Easy to make deliciously healthy snacks for kids!

As mothers, you are always struggling to provide a healthy diet for your child, who is seduced by all the junk food advertised on television, or in the form of brochures. The ultimate challenge is to unite health and flavor to achieve a union that represents a win-win situation for both mothers and children.

Did I hit a raw nerve there?

I guess I did!

But don’t worry moms, as I have good news for you!

Did that get your attention? Yes, well, then read on!

Moms all over the world are faced with a dilemma: what to feed their growing child? And every day in the kitchen becomes a battle for her, where she has to bring together flavor and nutrition in one dish.

But while searching through my friends and acquaintances repository of recipes, I found some gems that were not only tasty but also loaded with nutrition. From carrot balls to caterpillar sandwiches to banana pancakes, here are some tried and tested ones. healthy snacks for kids, which even your child will not only love to gobble down, but will also have fun while preparing them. So, without further ado, here are some of the proven recipes for some of the healthy food for your children.

No Bake Carrots and Date Balls: Carrots are nutritious and make some of the best and healthiest snacks for kids. Mix it with dried fruit and nuts for one of the tastiest and healthiest foods for kids. Follow this simple recipe for this nutritious snack.

Required Ingredients

Half (½) Kg of carrots (which you and your child could shred together)

1 cup dates (remove pits then measure)

1 ¾ cup walnuts or cashews

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

¼ teaspoon sea salt

¾ ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon ground ginger

1 pinch of ground nutmeg

¼ cup of grapes

1 cup coconut flour or almond flour or dehydrated coconut or flaxseed/oatmeal powder

Method:

1. Rinse and wash the carrots well and mash them together with your children.

2. Next, take all the ingredients together with the grated carrots and blend them in the blender.

3. Mix it until you get a smooth dough that can be rolled into small balls.

4. Once the balls are ready, roll them in the flour of your choice: almond, coconut, flaxseed or oatmeal powder.

5. Finally refrigerate or freeze the balls to firm up.

6. Serve with a glass of warm milk

delicious pancakes: No child can resist a pancake and if it is homemade with healthy ingredients and tastes delicious then it is a combo par excellence. Plus, you only need two ingredients to make this delicious pancake.

Required Ingredients

three ripe bananas

Three lightly beaten eggs

method:

1. In a bowl, mash the bananas.

2. Beat the eggs until well combined with the mashed bananas.

3. Once the dough is ready, take a non-stick pan and heat it over low heat.

4. Pour 1/3 of the batter into the pan and let it cook.

5. Once you see the bubbles appear, flip the side over and cook again for 1-2 more minutes.

6. Serve hot with banana slices and drizzled with maple syrup or honey.

Note: You can also try other sweetened, ripe fruits or you can try whole wheat flour and eggs. It is a healthy snack for your child.

caterpillar sandwiches: Yes, caterpillar sandwiches, believe me, your kids will be devouring caterpillar sandwiches in no time. And they are so easy to make too.

Required Ingredients:

12 slices of bread

Butter

6 slices of chicken breast or vegetable cutlets

6 slices of cheese

6 slices of cottage cheese

1 small tomato

1 stem of green onion or you can also take celery (depending on the availability of the ingredient)

Method:

1. The first step is to take an inventory of all the ingredients and gather them in one place.

2. Next, on your cutting board, lay out two slices of bread and butter both slices lightly.

3. Place a chicken slice or vegetable cutlet on one side and top with the other buttered slice.

4. Repeat the process with cottage cheese and cheese slices.

5. With the help of a mini cookie cutter, cut five circles from each of the sandwiches.

6. Place them on a plate in a wavy caterpillar shape, if you wish you can alternate the flavor of the sandwich

7. Once you have placed all the sandwiches, take the tomato and place it on the front of the sandwiches thus making the wavy caterpillar head.

8. To make the eyes of the caterpillar, cut two small ovals from the cheese and stick them on the tomato with the help of the butter (the butter will act as glue)

9. Make the pupils with the green onion stem and stick them on the cheese eyes with the help of butter again

10. Next, you need to cut two long strands of the onion stem to make the antennae for your caterpillar.

11. Once everything is set you can cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve or you can serve right away to your kids and friends.

Chickpea Seed Crackers and nutritious Bourbon Crackers are other healthy and nutritious foods for kids that they will love and simply devour. While it’s not a challenge to make food healthy or even engage your kids to make food healthy and fun, the challenge is engaging your child enough to try these healthy snacks.