Kids Nutritious Healthy Meal Recipes | Kids Combo #4

A healthy nutritious diet is an essential component in growing and developing years. Though Nutrition for children is based on the same core principles as nutrition for adults it can be difficult to maintain healthy eating habits, in children especially with fast food and convenience advertised so widely. Getting children to eat healthy foods can sometimes feel like fighting an uphill battle, but do not cave in. Plan simple and attractive meals with the right portion sizes. Mealtimes can definitely become and fun and exciting.

Foodialogues features a simple Sunday special kids meal plate . Rice has been substituted with quinoa, stuffed snake gourd makes the vegetable portion interesting, cabbage is mixed with peas to increase the protein and add colour, A traditional sambhar loaded with red pumpkin and the creamy curd rice with pomegranate arils and the fruit Kesari makes the plate tempting.

QUINOA RICE RECIPE:

Preparation Method:

  • Wash and soak quinoa for 2 hours. Pressure cook for 3 whistles with 3 times the water or
  • cook on an open pan till soft. Serve with sambhar/rasam/curd.

STUFFED SNAKE GOURD RECIPE:

Preparation Method:

  • Cut snake gourd into 4-inch pieces. Steam till tender but not soft.
  • Make a potato masala and stuff it into pieces.
  • Gently sauté the stuffed pieces on a pan drizzled with oil till the gourd turns light brown. Sprinkle a little salt to adjust the taste. Serve.

CABBAGE -PEAS THORAN/PORIYAL RECIPE:

Preparation Method:

  • Chop cabbage into fine shreds.
  • Cook till soft with frozen/fresh peas and the required salt.
  • Take a heavy-bottomed pan.
  • Add oil and temper with mustard seeds, urad dal, and Channa dal.
  • Add the cabbage-peas and sprinkle grated coconut.
  • Sauté for a few minutes and remove.

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