Junior High Students toured a local Organic Farm this week and treated to a bountiful harvest of healthy, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks. Everything was locally produced.
The healthy snack assortments of colorful produce inspired me to share a few simple ideas and recipes you can serve to your children. Prepare an assortment of contrasting colored and crunchy veggies from the following suggestions:
carrots. celery sticks, cauliflower, jicama, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, radish, red pepper slices, green onions, green pepper slices, kohlrabi.
Serve with Easy Dill Dip or Hummus. Recipes follow:
Easy Dill Dip
This dip works well with all veggies and can be made in a minute.
1 cup sour cream
1-2 tsp. dried dill weed
1 tsp. dried parsley
1/8 tsp. salt or to taste
1 tbsp. dried onion powder or dry minced onion
Mix together. Chill to blend flavors. Double, triple, quadruple as needed.
Hummus for Veggie Dip
Hummus is traditionally a creamy puree of seasoned chickpeas.
An easy healthy snack for children.
2 cloves roasted garlic (for best flavor) or raw—roughly chopped
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup drained bean liquid to make it creamy (optional)
14 oz. (400g) canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans)—rinsed
and reserve drained liquid
1/2 tsp. cumin or to taste
2 tbsp. olive oil
1/2 – 1 tsp. Real Salt
Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until smooth, scraping the sides occasionally. Adjust seasonings to taste. Serve with a variety of vegetables as suggested above.
Variation:
Spicier hummus: add a small red chili (chopped) or a pinch of cayenne pepper.
Fruit in Season
- Other seasonal healthy snack suggestions would be cut up nectarines, peaches, apples, pears, or grapes. Great color and natural fruit sugar. YUMMY! Kids can’t resist the great colors of real food.
- Fruit smoothies made with yogurt or kefir
The above recipes come from Holiday Open House by Marilyn Moll (scroll down)
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