Fun Foods and Treats
For Preschoolers By:Maria Kallinikos
Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
need: 2 pieces of bread, mild cheddar, tomato soup
-butter bread, fry on pan, add cheese, then put soup in pot and wait till heated
*serve with a fruit bowl and milk*
Mac & Cheese with Diced Ham
need: elbow pasta, cheddar cheese, cooked ham pieces
-boil mac n cheese in pot with water, once ready add cheese, carefully dice ham pieces into bowl with mac n cheeseserve with corn, apple juice, and carrots
Peanut Butter & Jelly
need:2 pieces of bread, desired jelly, peanut butter
-get two pieces of bread, spread any type of jelly onto one piece of bread, peanut butter on the other piece, put bread together
*serve with veggie straws, carrots, and milk*Ants on a Log
need: celery,peanut butter, raisins
-get celery, spread peanut butter into curve of celery, add raisins on top
*serve with grape juice, carrots, and trail mix*Fruit Salad
need:any desired fruit to put in fruit salad
dice desired fruits and put into bowl and mix together
serve with cheese cubes, water, yogurt, and almonds
Chicken Quesailla
need: 2 tortillas, grilled chicken strips, desired cheese,
-put grilled chicken strips on a tortilla, add cheese, let cheese melt, put another tortilla on top
*serve with corn, rice, avocado, and milk*Beef Lettuce Wrap w/ Peanuts
need: ground beef, onions, green yellow red peppers, lettuce leafs
-cook ground beef in frying pan, add onions, and peppers, once cooked put on lettuce leaf
*serve with mashed potatoes, green beans, limes, and milk*Lean Beef Patty on Wheat Buns
need: lean beef patties, wheat buns, lettuce, tomato, cheese
-put lean beef patty on grill, cook until ready, add cheese lettuce or tomato if desired, put on bun*serve with Tater tots, broccoli, and water*
Breakfast Burrito
-scramble eggs in a frying pan,cook lean sausage on pan, put eggs and sausage in a tortilla once ready, add cheese and peppers if desired
*serve with fruit bowl and orange juice*
Chicken Alfredo Pizza with Spinach on Thin Crust
need: pizza crust, Alfredo sauce, mozzarella cheese, spinach
-roll out pizza dough very thin, add creamy Alfredo sauce, add mozzarella cheese and spinach leaves, put in oven cook until done
*serve with fruit Fruit Bowl and milk*5 Websites
50 Family Recipes Kids Actually Like | Real Simple (www.realsimple.com)
Quick and Easy Kid-Friendly Recipes - Cooking Light (www.cookinglight.com)
Cooking for Kids - 50 Best Recipes for Kids and Picky Eaters (www.babble.com)