Are you working from home and need to cook something new for your child every day?
Kids look forward to the food that is inviting and gives them a dose of energy boost that is required to carry on with playtime and studies. Plain milk, biscuits or ready foods from the market might fail to satiate the nutritional demand of the hour.
Here are a few snacks that are healthy and give a nutritional boost for the rest of the day until the comforting dinner is served. Make a combination of these evening snack recipes and serve these healthy evening snacks to provide the extra oomph for your kids to play and study!
Variety Sandwiches
Sandwiches are a great way to include protein, vegetables and lots of good things into a kid’s diet. The things you can fill into a sandwich are in plenty - from paneer, cheese, eggs, chicken, vegetables like beetroot, spinach, corn, broccoli and even pulses such as rajma, moong sprouts all in the form of cutlets. Make healthy cutlets, place them in between a sandwich, add some cheese and vegetables and grill them on a tawa, and you have great snack recipes for kids.
Frankies or Rolls
Children love rolls because it is easy to hold in one hand, and they can play with the other. The best part of frankie/ rolls are that they can be packed into a lunch box, for a picnic and even makes a simple, quick and wholesome dinner.
Stock batter in the fridge
Keep some dosa batter at home, so that making idli, dhokla or even dosa and uttapam becomes super easy. In addition, the cutlets can be had as it is or even put into a frankie or a sandwich and served to the kids.
Smoothies & Milkshakes
Smoothies and milkshakes are great ways to include different types of fruits which are in season. In addition, smoothies are a great way to include dry fruits like figs, dates, raisins, almonds and walnuts into their diet. Simply beat in the fresh fruit, dry fruit and also optionally add in some cocoa powder or coffee powder to make the smoothie delicious.
Energy Bars
Energy bars and ladoos are great snack recipes for kids. It is a fantastic way to include dry fruits and nuts in a tasty way. These energy bars and ladoos, fill up the stomach, give the kids nutrition and also immense energy for their body and brains. Each week you can make one variety of these energy bar recipe or a ladoo recipe and stock them in the refrigerator.
