With the rush, the lack of time and the inertia of preparing the usual recipes for children, when we prepare food for children it is sometimes easy to fall into always repeating the same dishes or using unbalanced dishes to get by. However, the variety of healthy recipes What we can make for children is enormous: recipes with vegetables, with fruits, with legumes, for breakfast, for dinner, for snacks…
Here you will find a selection of healthy, easy and quick recipes for children that children and adults will likeso you can do them to them or to the whole family.
These oatmeal and peanut bars that we show you how to make in the following video are very healthy:
You will find healthy recipe options for different times of the day and for different occasions (to take on a hike, to leave prepared, for Halloween…) and also gluten-free recipes, sugar-free recipes or lactose-free recipes (in case there is any intolerance).
They are recipes for children made with natural and whole ingredients that They will nourish you and at the same time you will enjoy.
Breakfast recipes for children
To offer you a natural and complete breakfast:
1. Crispy cereals with chocolate and almonds
2. Oatmeal and peanut bars
3. Mexican burritos with tofu
4. Toast «pizza«
5. Chocolate and hemp smoothie
6. Millet and raisin cake
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You can also try these ideal breakfasts to prepare if you are in a hurry in the morning:
7. Baked oatmeal porridge with apple
8. Morning stuffed sweet potatoes
9. Gluten-free vegetable muffins
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Vegetable recipes for children
Vegetables for lunch or dinner that will please even children who reject vegetables:
10. Baked battered cauliflower
11. Baked broccoli and sweet potato croquettes
12. Colorful pancakes
13. Zucchini Brownie
14. Carrot aioli
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Recipes with broccoli for children
One of the easiest vegetables for children to integrate is broccoli. Here are some recipes for children that use broccoli and that they will love.
15. Broccoli quiche
16. Broccoli Weight Pasta
17. Millet and broccoli croquettes
18. Baked breaded broccoli
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Snack recipes for children
It’s a challenge to make quick and easy snacks for kids that are also healthy. Here are some ideas:
19. Double chocolate muffins with banana and almonds
20. Red lentil hummus
21. Apple and Peanut Butter Snacks
22. Rolls with cream cheese and spinach
23. Almond and chocolate energy bars
24. Socca bread
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Some of the above are gluten-free. If you specifically want gluten-free snacks, here are more recipes:
25. Quinoa and almond crackers
26. Brown Rice Muffins
27. Gluten-Free Keto Cashew Cookies
28. Apple chips
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Smoothie recipes for kids
These smoothie recipes contain a lot of fruits and vegetables but are easy for children to digest. They can be served for breakfast or snack:
29. Sweet beet and raspberry smoothie
30. Magical lilac smoothie with blueberries and kale
31. Pumpkin Mango Smoothie
32. Pink Strawberry and Cauliflower Smoothie
33. Chocolate and hazelnut smoothie
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Dinner recipes for children
Rushing and improvisation make it more difficult when it comes to preparing dinners for children. Here are healthy dinner recipes to make sure the kids eat well:
34. Caramelized vegetables with chickpeas
35. Quinoa risotto with mushrooms and vegetables
36. Tofu nuggets with tomato sauce and vegetables
37. Pizza with cauliflower crust
38. Spinach Fritters
39. Mexican soup with avocado and crispy tortilla
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Here are some more dinner recipes for children, especially designed to help them sleep better:
40. Tofu and almond nuggets with avocado mayonnaise
41. Creamy spinach and pea puree with whole grain croutons
42. Bibimbap with vegetables
43. Carob and banana popsicles
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Recipes for children without gluten or lactose
These recipes do not use dairy or wheat or other gluten-containing grains:
44. Cashew Spaghetti Carbonara
45. Gluten-free brown rice cake
46. Cheese flavored whole grain sticks
47. Banana and peanut bars
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Dessert recipes for children
Healthy desserts can be made if we use fruits, reduce the amount of sugar or replace it with natural sweeteners, use whole wheat flours or make flourless desserts directly… Here you will find many options:
Desserts with fruit:
48. Vegan mango cheesecake in small glasses
49. Whole grain apple mugcake
50. Yogurt and berries ice cream
51. Oatmeal and apricot bars
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Sweets and desserts without sugar
These sweets and desserts for children are made without sugar and are suitable for even the smallest children:
52. Spelled and banana muffin
53. Oatmeal and raisin cookies
54. Persimmon and carob custard
55. Carrot cake with dates
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Sweets without flour:
You can also try these flourless sweets, ideal to make with the children themselves.
56. Oatmeal cookies to your liking
57. Black bean brownie with almonds
58. Quinoa and peanut bars with chocolate
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Recipes with nuts for young children
Nuts can be introduced from a very young age, but not whole. These recipes give you ideas to introduce them:
59. Whole wheat muffins with hazelnuts and chocolate
60. Chickpea and Walnut Burgers
61. Nut quiche with broccoli
62. Instant Cashew Strawberry Ice Cream
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Recipes to take on an excursion
If you need ideas to prepare the children’s lunch box, here are three ideal recipes to take on an outing:
63. Peach Pasta Salad
64. Empanadas with vegetables and beans
65. Wraps with tofu salad
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Recipes to increase your defenses
With essential nutrients to strengthen children’s immune system:
66. Cashew and Pumpkin Seed Truffles
67. Immunostimulating mushroom bolognese
68. Berry Smoothie with Kale
69. Sweet potato stuffed with spinach and cashew cream
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Recipes rich in fiber for children with constipation
Very useful when the child has a hard time eating foods rich in fiber:
70. Pasta with bean pesto
71. Apple Oatmeal Muffins
72 Curried pumpkin and sweet potato puree
73. Pea pancakes with yogurt
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Recipes for the children’s brain
These recipes are especially rich in nutrients that promote performance in children:
74. Blueberry and Chocolate Scones
75. Macaroni with cashew sauce and broccoli
76. Bulgur salad with baked tomatoes, chickpeas and avocado
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You also have these recipes suitable for any child, but they are especially designed for children with hyperactivity.
77. Baked beans with tomato sauce
78. Apple and Hemp Breakfast Muffins
79. Whole grain bread with flax without kneading
80. Strawberry snails
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Recipes for children to cook
To involve little cooks in the kitchen, you can try these fun recipes for them:
81. Peanut and chocolate energy balls
82. Tofu Skewers with Teriyaki Sauce
83. Chocolate Rocks and Corn Flakes
84. Burritos with sweet potato, broccoli and chickpeas
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Recipes for children’s birthdays
To be able to offer healthy options on birthdays or bring them if you need to:
85. Pizza-style puff pastry snails
86. Chocolate and fruit fondue
87. Vanilla Cupcakes with Pink Cream
88. Bean meatballs with tomato
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Halloween recipes for children
All of these original Halloween recipes are made with pumpkin:
89. Tombstones on chocolate mousse
90. Pumpkin Spider Cupcakes
91. Witch eyes (with pumpkin falafel)
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