Healthy Fun Foods for Kids

We feature a lot of recipes in this e-mail for all the

adults, but what if you're a healthy parent and want healthy kids too? Here's some classic and modern snack and meal ideas sure to keep your little ones healthy and happy!

1. Fruit Salad with Cinnamon Crackers
(No more chips and salsa!)
Round up your kids favorite fruits and favorite cinnamon cracker. Cut up fruit and mix up in bowl. Serve with cinnamon crackers.

2. Zucchini Muffins
(Chocolate what??)
Ingredients:
1 1/2 c. shredded zucchini (about 2 small)
2 c. whole-grain pancake or biscuit mix
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice
2 eggs
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. unsweetened applesauce
2 tsp. fresh lemon juice

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Line muffin pan with muffin cups.
3. Wash zucchini and chop off ends. Shred 1 1/2 cups with large holes of grater.
4. Wrap shredded zucchini in paper towels and squeeze to remove water.
5. In a large bowl, mix pancake mix with spices.
6. In an separate bowl, whisk together eggs, brown sugar, applesauce and lemon juice.
7. Fold the egg-sugar mix and zucchini into the pancake-spice mix. Do not overmix.
8. Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full with batter. Bake 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
9. Cool before serving!
Makes about a dozen muffins!

3. Ants on a Log
(Classic and fun)
Prepare fresh celery stalks by washing and cutting off white tips. Slice in half and spread with peanut butter. Hand off the raisins to your hungry kid and let them put the ants (raisins) on wherever they want!

Be sure to watch for the second part of this article next week!

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