Clean Eating Recipes for Kids that Everybody Loves
Kids are the most demanding crowd to cook for, as they usually love the same pretty unhealthy foods like chicken nuggets, burgers, pizza, and sweets. You can still prepare all of these foods for them with high-quality nutritional ingredients.
When you expose them to whole, unprocessed foods early in life, they will grow to like fresh, flavorful produce. Of course, a clean diet doesn’t mean excluding all of the “fun” foods; just scroll down for ideas! I listed some clean-eating recipes your kids will love – from burgers over pasta to pancakes!
Chicken and Veggie Quesadilla
Once again, whole grain tortilla is one ingredient to stuff your pantry with – you can make so many delish meals with it! This time it is in the role of a quesadilla, loaded with veggies, chicken, and cheese.
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Kid-Friendly Clean Eating Mini Pizzas
This is a superb last-minute idea for lunch your kids will love! I fancy the idea of using whole grain mini pitas instead of regular pizza crust, so you’re left just to garnish it with bell peppers, onion, tomatoes, black olives, and fresh mozzarella cheese.
Clean Eating Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins
These cupcakes are a beautiful fusion of blueberries, lemon, cinnamon, and coconut – these flavors are perfect together! The texture is flawless, as well, as the recipe calls for blend of oat and whole wheat flour.
Healthy Veggie Egg Muffins
If your kids refuse to eat a regular omelet, try out these egg muffins; they do the trick almost every time! Just whisk eggs with yellow onion, zucchini, bell pepper, arugula, and some cheese – and there you have it: breakfast loaded with proteins and fiber.
Chia Pudding – 6 Varieties
This terrific pudding has only three base ingredients: chia seeds, almond milk, and pure maple syrup. Check out the recipe for six topping varieties: carrot cake, chocolate peanut butter, lemon blueberry, PB&J, zucchini bread, and vanilla.
Healthy Baked Cinnamon Apples with Crumble
This is like a speed version of apple crumble, as you just need to cut the apples length-wise, carve the middle, and load them with old-fashioned oats, pecans, and spices. I love the combo here: nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger!
Clean Eating Burger
You can make or buy whole-meal burger buns; anything works! Make the burger patties with lean ground beef and layer them with fresh veggies: lettuce, red onion, and tomato. Everyone loves this!
Healthy Chicken Nuggets
Toddlers are the greatest fans of chicken nuggets! This is definitely a healthier variety, as it calls for all fine-quality ingredients – chicken tenderloins, tapioca starch, whole wheat flour, and panko breadcrumbs. P.S. They are even oven-baked!
Chicken Whole Wheat Veggie Wrap
This is a lazy dinner/lunch option, especially if you have some leftover chicken or any other lean protein. Just stuff a whole wheat tortilla with chicken, veggies, and garlic paste, and that’s it. Kids tend to love this!
Whole Wheat Pasta with Roasted Vegetables
Pasta with veggies is superb, but pasta with roasted vegetables is the taste rhapsody! This nutritious mixture involves Japanese eggplant, red bell pepper, broccoli, onion, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, Kalamata olives, and whole wheat penne -YUM!
Easy Green Smoothie Popsicles
Kids LOVE ice cream and popsicles, so here is one idea to make them incredibly nutritious, too! The base is whole milk or yogurt blended with spinach, banana, mango, and/or kiwi – it is super delish and refreshing.
Baked Apple Donuts
Yes, you can make some fantastic donuts without deep-frying them. This recipe calls for whole-wheat flour instead of the regular white variety, but the biggest change taste-wise is the addition of applesauce!
Pumpkin Pancakes for Kids
Pancakes for breakfast are non-negotiable, so I’m sharing this fabulous recipe your kids will adore. The base is cooked pumpkin with spelt flour, eggs, and some warm spices to round out these wintery flavors.
Dear creators, big thank you for sharing these kid-friendly recipes that are super nutritional at the same time!
