Kids love healthy food -- at my house anyway
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We are certifiable health food freaks and have been since long before we had a child. One of my husband's biggest concerns about being a healthy eating household was that none of our son's friends would ever want to eat over and subject themselves to vegetables and such.Well, now that our little guy is three, we've been having some of his friends for dinner. How did it go, you ask? Here are two cases in point.
Our next door neighbor's six-year-old plays here almost every day after school and has recently begun to eat dinner here about once a week. She now asks every day what we are having for dinner because she has her favorites:
- taco salad made with homemade taco seasoning
- Applegate Farms hot dogs and Trader Joe's Organic Baked Beans and salad
- brown rice pasta with homemade red sauce, spinach, chicken sausage and zucchini chunks
- organic chicken burgers with avocado and salad
We also had a dinner and movie night here with seven kids, ranging from age three to age six. This was back in February, and the kids are still talking about the best hot dogs they have ever had (the Applegate Farms ones again). We also served oven-baked sweet potato and regular potato fries and raw veggies. For dessert, we served fresh fruit and homemade zucchini chocolate chip cookies. Mothers whose children never eat at home were surprised that they cleaned their plates for us.
So, never fear, if you eat healthy, be proud, stand tall and serve your best food to visiting kids. Chances are, they will love it.
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