Fun Foods For Kids

Kid Approved Fruits and Veggies
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To balance the fruit intake, children can get their vegetables consumption
making great salsa and pairing it with store bought chips.

1 Vegetables - Salsa & Chips Make a Great Snack

Ingredients:
*1 white onion
*1/2 bunch cilantro
*3 tomatoes
*1 large jalapeño pepper
*1 small can of chili peppers
*The juice of 2 limes
*1/2 tsp. salt
*1/2 clove garlic (chopped)
*1/2 tsp. sugar
Instructions:

1)Wash all the vegetables
2)Use the vegetable chopper to chop the onion, cilantro, and tomatoes.
3)Set these ingredients aside.
4)Finely chop the jalapeño and the chilies.
5)Add the jalapeño and the chilies to the tomato mixture.
6)Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well.

Wash your hands well with soap and water after slicing up the vegetables to avoid getting the hot pepper into your eyes. The whole family will enjoy the Salsa. Consume right away or refrigerate. There is nothing more tasty than home made salsa. You may never buy the pre-made salsa again.

After the ingredients have had time to mix, the salsa is even more delicious. Milder salsa can be prepared by using sweet peppers for the jalapeño and chili peppers. Hotter salsa can be prepared by adding more onions and peppers.

There is a complete serving of vegetables in 1/2 cup of salsa.

The best carrot recipe is one that is healthy and children will consume.
Carrots are rich in vitamins A. Vitamin A promotes the growth of bones and teeth, supports the immune system, and promotes the health of internal cell tissues and the skin.

Finding a way to fix carrots that children will consume may be as easy as Mary Poppin's song " A little bit of sugar will make the carrots go down".

Try this recipe and see your kids eat it up.
Ingredients:
*1 pounds carrots
*1/2 cup sugar
*1/2 cup butter
*1/21 teaspoon salt

Directions:
1) Put 1/4 cup of water in the bottom of the pan
2) Peel carrots and slice into rounds.
2) Put all ingredients into the pan
3) Cover carrots and cook very slowly
4) Shake the pan frequently
5) Do not open the top, let the steam cook the carrots
6) This cooking process takes about 20-30 minutes

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