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.