Junk Food Kids

I have been eating mainly vegetables for more than year now and my kids are starting to eat a lot more veggies.  I make a couple of veggie sides each night to choose from.  This is an easy option that you can prep ahead of time and cook as soon as you walk in the door.  So you can get your family to the table faster. 5.3 oz garlic and basil goat cheese 1 tbs chopped sun-dried tomatoes 8 mushroom caps Directions: Mix goat cheese and sun dried tomatoes together.  fill each mushroom cap.  Grill on upper rack of barbecue grill about 8 minutes.  They need to stay firm so they keep the filling.  Serve hot. Happy Eating!

Recipe was featured in The France Daily   This great for sleep overs or afternoon hanging out. 1 jar all natural pizza sauce  1 loaf of whole grain french bread 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese  1 cup shredded provolone cheese 1 can sliced black olives 1 package sliced pepperoni 1 cup cooked shredded chicken 1 cup sliced peppers 1 cup sliced mushrooms 1 cup chucked pineapple Directions:  Cut loaf of french bread length wise. Then cut each half  into 6 inch lengths.  Hand these out to the kids.  Lay out all the ingredients like a buffet and let kids make their own pizza masterpiece.  Broil in oven until just golden and serve hot.  The kids always have fun with this one.   Image courtesy of [image creator name] / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

4 cups diagonally cut organic carrots 2 tbs organic butter 3 tbs organic honey Directions:  Put carrots in skillet with butter on low heat.  When butter is melted add honey.  Stir until carrots are thoroughly coated.  We like out carrots hot but still crisp if you like them softer cook longer. Green   Shellfish Pink  Gluten Yellow  Nuts Blue   Soy Red  Eggs Orange  Fish Image courtesy of [image creator name] / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Love homemade sauce and for a couple of years I have been working with different recipes and trying to come up with the perfect sauce.  Last year I made one with out cooking this cranberries.  This years sauce is a cooked sauce give it a try and let me know what you think.  1 bag cranberries 12 ounce  4 tbsp sugar 1 cup orange juice 1 tsp lemon juice zest from one orange directions In a small pot place cranberries, sugar, orange juice, and lemon juice.  Bring to a simmer on med heat and stir.  let this simmer until cranberries pop.  I like my sauce less chunking so I use my hand mixer to blend it a bit more.  Stir in orange zest and let cool. Happy Thanksgivng Green   Shellfish Pink  Gluten Yellow  Nuts Blue   Soy Purple  Milk Red  Eggs

This is so simple but so good.  And really pretty healthy.  Pineapple is a great aid in digestion.   4 cups Cubed Pineapple 4 tablespoons Carmel Sauce ingredients for carmel sauce 6 tbsp organic butter 1 tsp frangelico 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream Directions: put a cup of pineapple in each dish.  So you have four servings.  Place sugar in a sauce pan on med to high head.  Using a wire whisk keep sugar moving so that is melts evenly.  Once all sugar is melted and amber in color.  Add butter.  Once butter is melted and fully incorporated.  remove form heat. Add Frangelico let cool a little and add in the milk this just thins the sauce out so that it drizzles better.  Drizzle warm sauce over pineapple and enjoy! Green   Shellfish Pink  Gluten Yellow  Nuts Blue   Soy Red  Eggs Orange  Fish Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net

2 cloves garlic 2 tbsp organic butter melted 1 lb prosciutto 1 cup frozen organic peas 1 box Barilla plus Fettuccine 1/2 cup organic butter softened  1 cup grated parmesan cheese  8 oz carton organic sour cream 1 lb. uncooked peeled and deveined shrimp 1/2 tsp white pepper Directions;   Cook fettuccine according to  package. Drain well.  While pasta is cooking  Crush garlic and saute in 2 tablespoons of butter in a medium skillet. Slice prosciutto into thin strips and put in to skillet. Add peas and shrimp and saute for 3 to 5 minutes until shrimp is pink through.  Add remaining butter sour cream and parmesan cheese. Toss together until all of the pasta is coated. This is an all time favorite dish with everyone in my family. They could eat this at least once a week. Disclosure; I was provided with Barilla pasta to create recipes as my only compensation . Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.ne...

This so easy. I have been making it for some time, my husband loves it. One night a friend from Greece was over and said in Greece they call it village salad. One package pesticide free grape tomatoes. 1 cucumber 1/4 cup feta cheese 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp white wine vinager Salt and pepper to taste Cut tomatoes in half. Peel cucumber and slice into bite size pieces. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and serve. Green   Shellfish Pink  Gluten Yellow  Nuts Blue   Soy Red  Eggs Orange  Fish

Bubble juice is so much fun my daughter loves this especially when she is not feeling well.   1 cup organic small Tapioca pearls Bottle of Juice.   Really large straw Directions: Cook tapioca according to directions. Let cool and rinse thoroughly.  In a tall clear glass put two tablespoons of tapioca and favorite Juice.  We like pomegranate and juices that are a blend of fruit and veggies. You should be able to make six to eight glasses.  Add large straw so that they get pearls with every sip. Green   Shellfish Pink  Gluten Yellow  Nuts Blue   Soy Purple  Milk Red  Eggs Orange  Fish

When it comes to this recipe keep it simple.  This is a great fast recipe, using store bought meatballs.  We are so busy these days that few of us have time to make homemade meatball I can post a homemade recipe later, but this recipe is for families on the go.   2 Cans organic diced tomatoes 2 lbs cooked hormone and antibiotic free turkey meatballs 2 Bay leaves 1 1/2 teaspoon dried organic basil 1 teaspoon organic garlic powder 1 teaspoon organic  sugar 1/2 teaspoon  sea salt 1 lb spaghetti noodles with protein and omega-3 1 tablespoon organic olive oil Directions:  puree the tomatoes, mix ingredients together (except for noodles) and place in crock pot or slow cooker with meatballs.  Put sauce on low and cook for 2 to 3 hours.  You can get this together before you go to pick up the kids and when you are done with after school activities dinner is almost too.  Cook pasta according to directions.  Put a sal...

16 oz. Cream Cheese  20 oz. cooked boneless skinless chicken breast shredded 6 drops of hot Sauce 1/2 cup of shredded 4 cheese mexican blend Salt to taste 4 large tortilla  Sauce  1/2 cup sour cream  1/2 cup of shredded 4 cheese mexican blend Directions: Mix cream cheese, chicken, hot sauce, cheese, and salt place 1/4 of mixture in each tortilla.  Fold tortilla up and place seam side down in a greased casserole dish. bake at 370 degrees for 15 minutes uncovered  mix sour cream and cheese and place on top of burritos, continue baking for another 5 minutes Green   Shellfish Yellow  Nuts Blue   Soy Red  Eggs Orange  Fish

3 boneless skinless chicken breast  4 ounce prosciutto salt and white  pepper to taste 1/2 cup of wine 1/4 of a medium yellow onion 1/2 cup of milk  1 teaspoon of flour one box of penne pasta Directions:  cook this in a crock pot. Put the chicken in the crock pot, cut up the prosciutto and add.    Puree the onion and use some of the wine to get it smooth (so the kids don’t see the onion) add rest of wine, puree, salt and white pepper to chicken and cook 6 hours on low. Remove and  shred chicken. Boil penne to al dente.   Add milk and flour to sauce left in crock pot. Mix with a whisk.  Return chicken and put over pasta.   Makes great left overs Green   Shellfish Yellow  Nuts Blue   Soy Red  Eggs Orange  Fish Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net

1/2 cup of plain greek yogurt  1 tablespoon of diced walnuts  1 teaspoon Honey Directions this is a great mommy snack.  Layer ingredients and enjoy. Green   Shellfish Pink  Gluten Blue   Soy Red  Eggs Orange  Fish

This was my son's favorite when he was little.  He use to jump up and down yelling quiche in front of the oven while it cooked.  2 cups organic whole milk (you could use a lower fat if you want) 5 eggs with omega 3 1/2 tsp. hot sauce  1/4 tsp nutmeg 1 cup shredded italian cheese mix 1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese  1/4 tsp thyme (crush with fingers) 1 tsp salt  1 tsp basil  1 uncooked pie crust Directions;  place pie crust in pie dish.  Mix filling ingredients together and place in pie crust. Bake at 300 degrees for about 40 to 50 minutes.  Enjoy!!!! kids love this. Green   Shellfish Yellow  Nuts Blue   Soy Orange  Fish