7 Interesting Healthy Recipes for Kids
Imagine that it is between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., your child is back from school and the many extracurricular activities and is hungry. While you want to keep them full until dinner, stop and think for a minute before grabbing that well-wrapped snack off the counter. Are you sure you want to give your child an artificial food snack with additives? Certainly not!
Wouldn't it be great if you could come up with some quick and interesting recipes for your kids to make, while still being assured that you are giving them something they love to eat and yet be nutritious?
The simple solution is - stir in almonds!
These nuts are not only a great snack option, but are also convenient and provide a host of nutrients like vitamin E, riboflavin, fiber, protein, and many more. In other words, almonds are a healthy alternative to a variety of unhealthy, readily available snacks. Plus, since these nuts are tasty and crunchy, they can also satisfy your child's sensory cravings.
Here are some super delicious yet nutritious recipes you could try for your kids:
Badam custard
Custard has always been a favorite of little humans. With the addition of almonds, you can add it to the list of healthy snack recipes for kids!
2 servings
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
Almonds (roasted) - 200g
Milk -500ml
Sugar -100g
Egg yolk - 6no
Vanilla essence - 3 ml
Corn flour - 25g
Method
Blanch the almonds and make a smooth paste, keep aside. Mix the egg yolk and corn flour in a bowl, set aside.
Boil the sugar and milk. Then add a little hot milk to the egg yolks and whisk, set aside. Simmer the milk, add the tempered egg yolk mixture and cook for 5 min.
Continue to stir and pour in the almond paste and put in the refrigerator. Serve cold.
Nutrient Analysis
Calories
2530
Protein
76.8 grams
Total fat
174.7 grams
Saturated
28.6 grams
Monounsaturated
81.2 grams
Polyunsaturated
29.3 grams
Carbohydrates
163 grams
Fiber
21.4 grams
Cholesterol
1674 mg
Sodium
138.2 mg
Calcium
1216 mg
Magnesium
805.4 mg
Potassium
2255 mg
Vitamin E
53.1 mg
Almond biscuits
This quick and easy recipe not only gives you delicious cookies, but will leave your kids wanting for more.
2 servings
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
Flour - 1kg
Baking powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Lemon zest -2 tablespoons
Salt - a pinch
Butter (unsalted) -700 g
Powdered sugar - 300 g
Almonds (finely crushed) - 200g
Method
Mix the cream, butter and icing sugar well. Stir in all the dry ingredients.
Shape it into small balls and roll it in crushed almonds.
On a greased baking sheet, bake the cookies at 170 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes. To serve.
Nutrient Analysis
Calories
11093
Protein
151.6 grams
Total fat
693.8 grams
Saturated
252.2 grams
Monounsaturated
179.7 grams
Polyunsaturated
44.7 grams
Carbohydrates
1060 grams
Fiber
24 grams
Cholesterol
756 mg
Sodium
822 mg
Calcium
690 mg
Magnesium
1286 mg
Potassium
2700 mg
Vitamin E
49.8 mg
Badam Elaichi Shake
This is one of the easy recipes to make that gives you a lot of goodness from ingredients like elaichi, badam, honey, and cardamom.
2 servings
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
Milk - 3 cups
Almonds (peeled and chopped) - 1/2 cup
Honey - 1tbl spn
Cardamom powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Saffron - 5 strands.
Vanilla ice cream - 2 scoops (optional)
Method
Combine all the ingredients and mix in a blender. Froth and serve chilled, garnished with almond flakes.
Nutrient Analysis
Calories
1216
Protein
38.8 grams
Total fat
82.8 grams
Saturated
22.7 grams
Monounsaturated
35.6 grams
Polyunsaturated
7.5 grams
Carbohydrates
78.1 grams
Fiber
1.25 grams
Cholesterol
108.4 mg
Sodium
317 mg
Calcium
1062 mg
Magnesium
355.9 mg
Potassium
1447 mg
Vitamin E
13.1 mg
Paneer Badam Ka Cheela
This Indian recipe, which almost every Indian household is familiar with, can be a great snack recipe for kids to snack on at mid-meal.
4 people
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
Besan - 2 cups
Baking powder - 1 / 4th tbsp
Salt - ½ teaspoon
Ajwain - 1 / 4th ct
Red chilli powder - ½ teaspoon
Oil - 3 tbsp
For the stuffing
Paneer (crushed) - ½ cup
Badam (chopped) - 1/4 cup
Roasted jeera - 1 teaspoon
Salt - ½ teaspoon
Fresh green chop - 1 no
Ginger chop - 2 teaspoons
Green coriander chop - 1 tbsp
Method
Prepare a thick paste with besan, salt, ajwain, red chilli powder, baking powder and water. Set aside.
Mix all the ingredients for the stuffing well.
Heat a non-stick pan and sprinkle a little oil on it. Pour a little dough and spread it thinly. Cook on one side then turn gently. Flash on this side and flip immediately.
Now pour the stuffing and place it in the center horizontally. Fold the cheela like a dosa or a cigar.
Remove and serve hot.
Nutrient Analysis
Calories
1966
Protein
83.9 grams
Total fat
99.5 grams
Saturated
3.7 grams
Monounsaturated
13.7 grams
Polyunsaturated
10.9 grams
Carbohydrates
184.2 grams
Fiber
6.7 g
Cholesterol
4.2
Sodium
263.4 mg
Calcium
410 mg
Magnesium
462.9 mg
Potassium
2470 mg
Vitamin E
8.6 mg
Uttapam Pizza with Grilled Almonds and Tomatoes
A Western twist to a popular South Indian recipe can be all the excitement your kids can ask for, before or after their play time.
Serves: 1 person
Preparation time: 8-10 minutes
Cooking time: 12-15 minutes
Ingredients:
Uttapam paste - 75 ml
Almonds, halved (unpeeled) - 15 g
Seeded and chopped tomato - 10 g
Chopped onion - 10 g
Chopped ginger - 2 g
Chopped cilantro - 2 g
Pizza sauce - 5 g
Grated Parmesan cheese - 3 g
Salt - to taste
Refined oil - 5 ml
Method
Pour the uttapam paste in the center of a heated non-stick skillet. Sprinkle evenly over chopped tomato, onion, ginger and cilantro. Turn the uttapam upside down to cook it from the top for about a minute. Then turn it over and spread the pizza sauce. Add the almond halves and turn it over again.
Then remove them from the pan and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese. Cut it into 4 pieces like a pizza. Serve hot.
Nutrient Analysis
Calories
393
Protein
12 grams
Total fat
14.7 grams
Saturated
1.6 g
Monounsaturated
6.2 g
Polyunsaturated
5.1 grams
Carbohydrates
56.5 grams
Fiber
0.5 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
967 mg
Calcium
76 mg
Magnesium
63 mg
Potassium
252 mg
Vitamin E
3.9 mg
Badam ki Kheer
This popular desert accompanies most Indian home cooking during festivals. However, since it is prepared so rarely, children like it much more.
Don't hesitate to make your kids happy every now and then by whipping some kheeron regular days.
4 people
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
Desi ghee - 2 tbsp
Almonds - 1 cup
Powdered green cardamom - 1/2 teaspoon
Rice - 3 tbsp
Milk - 1lt
Raisins - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 150 g
Almond slivers - 1 & 1 / 2tblspn
Method
Soak the rice for half an hour. Soak the raisins in water for 15 minutes. Blanch the almonds, remove the skin and grind them into a paste, adding little water.
Heat a pan and add desi ghee. Now, lightly brown the marzipan over low heat for 1 minute. Add milk and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and add the rice. Cook for 15 minutes or until the rice cooks too much and thickens the kheer. Add the sugar and raisins. Garnish with almond slices.
Nutrient Analysis
Calories
3000
Protein
70.6 grams
Total fat
169.4 grams
Saturated
34 grams
Monounsaturated
52.3 grams
Polyunsaturated
16.7 grams
Carbohydrates
298.7 grams
Fiber
3.5 grams
Cholesterol
99 mg
Sodium
173.3 mg
Calcium
1748 mg
Magnesium
778.9 mg
Potassium
2847 mg
Vitamin E
31.9 mg
Almond and soy milk smoothie
A healthy recipe to serve your children, at any time of the day, a glass of this smoothie can give them the benefits of soy milk and almonds which can provide essential nutrients such as protein, calcium and many vitamins and minerals.
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: no cooking time
Ingredients:
Almond flakes - 100 g
Soy milk - 750 ml
Honey - 150 g
Whole almonds - 350 g
Banana - 200 g
Method:
In a mixing jar, take whole almonds without the skin, add soy milk, honey and banana to them. Mix it up and garnish with flakes of toasted almonds.
Point: Add berry flavor as available to enhance flavor.
Nutrient Analysis
Calories
3588
Protein
122 grams
Total fat
240.6 g
Saturated
17.4 g
Monounsaturated
144 grams
Polyunsaturated
56.6 g
Carbohydrates
267.6 g
Fiber
40.8 grams
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
440.7 mg
Calcium
2154 mg
Magnesium
1407.6 mg
Potassium
4351 mg
Vitamin E
118.5 mg