Simple And Healthy Recipes That Your Children Will Enjoy

Teaching kids from an early age about good, wholesome and nutritious meals will help them create healthy lifestyle patterns that will last them for the rest of their lives. At Anchor Dairy you can find simple and healthy recipes that your children will enjoy.

Old fashioned favourites with a healthy twist that are quick and easy to prepare after a long day will have hungry children racing to the dinner table, rather than dragging their feet.

Fish

Fish is one of the best sources of protein for any child. It is low in fat, high in vitamins and minerals our growing kids need to help to build strong teeth, eyes, skin and nails. Add to this is the fact that fish is a well-known brain food. Mums around the world are looking for ways to introduce this super food to their kids in a fun and enjoyable way.

Chicken

Coronation chicken is great, it can be prepared at home and tastes even better (and can be used as a light meal when yogurt is used instead of mayonnaise). Fussy kids with small appetites will love coronation chicken. There doesn't have to be a lot on their plate to overwhelm them. Little portions of baby carrots, peas and corn are a great side dish; colourful, tasty and packed full of goodness.

Another great meal for kids is a mini quiche; use muffin pans to cook your egg mix in and you can use all sorts of yummy and nutritious ingredients that your kids will love. This way you can make mini quiches without a base and give them a quirky name – Dory's Egg Muffins and your kids will ask for them often. Add a sprinkling of mozzarella just before you bake them in the oven and pop them on the plate hot and healthy, or keep them in an airtight container for picnics or snacks on the go.

Homemade

Other foods like homemade fish fingers are also very easy to prepare and if you use a fish that’s a cod substitute you are also being a lot greener. The likes of Pollock and whiting are a lot more abundant than the traditional cod and can make for an equally tasty fish finger – so why not get your kids to give it a try?

Preparation and planning is important when it comes to making family meals and busy mums don't have to make separate meals for adults and children as many do. You can just quickly prepare the kid's version in a slightly different way using the same ingredients.

Stir fry veggies for kids in a separate pan without soya sauce, add a dash of garlic and sprinkle with a crumble of feta cheese or mixed nuts as it hits the plate. The kids will love the colour that the soya sauce would have otherwise taken away and all the crunchy bits on top; and while the adults feast on homemade Chinese stir fry the kids get their own healthy version too.

Lara Coro is a lover of cooking and making foods for her family. She has written for a variety of websites and often uses Anchor Dairy in her recipes

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