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Pea Shapes

12/20/2020

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One of the best ways to make a picky eater more comfortable around a food is to have them play with it! There’s no pressure to eat it but it gets them to engage with the food in a new way and you never know, they might even try a bite.​ This "Pea Shapes" recipe is a super simple and engaging way for your children to play with peas!
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​This recipe was developed by Katie Blauser: mama of three 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.

Pea Shapes

INGREDIENTS/MATERIALS
  • Peas
  • Cookie Cutter
INSTRUCTIONS
Place the peas on a plate. Lay a cookie cutter down and fill it with a single layer of peas. Carefully remove the cutter and watch the shape be revealed!

"Give PEAS a Chance!"

This month we're featuring peas at Veggie Buds Club! If you'd like access to tons of kid-friendly pea recipes, pea crafts, pea games, pea growing projects, and more you can purchase our "Give PEAS a Chance!" Box here.
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Sweet Potato Stackers

11/16/2020

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We are fans of "playing with your food" here at Veggie Buds Club because sometimes kids need to play with their food to make it a little less scary to try! These sweet potato stackers are just like fries but cut them into even logs and you’ve got a building just waiting to be created.
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This recipe was developed by Katie Blauser: mama of three 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.


Sweet Potato Stackers

INGREDIENTS
  • Sweet Potato
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Peel the sweet potato and cut off the sides to make it all squared. It should be like a solid rectangle! Then cut the potatoes into 2 inch long rectangle logs. Do this with all of the potatoes you can. Save those odd bits that can’t be square, those are still delicious just not great to build with!
  2. Line a baking sheet and place the sweet potato logs on it. Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Rub the logs to make sure they are fully coated. Lay them flat on the baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes, flip and bake for 10 more.
  3. Once they are done cooking, take them out and let them cool down. Now you can use the sweet potato logs to build a masterpiece! You can even use dips like ketchup as "concrete" to help them stick together.
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"Veggie Play" Placemats

11/3/2020

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Want your child to eat more veggies? Veggie Buds Club has a solution! Our "Veggie Play" interactive placemats encourage your child to "play with veggies" which, research shows, will make them more likely to try them!
  • Double-sided, one side encourages interactive play with veggies and the other side encourages coloring veggie pictures and activities.
  • 11x17 Heavy laminate.
  • Easy to clean, play with veggies or color with a marker then simply wipe clean with a washcloth.​
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Pepper Pumpkins

10/14/2020

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October is a great month to celebrate pumpkins and we hope you make this tasty and easy jack-o-lantern inspired snack with your children! How cute are these Pepper Pumpkins from Eat Pretty Darling?!
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Katie Blauser is the mama of three 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.

Pepper Pumpkins

INGREDIENTS
  • Child-safe knife
  • Orange bell pepper
  • Dip for inside such as Hummus or Ranch
  • Food for dipping such as peppers, cucumbers, pretzels, etc.
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Cut the top of the bell pepper off in a straight line. Open it up and remove the seeds and veins inside the pepper. Take your child-safe knife (or have an adult use a sharp knife) and cut two triangles out of the side of your pepper. Next, cut the shape of a mouth below the eyes. Remove the cut pieces from the pepper.
  2. Next, fill it with your favorite dip and dippers! You can also fill it with rice or any other food that pairs well with pepper. The best part is that you can eat the whole thing after you eat the inside!

This month we're featuring pumpkin at Veggie Buds Club! If you'd like access to tons of kid-friendly pumpkin recipes, pumpkin crafts, pumpkin games, pumpkin growing projects, and more you can purchase our "Pumpkin Power!" Box or Digital Activity Book here.
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Cucumber Butterflies

8/17/2020

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August is Cucumber Month at Veggie Buds Club and we are excited to bring you this yummy kid-approved recipe from Katie at Eat Pretty Darling! These cucumber butterflies work like a charm to help picky eaters food chain from pretzels and
hummus to cucumbers and hummus!
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​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.

Cucumber Butterflies

INGREDIENTS
  • Cucumbers
  • Hummus
  • Bell Peppers
  • Pretzels
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Cut the cucumber into 1-inch long chunks. Don’t peel! Use a melon baller or spoon to scoop out a hole in the cucumber.
  2. Slice bell peppers into thin strips and set aside. Spoon hummus into the open cup you created in the cucumber.
  3. Stick two pretzels into the hummus to create wings and put the bell pepper strips into the front as antennae.

This month we're celebrating cucumbers at Veggie Buds Club! If you'd like access to tons of kid-friendly cucumber recipes, cucumber crafts, cucumber games, cucumber growing projects, and more you can purchase our "Cool as a Cucumber" eBook or Box here.
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Corn Sunflower Food Art

8/15/2019

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August is Corn Month at Veggie Buds Club and we are excited to bring you this fun summer snack from Katie at Eat Pretty Darling! You can find more recipes and tons of fun corn activities in our "Crazy for Corn!" eBook, check it out here.
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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.

Corn Sunflowers

My kids love sweet corn but sometimes they have a hard time eating it. They want to have the whole cob but their small hands make it tricky to eat. Try slicing the cobs into smaller rounds and transforming them into sunflowers! The cobs are smaller and they become a special treat.

Ingredients
  • 1 corn cob, cooked
  • Green toothpicks
  • Black olives
Instructions
  1. Slice the corn cob into one inch rounds. Stick a toothpick in one end and top with a black olive in the center.
  2. They can pick it up by the toothpick or just hold it in their hands to nibble around the edges and eat the “petals” of the sunflower.​
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Carrot Bouquet

5/9/2019

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We are excited to bring you this month's post from Katie Blauser, the creator of Eat Pretty Darling!
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​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.

​Carrots are my oldest son’s favorite veggie! He loves how they crunch when he takes a bite. If your kiddos are still learning to like them, try making them into a fun flower shape! If you have a flower shaped mini cookie cutter, you could use that too. But all it takes is a few simple cuts and you will have a lovely bouquet.

Carrot Bouquet

Ingredients
  • Rainbow Carrots
  • Cucumber
  • Dip - we love hummus for carrots!
Instructions
  1. Peel a large carrot ( if using baby carrots, no need to peel ). Cut out notches in the sides of carrots to make different designs or just leave them as circles. Slice the carrots into rounds and reveal your flower design.
  2. Arrange them in a bouquet or just eat the yummy carrot flowers! Serve with a dip such as hummus or ranch.
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Onion Flower

4/18/2019

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We are excited to bring you this month's adorable post from Katie Blauser, the creator of Eat Pretty Darling!
You can join in on lots of onion fun with our "Onions are Fun & Compost is Cool!" Veggie Buds Club box. Your child(ren) are guaranteed to love (...or at least try!)onions after this fun box, learn more and purchase here.
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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.

​Onions are one food that I often forget about! No one else in my family of picky eaters like them so I often sub for onion powder. But real onions give such a better flavor and I’m so excited to share this onion food art with you!
Transforming an onion into a flower and adding a favorite dip make it a little more approachable for the picky eaters. Simply slicing and baking turns this veggie into a beautiful bloom! My kids loved seeing it transform in the oven.

Onion Flower

Ingredients
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp salt
  • Ketchup for dipping (or your favorite dip!)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Take onion and carefully slice off a tiny bit of the bottom root end just so it will lay flat. Cutting to much will cause your flower to fall apart! Cut the onion in half stopping about ½ inch from the bottom. Turn and cut in half again, and again making sure not to cut all the way through. Making 8 sections of onion.
  2. Place the onion on a lined baking sheet and brush olive oil all over the onion letting it drip down into the slices. Sprinkle with salt and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the onion has fully bloomed! Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
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Sugar Snap Pea Boats!

3/20/2019

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We are excited to bring you this month's adorable post from Katie Blauser, the creator of Eat Pretty Darling!
You can join in on lots of pea fun with our "Give Peas a Chance!" Veggie Buds Club box. Your child(ren) are guaranteed to love (...or at least try!) peas after this fun box, learn more and purchase here.
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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 wys 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.

Turning food into art can make a once feared food a little more approachable. It doesn’t mean that your kids will automatically eat it all and love it, but they might actually touch it or even try it. The more we can expose our kids to new foods, the more comfortable they can get with them.
My pickiest eater loves hummus and carrots but still doesn’t want to try peas. Having him help me transform the peas into boats made him giddy and he was begging to eat them before we were even done! He took a bite and said the peas were yummy with hummus, but decided he still was learning to like the boat. I’m glad that he can now picture the Sugar Snap Peas as boats and associate it with a fun experience every time they are on his plate again!

How to Make Them

Materials Needed
  • Sugar Snap Peas
  • Hummus
  • Carrot sticks
  • Spinach leaves
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Instructions
  1. Carefully open up the Sugar Snap Peas. Only cut top inside to keep the boat in tact. Gently remove the peas (my kids LOVED helping with this!). Use a plastic bag or knife to fill inside of the pea pods with hummus.
  2. Stick in your carrot mast and line the deck with pea-pole. Rip a spinach leaf in half and stick to the hummus along the line of the carrot to make a sail. Play and enjoy!
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Celery Bugs!

2/13/2019

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We are excited to bring you this month's post from Katie Blauser, the creator of Eat Pretty Darling: "Celery-brate Celery with Celery Bugs!". 
You can join in on lots of celery fun with our "Celery-brate Celery!" Veggie Buds Club box. This fun box is guaranteed to make celery fun for your kiddos! Learn more and purchase here.
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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.

Celery Bugs!

Do you remember growing up with ants on a log? Why not get a little more creative and make a whole assortment of bugs instead! Celery is the perfect vessel to make some fun food art. Do you ever try food art at your house? It’s a great way to get kids exposure to new foods without the pressure. They can touch it and explore it and even make it into a little masterpiece.
We love getting crafty in the kitchen and these celery bugs are just as fun to make as they are to eat! The great thing about celery is it can go both sweet or savory. Venture out from the typical peanut butter and fill it with cream cheese or Greek yogurt ranch. 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. My toddler was super obsessed with the grape snake!

How to Make Them

Materials Needed
  • Celery
  • Filling (peanut butter, cream cheese, Greek yogurt ranch, etc.)
  • Additional fruits and veggies for decorating
Instructions
  1. Cut the celery stalks into different lengths. Spread your filling of choice to fill the middle of the celery.
  2. Turn your celery into bugs by adding heads, wings, shells, antennae, or eyes. You can even create your own made up bugs!
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