Vegetarian Recipes for Kids

Making Sure They Get the Nutrition They Need
© Denise Oliveri
Jun 8, 2007
Here are some super easy and yummy tasting recipes for your vegetarian child.
If your child is trying out what it is like to be vegetarian, here is some information that you might be interested in reading about.
If you are a vegetarian family and just want some simple and nutritious recipes to make sure your child is getting all of her nutrients, here are some super easy recipes.
Staples that you should keep in your kitchen include:
Nuts
Beans
Eggs
Soybeans
Tofu
Veggie burgers
Always have a fresh supply of your child's favorite:
Fruits
Vegetables
100% fruit juices
Apple Sauce
Ingredients:
2 small red apples
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tsp. sugar
2 pinches of cinnamon
Directions:
Peel the apples and cut them into small pieces. Throw out the core.
Put the apple pieces and lemon juice into the blender or food processor. Blend until the mixture is very smooth.
Pour the mixture into two small bowls and stir in the sugar and cinnamon.
Frozen Yogurt Pops
Ingredients:
Favorite flavor of yogurt
Directions:
Spoon yogurt into ice cube trays.
Cover the ice cube tray with plastic wrap.
Place a toothpick in the center of each cube by piercing a hole in the plastic wrap.
Freeze for about 2 hours.
Veggie Pizza
Ingredients:
Bagel (not frozen), cut in half
Tomato sauce
Shredded mozzarella cheese
Toppings (whatever you like)
Seasonings like oregano, basil, and pepper
Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F, or use a toaster oven.
Spread tomato sauce on each bagel half.
Sprinkle the cheese all over the tomato sauce on each half.
Add your favorite toppings.
Put a light sprinkling of seasonings on each half.
Place the bagel halves into the oven (or toaster oven) and bake for about 6 minutes. They are ready when the cheese is bubbly.
Banana Peanut Butter Sandwich
Ingredients:
1 small banana
Smooth peanut butter
2 slices of whole wheat or calcium-enriched bread
Directions:
Spread peanut butter on both halves of the bread.
Slice the banana and place the slices on one half of the bread right on top of the peanut butter.
Place the other slice of bread on top of the bananas, with the peanut butter facing down.
Variation: You can substitute raspberries, strawberries, or blueberries for the bananas.
French Toast
Ingredients:
3 cups sliced bananas (about 2 large)
3 cups soymilk
1-1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract
12 slices bread
Maple syrup
Directions:
Mix together the bananas, soymilk, cinnamon and vanilla.
Pour into a pie plate.
Dip slices of bread into batter.
Fry in a skillet until slightly golden. Make sure that there is plenty of oil so the bread will not stick to the pan.
Serve with maple syrup.
Legos
Ingredients:
Graham crackers
Pretzels
Icing (different flavors and/or colors)
Peanut butter
Dried fruit and nuts
Directions:
Break up graham crackers and pretzels in different sizes.
Have them use the icing and peanut as "glue" and the graham cracker and pretzel pieces as Legos.
Let them decorate with a variety of dried fruits and nuts