Ideas for Picky eaters &
Healthy snacks
Spaghetti and tomatoe sauce
Spaghetti with plain tomatoe sauce:
Ingredients:
- spaghetti
- fresh tomatoes or canned plum tomatoes
- onions
- olive oil
- Garlic or garlic spice
- Dried or freshly chopped Basil (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
- Cook spaghetti according to package instructions
- While the spaghetti is cooking, blend tomatoes till smooth and cook gently on medium heat for 5 minutes
- Add garlic or garlic spice, salt and pepper to the tomatoe sauce and let the sauce cook for 10 minutes.
- Once the spaghetti is cooked, drain it and add it to the tomato sauce.
- Toss the spaghetti with the sauce until well coated.
- Serve with cheese topping
Sunny side up eggs
Sunny side up eggs:
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
- Heat a non-stick skillet on low heat and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and heat for 1 minute.
- Crack each egg gently into the skillet
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cover the skillet with a lid and cook over low heat until the egg whites have set.
- Cook for 3 minutes for runny yolk, or cook longer until the yolks are set
Serve on bread of choice.
Fruits and fruit salad
A 4-fruit salad recipe.
This is simple, quick and cheap; not to mention healthy.
You can change the fruits and add other fruits to your kids liking.
Ingredients:
- 1 apple, chopped
- 1 banana, sliced
- 1 orange, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup grapes, halved
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions:
- In a large bowl, combine the fruits.
- Add the honey and lemon juice over the fruit and toss to coat the fruit.
- Chill the salad in the refrigerator for 15 to 30 minutes before serving.