My kids don't like vegetable sidedishes, they don't look forward to salad and salmon night. I want to get these veggies into them so they can benifit from all the nutriets. After reading through the cookbook Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld I got a few ideas. These ideas folded right into what we are already doing, so it was super easy.
IDEA #1
Add some pureed beets to your pasta sauce, same red color masked in the Italian seasonings.Nutrients in
Beets
1.00 cup raw (136.00 grams)
Beets
1.00 cup raw (136.00 grams)
Nutrient%Daily Value
folate37%
manganese22.5%
fiber15.2%
potassium12.6%
vitamin C11.1%
tryptophan9.3%
magnesium7.8%
iron6%
phosphorus5.4%
copper5%
Calories (58)3%
CLICK HERE to visit the site I got the nutritional information from for all the veggies.
CLICK HERE to visit another post I did about uses for beet puree.
IDEA #2
Add some pureed sweet potatoes into pancakes, pumpkin or banana bread muffins, oatmeal cookies or cake recipes. Simply decrease the oil/fat a little and add about 1/2 cup puree. CLICK HERE to get some fun school pages about the sweet potato.
Nutrients in
Sweet Potato
1.00 cup baked (114.00 grams)
Sweet Potato
1.00 cup baked (114.00 grams)
Nutrient%Daily Value
vitamin A438.1%
vitamin C37.2%
manganese28.4%
vitamin B616.5%
tryptophan15.6%
potassium15.4%
fiber15%
vitamin B510.1%
copper9%
vitamin B38.5%
Calories (102)5%
CLICK HERE for a post I did on pumpkin pie, you can easily make it into a sweet potato pie.
CLICK HERE for a post on almond muffins that you can easily add sweet potato puree to.
CLICK HERE for a SUPER GREAT sweet potato cookie recipe.
Remember you can throw all sorts of vegetables into smoothies. Sky is the limit, or I should say your sense of taste is the limit. Happy baking.