Healthy Recipes for Kids
In part one of “cooking with kids” we showed you how to make healthy snacks with your kids at home. In this video we take our apple doughnuts and cucumber cupcakes to the streets to see if they past the taste test. Watch as other kids (and grown ups) in NYC give these goodies goodies a try and talk about why eating healthy is important to them.
Healthy Recipes to Cook with Kids
Since food heaven luh the kids, we decided to throw them in the video mix. This is part 1 of a 2 part series we’re doing with MomsRising.org to get kids and parents active in the kitchen. These two cuties prepared cucumber “cupcakes” and apple “donuts” Hope you enjoy watching as much as we enjoyed filming!
Stay tuned for part 2 coming out next week, where we take this to the streets and get people in streets of NYC to do some taste testing!
DIY Cilantro Ice Cubes Recipe
These herb cubes are great for so many different types of seasonings like in stews, beans, rices, or meats.
Seasoning your food with herbs and other homemade sauces helps us to avoid over-salting.
This recipe is pretty basic. All you’re going to need to do is throw your cilantro, water, red onion, tomato, garlic, red pepper, green pepper, and lime juice in a blender or food processor and blend up until it is a smooth consistency. You can put into a mason jar and use throughout the week or you can even freeze it and use for up to six months. We like to put it in an ice-cube tray and freeze into convenient little cubes that are easy to toss into your cooking.
Giving this a try? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
DIY Cilantro Ice Cubes
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 20
Ingredients
- 2 cups of chopped cilantro leaves
- 1 cup of water
- 1/2 red onion, chopped
- 1/2 medium tomato, chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
- Juice of 1 lime
Instructions
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Blend all ingredients until pureed.
Recipe Notes
Store in the fridge for up to one week or freeze for up to 6 months.
For this recipe, I stored half in a jar for the fridge, and the other half I froze in an ice-cube tray.
One serving size=2 tablespoons
How to Make Almond Butter
Raise your hand if you have ever made your own nut butter before? Well for the newbies out there, we are here to show you how easy it can really be. Once you master the art of nut butters, you don’t need to spend all that money on the pre-made jars at the store. You’ll be stocking your shelves with your own homemade versions!
Almonds offer a great dose of healthy fats that our bodies need for many functions such as absorbing fat soluble vitamins like vitamins A, D, E, and K. They also contain fiber, protein, and magnesium, manganese, copper, phosphorous, and many other vital vitamins and minerals. Almond butter is a great switch up from our standard peanut butter that we so often eat.
The only ingredient in this recipe is almonds. Toss all of the almonds into a food processor and blend for 20-30 minutes. Stop it from time to time to scrape down the sides as needed. You’ll know when the almond butter is all done when it is smooth and creamy. Feel free to leave some chunks throughout if you like your nut butters a little crunchy, I know I do. I like my almond butter toast to have a little bite to it.
A couple of pro tips. To save blending time, place almonds into the oven at 110F degrees for about 2 hours before you put in food processor. For better shelf life, store the almond butter in a glass jar and put in fridge.
Nut butters can be phenomenal for a high protein snack. Put some on some apple slices, on a piece of toast, on a banana, or any other way you would like. The healthy combination of fats and protein will help keep you full until your next meal to avoid mindlessly snacking or overeating once dinner rolls around. For those of you with a sweet tooth, try it in our Almond Butter Cups recipe for a nice sweet treat! What do you think of making your own nut butter? Let us know in the comments below!
DIY Almond Butter
Ingredients
- 3 cups of almonds
Instructions
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Place the almonds in a food processor
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Turn on processor and let it blend for 20-30 minutes
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Stop periodically to scrape down the sides as needed
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The almond butter will be ready when it is smooth and creamy
Recipe Notes
To save blending time, place almonds oven at 110 degrees for about 2 hours before you put in food processor.
For better shelf life, store the almond butter in a glass jar and put in fridge.
Serving size=2 tablespoons