Eat More Salads

A couple days ago, I read an interesting article on WSJ:  An average American eats a salad at mealtime only 36 times a year. Isn’t that surprising? If that’s the average number for American adults, imagine how much smaller the number would be for children. I don’t know why—and probably many parents don’t either—but children generally don’t like to eat vegetables and salads. I’d like to share a couple recipes to make delicious salads that kids will actually like. But another important thing is we all should start eating more healthy before we try to make our kids eat veggies and salads.

·         Spinach, spring mix or romaine

·         Sliced almonds

·         Chopped strawberries

·         Feta cheese

·         Raspberry vinaigrette dressing

Mix the greens with almonds and strawberries. Top it with feta cheese and dressing.

Blueberry Salad

·         9 cups mixed greens

·         1 cup fresh or thawed blueberries

·         2 TBS sunflower kernels

Dressing:

·         4 TBS Canola Oil

·         2TBS sugar

·         3 TBS cider vinegar

·         1 TBS orange juice

·         ½ tsp ground mustard

·         ¼ tsp salt

Waldorf Salad

·         2 red apples, cored and chopped

·         2 TBS orange juice

·         2 stalks celery, chopped

·         ½ cup chopped walnuts

·         ½ cup raisins

·         ¼ cup mayonnaise

Combine all ingredients in a bowl, mix well and refrigerate until ready to serve.

These recipes are from http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2010/11/8-salads-that-will-get-your-kids-hooked/

They have more kid-friendly salads on the website so check it out if you’re interested.

Strawberry Surprise