this sweet and savory dip.
Roasted Corn and Watermelon Salsa
Author: Happy Kids Kitchen
Scoop up this fresh salsa with your favorite chips, serve on top of simply cooked chicken or fish, or pile on top of a green salad. Feel free to add whatever produce you have on hand: fresh herbs like cilantro or basil would be delicious. Bell or spicy peppers would also be a great addition.
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