Healthy Kids Expo

Archive for November, 2011

California fishermen bring 300-varieties to market each year including the most popular: squid, tuna, Dungeness crab, rockfish, sole, roe herring, swordfish, salmon, lobster and shrimp – which includes prawns.

Carmel-by-the-Sea Pasta and Prawns is best with California spot prawns, a meaty, sweet large prawn. The California spot prawn is really a shrimp-and large shrimp can be substituted. Nearby Monterey fishermen trap spot prawns yearlong in rocky seas at depths from 150 to 1,600 feet.

Seafood is low in calories and fat, while high in protein, vitamins, minerals and Omega-3 fatty acid. Eating seafood 2-3 times a week helps to reduce the risk of heart disease, lowers blood fats, improves heart function and can reduce blood pressure and symptoms of inflammatory diseases and arthritis.

Ingredients:

2 lbs. of prawns peeled and deveined

Dessert is something that everybody loves, no matter of age and sex. However, sometimes quick and easy dessert recipes are not that healthy, and some must refrain from eating what is – for everybody else- a delicious treat!

The good news is that there are lots of different healthy desserts you can try. Of course, these contain mostly fruits, but fruits are sources of vitamins, minerals, fibers and energy. In this article we will provide you with a delicious recipe that you can try – it will be loved by all your family! Guaranteed!

Here’s what you need: 1 banana that is ripe, 1 mango – ripe also, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, ½ cup of raspberries, 1 teaspoon of apricot jelly and 2 cups of cottage cheese. That’s it!

Making the recipe is easy. You will first want to make a mixture that prevents your fruits from browning. This is why you will first mix sugar and lemon juice in a bowl. After that, slice your fruits, and place them in the bowl, making sure that they are well covered with the mixture. Make an extract out of raspberries by pressing them trough a fine sieve with a spoon. Mix the extract with apricot jelly using medium heat till the jelly is melted. Make sure that you stir to keep it from burning.

See? There are many dessert recipes, but this is easy to do. Here’s what you need to do next: put cottage cheese in one, two or more bowls, then cover it with the mango and banana pieces; top this with the mixture, and you’re done! Enjoy!

Healthy recipes for kids have to be quick, flavorful and nutritious. Getting kids to eat vegetables sometimes requires some major negotiation. Finding a way to get vegetables
into the mouths of babes is easy when they are part of a fun meal that they help prepare.

Creating innovative ways to get kids involved in the preparation of meals is the first step in getting them to eat their veggies. Creating a healthy recipes with kids provides two benefits: healthy eating and a quality fun time spent together.

Kids Recipes for Create My Own Soup

Have the children count the carrots and zucchini pieces. Let them spell their names
with the noodles if you have alphabet noodles. You may find other novelty
noodles shapes like cars or animals. You can create a theme for the project.

You can cut star shapes out of the carrot slices and zucchini
(use an aspic cutter) then set aside.

Ingredients:

*1-2 carrots

*1 zucchini

*4 cups low sodium chicken broth

*1/4 cup shaped pasta

*Dash of sage

*3/4 cup chopped, cooked chicken

*Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

*Scrub the carrots and zucchini lightly with a vegetable brush.

*Cut the vegetables into 1/4-inch slices.

*Cut star shapes out of the carrot & zucchini and set them aside.

*In a medium sized pot, bring the broth to a simmer over medium heat.

*Add the carrot stars.

*Simmer for about 3-5 minutes until carrots start to become tender.

*Add the pasta, zucchini and chicken.

*Continue cooking the soup for another few minutes.

*Stir occasionally until the pasta is done.

Makes 4 servings.

*Let the kids find their names or count the number of stars in their soup bowl.
The kids will enjoy the adventure and fun, you will feel good knowing they are eating their vegetables.

Color is an important eating trigger for kids. The more color that is introduced into a meal, the more
likely children are to sample the food. The benefit is that foods with vibrant colors are healthy foods like vegetables and fruits. When planning meals with kids, introduce as much color as possible.