5 healthy junk food recipes for kids

Did I just say “Healthy Junk Food” ? Ofcourse I did!

Who doesnt like junk in the stomach? We all do, including the kids! If only we find ways to incorporate some nutrition in them , the kids wouldn’t mind giving them – what we think are junk foods

Heres how I dont mind giving junk food to my kid, and dont sweat too much over it! These are some wonderful recipes for kids, which they would love to eat.

Sweet Potato French Fries

Clean and peel sweet potatoes. Cut them into finger chips.

Heat oil. Fry till crisp. Season with salt

PS: you could bake them as well, but the kid at home doesnt care for baked fries! Baked fries would always be more healthy

Pav Bhaji

Homemade pav bhaji cannot be junk. U are the one who controls the amount of fats go into making it. Here is how we make at home, and the 3 year old loves it!

2 cups chopped vegetables ( carrots, potato, peas, cauliflower)

1 large tomato chopped

1 large onion chopped

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1 tsp coriander pwd

1/2  tsp cumin powder

2 tsp pav bhaji masala ( everest)

1/2 tsp kashmiri chilly powder – or more if you kid can tolerate heat

1 tsp butter

2 tbsp oil

Pressure cook the vegetables, with adequate water. Use a mashes and mash them up to almost a paste.

In a wok, take the oil, fry onions till transluscent pink

Add the ginger garlic paste, Sautee. Add tomatoes and fry till mush.

Add the masalas . Add the vegetable puree . Add a cup of water and cook on medium- low flame for 5-7 minutes.

Top the cook pav bhaji with 1 tsp butter and coriander for garnish

Serve with Pavs

Homemade pizza

Whole wheat pizza base ( If I dont make these at home I buy them only from Natures Basket)

Homemade pizza sauce.

Vegetable topping of the kids choice

Mozzarella cheese

Homemade Pizza sauce. 

This is an easy peasy recipe from NickJr

Basic Pizza Sauce Recipe 

Preheat the oven to 220 deg c

Assemble your pizza- The kid does this for me!

Bake for 10 minutes

Pasta with sauteed veggies

Cut veggies to bite size pieces.

Boil pasta as per packet instructions. Always use Durum wheat pasta

in a wok take a tsp or 2 of  olive oil

add the veggies . Cover and cook them for 4-5 minutes.

Add italian seasoning to taste. Salt to taste

Toss in the pasta.

You could also use arrabiata sauce or marinara if your kid likes

Palak Puris

Blanch Palak leaves for 10 minutes (use 1/2 cup palak)

Puree these

Make a dough of 1 1/2 cup flour , the puree, salt and required water

Use this as regular puri dough and make puris

You could also add cumin and chilly powder for the added zing!

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