Three Fabulous Ideas for Picky Eaters

Feeding kids healthy foods is important but sometimes quite challenging, especially when it involves picky eaters!

We tested three fabulous recipes that kids love, for breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack. Check them out!

1) Plain Oatmeal transformed into Oatmeal Pancakes

Oatmeal is loaded with vitamin B and other minerals. If your kids doesn't like oatmeal, we think he/she will love oatmeal pancakes.

- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup oatmeal
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cups white flour
- 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tbsp. honey
- 1/3 cup oil

Pour milk over oatmeal and let stand 5 minutes. Meanwhile, mix in a separate bowl, both flours, baking powder and salt. Add to oatmeal mixture. Beat in eggs, honey and oil until well mixed, but not necessarily smooth. For each pancake, pour 1/4 cup batter onto greased griddle heated to 325 degrees. Bake until bubbles begin to pop at edges. Turn and bake until other side is browned. Serve hot with butter and honey or syrup.

2) Green Veggies into Veggie Pesto:

Pesto pasta or chicken is always a win-win,

- 2 cups lightly packed baby spinach leaves (about 2 ounces). Try adding some broccoli to the mix.
- 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 to 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 1/3 cup plus 2 teaspoons olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan

Combine the spinach, pine nuts, lemon juice, and lemon peel in a processor. Lightly pulse. With the machine running, gradually add 1/3 cup of the oil, blending until the mixture is creamy. Add salt and pulse. Put half of the pesto into ice cube trays and store in the freezer for future use.
Transfer the rest of the spinach mixture to a medium bowl. Stir in the Parmesan. Season the pesto with salt and pepper, to taste. Spread the pesto over your favorite pasta, chicken or fish and serve.

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3) Good Ol' Fruit Smoothies
The sky is the limit for fruit combination. Tip: use your kids' favorite fruits!

 - 6 organic strawberries (can be frozen)
- 3/4 cup plain yogurt 
- 1 banana
- 1/2 cup orange juice (milk works just as well)
- 2 tablespoons of oatmeal cereal (optional)


Mix all ingredients in the blender and serve immediately

Sources: cook.com, Lil' Sugar,