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Healthy recipes for children
How about healthy recipes for kids that they will enjoy? Children shy away from the idea of “healthy food.” Let's face it, most adults do too. But it's not as hard as you think to create healthy raw food dishes that everyone will love. When proper nutrition is started at an early age, children grow up eating healthy foods. When we eat healthy raw foods, different things happen. First, we have more energy. And because we eat foods in their natural state, we receive the natural goodness that comes in the form of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytonutrients, enzymes and much more...
Healthy recipes for children
How about healthy recipes for kids that they will enjoy? Children shy away from the idea of “healthy food.” Let's face it, most adults do too. But it's not as hard as you think to create healthy raw food dishes that everyone will love. When proper nutrition is started at an early age, children grow up eating healthy foods.
When we eat healthy raw foods, different things happen. First, we have more energy. And because we eat foods in their natural state, we receive the natural goodness intended in the form of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytonutrients, enzymes and many nutrients yet to be discovered. Research shows that these natural ingredients provide a strong foundation for good health and can also help prevent serious illnesses. The fiber in these foods helps keep your colon more regular, which is crucial for health no matter your age.
Great healthy recipes for kids include a variety of raw foods. Raw food is a good start to any diet plan, especially for children, as they need healthy materials to build healthy bodies. Things like bananas, grapes, apples, peppers, cucumbers, strawberries, carrots, corn, raspberries, blueberries, avocados, mangoes, pomegranates, tomatoes and pretty much anything you would find in the produce section. Spinach and broccoli too...okay, kids might not like these two right away, but you can add them to a smoothie and they don't have to know.
If you want to create delicious, healthy recipes for kids, you can involve your children in meal planning. Let them add the things they like to a salad, the main course, or even a dessert. Let's say you give everyone some lettuce or other leafy greens and let the kids assemble their own salad from the variety of other foods in bowls on the table. There are many organic raw vegetables that can be added to the salad. Apple pieces, tangerine pieces, celery, walnuts, hemp seeds, fennel, tomatoes, shredded carrots, raisins, peas... the list is endless, just get creative. And as we know, a big healthy salad can be a complete meal.
Children are growing and need fats from healthy sources to build better bodies. Omega-3 fatty acids are an excellent dietary source that are notably lacking in the standard American diet. Foods like walnuts, hemp seeds, ground flaxseed and chia seeds are excellent sources of omega-3 fatty acids. One of these fats mixed with orange juice and a few herbs or spices makes a very healthy salad dressing.
There are many things you can create with fresh fruit that will excite your little one. A really great breakfast or any other meal is a big green smoothie. Add fruit and vegetables to the blender with a tablespoon of flaxseeds or chia seeds and let them shred. Kids will love helping with this too. It is tasty and very healthy, fruits for energy, greens for minerals and seeds that meet the body's needs for healthy fats.
When planning healthy recipes for kids, remember these words: fresh, whole, ripe, organic and raw as the golden words for healthy meals and kids. Oh, and another change. Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables is important for maintaining health. So let's review, get the kids involved in meal planning and preparation, be creative, and let nature take its course.