Parents often find it difficult to feed their kids with nutritious and healthy foods. Kids always look for junk, processed foods as it lures their tongue more than simple home cooked foods. Parents always take initiatives to make their kid eat healthy and most of the time the efforts go in vain as the kids are too picky eaters and never have enough time to complete their meal whether its breakfast, lunch, dinner or supper. Most of the home turns into battleground when it comes to feeding nutrition filled healthy food as the kids always look for something yummy on their finicky taste buds.

However, parents nowadays have become smarter and have started making the kid’s favorites like pizza, macaroni, and cheese into healthier version of dishes which children love and eat without fussing around. Here are some of the creative recipes which are adopted and approved by most of the smart parents around the globe.

a. Ham and Cheese Pizza

Who doesn’t like pizza, your kid is never going to say “NO” to it and hence you can easily reincarnate the cheesy pizza into nutrient fulfilled pizza. Sweet, crisp Fuji apple provides a great balance to the rich, gooey cheese and savory ham and topping with extra green leaves will make pizza look yummier and there are high chances your kid will instantly finish this recipe as soon as you will serve it.

b. Peanut butter and jelly waffle sandwich

Peanut butter and waffles are kids favorite. Feeding them both by sandwiching jelly and peanut butter on waffle will make kids love it and will keep their tummy full as they multi-task all day around providing them with enough energy.

c. Fruit kabobs

It is one of the most colorful recipes and much fun to make. It could be the best way to feed kids with the best of fruits available while serving them with decorative platter. You could easily use grapes, banana, apple, tangerine and push each piece of fruit into wooden stick.

d. Mini Bow Ties with Bacon and Peas

Expecting kids to finish the plate of peas and carrots is next to impossible. However, one could indirectly feed them by making some exciting experiment and adding bacon to it. Almost every dish for a kid can become more exciting and there are high chances they will finish it up if bacon is involved. The favorite veggies can be easily converted into versatile pasta making it easier to feed kids with good quantity of nutrients.

e. Double-Chocolate Cereal Treats

Desserts are kids favorite but allowing them to consume plenty of cream, flavors, colors and sugar is not good for their health. The dessert can also be nutrient and satisfactory when it has a dose of whole grain goodness. Moreover, for added protein and fun flavor variations, one can replace half cup of the cereals with chopped toasted nuts which will improve the presentation, taste while keeping it healthy.

Undoubtedly, modern day parenting is really challenging but parent can get through it by playing smart and experimenting with their kid’s choice. The wife choice is a quintessential platform for the new parents as it covers all the aspects of parenting from toys to health and safety of kids.

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