Eating Nutritious food is important to maintain a healthy body. Although adults require more food intake than children, it doesn’t mean children require less attention when served with food. Because children only like to eat the food that are delicious for them, it has become a great challenge for parents to prepare food for them. Kids nowadays are exposed to a lot of available foods that are ready to eat and are delicious making them very prone to eating unhealthy foods. Breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day, lunchtime is often taken for granted. Because most children are in school at lunchtime, the food that they are served is usually those that are easy to prepare. Also, the fact that children tend to hate eating foods that they normally dislike makes the choices of food they eat less. Parents then end up preparing food that is easy to prepare and cook no longer taking into consideration if it is a healthy food.
To maintain the kids’ healthy diet, parents must prepare food based on the food pyramid. It must be on the child’s healthy options of food that are also fun to eat. Below are some food recipes that could be used as diet options for your kids at lunch.
- Egg Sandwiches – Who hates eggs? Since eggs are easily available and so is bread, sandwiches can make a very good lunchtime for kids. Eating a slice or two of these will be enough to sustain the kids’ energy.
- Pizza bites – Packed with the right toppings, pizza bites can be both tasty and fun. Putting enough veggies and meat can meet the child’s daily nutritional value. This food is also easy to store, just put it in the refrigerator and warm in the oven if it is to be eaten.
- Nachos with veggies – It is the most common attitude for children to hate vegetables. But this menu somewhat hides the veggies, and wrap them in a delicious cover making them very eatable for kids
- Chicken tenders – A rich source of protein, chicken meat is generally favored by children. Having the right dip, Kids will consume this in no time
- Spring rolls – Frying spring rolls for kids’ lunchtime is also a good idea. Putting in vegetables, meat and other spices make them very tasty. This food is also easily prepared since its ingredients are mostly available. Making lots of these rolls to be eaten on other days is also a good idea.
- Vegetable sushi – Kids can easily be fooled into eating vegetables by hiding its image from them. Preparing rice sushi with vegetables is usually takes time but pack the right amount of nutrition for your kids.
- Waffles – waffles are easily available in the groceries. Putting in the right filling according to your kids’ likeness is also a good way for them to finish up their food. Filling in sweet syrups or creams can also be served as a dessert.
