CAT | Recipes
If you are looking for a great summer time snack for your kids that is healthy that they will actually eat, consider fruits and veggies. Though kids commonly turn their noses up at foods such as these, there are many ways to alter their presentation that can make them much more appetizing.
Try serving a strawberry banana smoothie on a hot summer day. Pour it into a milk shake glass and don’t forget to add a large straw. Kids love to drink from a straw and a big, brightly colored one is even better! You can also put fruits in the freezer. You can put them in the blender then pour the juice into popsicle trays or you can simply dice the fruits and put them in a freezer bag. Try sliced strawberries, sliced peaches, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, grapes, cherries and any other type of fruit.
For veggies, slice them thin or in small pieces and provide a favorite dip. Ranch dressing is always great with any vegetable but for a healthier version, try mixing plain yogurt with either Italian dressing or spices.
As every chef knows, in America there is usually a way to make a simple boxed and frozen version of anything that can be home made. Some things are much better when they are home made rather than when they are made from a frozen package like slow cooked ribs but other recipes do not have much of a difference like pancakes. When debating to make pancakes from the box or pancakes from scratch know that there are just a few minutes preparation time difference between the two methods.
Pancakes made from scratch following this simple pancake recipe are quite the same as pancakes made from a boxed mix because when making them from scratch there are just a few steps that go into preparing a powder that mimics the powder mix that is found in boxed pancake mix. If you are debating to make them from scratch or to make them from a boxed mix you can rest assured that both ways of making pancakes are rather simple and there will not be much of a difference in the end result of the pancakes.
