This Carrot Soup recipe is about as easy as it gets and really celebrates the carrot-y goodness that this orange veggie packs! This is a great soup recipe for a quick weeknight meal and kids love it.

This carrot soup is a great starter recipe for kids! Carrots blend well with other flavors such as ginger and orange but we suggest starting with a recipe that is really simple and highlights a familiar carrot flavor for soup newbies.

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This is a great broccoli recipe to make with kids because they can practice cutting and breaking broccoli florets into pieces. The pieces then get cooked and blended so it doesn’t matter if they are all the same size. This green soup is great served with grilled cheese for dipping, crackers, or plain toast. You can also top it with a little extra cheese or some broccoli “sprinkles”!

This tasty broccoli recipe was developed by Happy Kids Kitchen for Veggie Buds Club.

Sometimes soup is difficult for children to eat with a spoon so give them some other "tools" to try their soup with. Examples include a straw (those large silicone straws work great for soup), a large scoop from a protein powder container, and dippers such as grilled cheese or crackers.

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Turning crunchy, fresh celery into a warm and creamy soup allows kids to experience celery in a whole new way! Cut the potato and celery into sticks and have your little chef chop the veggies into chunks and carefully add them to the pot. When chopping, don't forget to include the leaves attached to the celery; they add so much celery flavor to the dish. While the soup is simmering, taste-test some raw celery with a dip or make little ants-on-a-log bites with celery, nut butter, and dried cranberries or raisins.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 large onion, chopped (1 cup) 
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium-sized Russet potato, peeled and diced (about 2 cups)
• 6 to 8 stalks celery (leaves included), trimmed and chopped (about 3 cups)
• 3 cups vegetable or chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, optional

Instructions

1. Add oil to a soup pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 2 minutes.
2. Add garlic and cook until fragrant but not browned, about 1 minute. Add potato, celery, broth, and salt. Stir together then bring pot to a simmer. Simmer until all the vegetables are very soft, 25 to 30 minutes.
3. Turn off heat and allow to cool slightly. Blend soup with a hand blender or use a traditional blender to make soup smooth and creamy. (Use caution when blending hot soup!).
4. Taste soup and add lemon juice and/or additional salt as needed. Enjoy warm.

This delicious soup will have your children "eating the rainbow"! Dry alphabet pasta makes this recipe souper kid-friendly but if you can't find any at your local grocery store any small pasta shape will do.

This recipe was developed by Happy Kids Kitchen for Veggie Buds Club.

Get your kids involved in the kitchen! They can peel the carrots, chop the veggies, add the veggies to the pot, and stir in those fun alphabet noodles.

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