Holiday food for kids

holiday food for kids

Depending on where you are, it’s school holiday time which means there’s constantly hungry mouths to feed

So how do you have healthy holiday food for the kids and still have fun treats?

I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that homemade is the best option. This way you know exactly what’s in the food, especially if you have extra mouths to feed. So many children have food allergies these days and react to preservatives, colourings and sugar.

Kids love bite sized food that they can eat with their hands. Try my low-fat Sausage Rolls (Book 2), Mini Quiches (Book 4), Mexican Meatballs (Book 1), Chicken Bites (Book 3), Mini Pizza Breads and Potato Wedges (Book 4) to name but a few. I also have a Party Food section in Book 4 that will help.

Many of my recipes can be made ahead and frozen. Encourage the kids to get into the kitchen and help with the cooking. They say variety is the spice of life and it’s no different with kids food, keep it interesting and they’ll look forward to meal times.

Here are more healthy holiday food suggestions:

Lunches

  • Pizzas made on Lebanese bread. These are delicious and much cheaper and healthier than the bought variety. Kids love ham, cheese and pineapple. Let them add their own toppings.
  • Sushi is popular with kids. Slice it up for littler kids to make it easier for them to handle.
  • Salad wraps are great. Cut them into small sizes so they can eat them easily.

Snacks

  • Kids love dips. Avoid ones that are high in salt and fat and serve with rice crackers or carrot/celery sticks, snow peas or cucumber
  • Corn on the cob. Leave the husk on and microwave on high for 3-4 minutes for a delicious treat, no butter required.
  • Homemade popcorn is always a winner.
  • Pre-packaged options such as cheese sticks or snack sized Vege Chips are an occasional treat.

Something sweet

  • Fresh fruit with a yoghurt dipping sauce is a welcome sweet treat. Think grapes, strawberries, small dices of melons, apple or whatever is in season.
  • Small boxes of sultanas or Be Natural muesli bars.
  • Check out the baking section in my cookbooks.

It’s how we sell ‘healthy’ to our kids. I was in the supermarket recently and heard a mother ask her little girl who was sitting in the trolley “would you like a lolly?” The little girl answered with a very excited “yes please.” The mum reached into her bag and handed her a dried apricot. “Yum” said the little girl. Make healthy the hero!


Want more tips? Read my Healthy food for kids article


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