Urban legends abound about children who choose salads over
brownies, but most kids, left to their own devices, will opt for the sugary,
fatty option every time.
Even my children, raised as vegetarians – as they point out,
ice cream and chocolate don’t have meat.
And as my youngest heads back to school, and we confront
late sports practices, piano lessons and other afterschool activities, I start
hunting for healthier convenience foods.
Kidfresh has a new
line of frozen meals, with vegetables ‘hidden’ inside. The cheese quesadillas
have carrots blended in and the ravioli tomato sauce includes butternut squash
and carrots.
Even the chicken nuggets
(which my niece sampled) have undetectable cauliflower mixed in.
Kidfresh also uses no artificial ingredients, flavors, colors or
preservatives.
My kids are past the hiding
vegetable stage, though I still make puttanesca sauce with a bunch of chopped
spinach or kale. If you puree greens in a spicy tomato sauce, they take on the
tomato/olive/hot pepper flavor and if anyone spies a little green, you can
always say it’s parsley.
How do you hide vegetables
in your kid’s food? Comment below for a chance to win a coupon for a free
Kidfresh meal.
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