Fun and healthy foods for kids
Engage those pint-sized eaters with these nutritious and creative meals
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Fun food for kids July 7: Cookbook author Annabel Karmel offers recipes that add some extra fun along with nutrition to your children's meals. Today Show Kitchen |
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Picky eaters can make even the most patient parent give up in the kitchen, but one British mom says she's found the secret to engage those pint-sized critics. Annabel Karmel, the author of 16 children's cookbooks, including "Favorite Family Meals," offers delicious dishes that are not only fun but healthy for your kids. On the menu: "Hidden vegetable tomato sauce" and "pita pizza faces." Start trying them at home!
A hearty tomato sauce is a great way to sneak vegetables into your child's diet. This sauce works well for mini pizzas, as well as for spaghetti with turkey meatballs. It can easily be made and then frozen for future use.
INGREDIENTS
Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion and leek for approximately three minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the garlic and sauté for one minute. Add the red pepper, carrot and zucchini for a further three minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the tomato paste, tomato puree and caster sugar and stir for approximately one minute.
Add the tinned chopped tomato puree and sugar and stir for approximately one minute.
Add the chopped tomatoes and stock and simmer uncovered for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Let cool and then puree in blender.
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Makes 8 pita pizza faces
Everyone loves pizza so why not have a party where the guests design their own pizza faces? The more toppings, the more veggies they eat!
INGREDIENTS
Prepare the tomato sauce as in the hidden vegetable tomato sauce. Split the pitas in half and toast lightly until crisp.
Spread each pita base with about one and a half tablespoons of tomato sauce — make sure the sauce is spread right to the edge.
Scatter over some grated cheese.
Choose your favorite toppings and place on top of the cheese.
Try making faces using the toppings.
Broil for about 2 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
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