Getting enough greens, let alone vegetables, into your little one can be a giant task. So giant that sometimes it’s easier to just not give them the vegetables at all.
However, ensuring your child is getting a broad range of nutrients particularly from plant foods is a surefire way to give them the best shot at growing as a healthy and happy little Well Being which makes it difficult when they don’t want to eat what’s good for them.
The solution? Vegetables in disguise. These dressed up ‘sausage’ rolls are entirely sausage-free and loaded with kale and other veggies but, your little one doesn’t need to know much more other than that there’s pastry involved, it tastes like a sausage roll and that there will be tomato sauce for all.
If you’re going to serve your children one kind of green kale is the one to go for as its superfood status and nutritional benefit cannot be compared to much else. It is a dark, leafy green that has high amounts of vitamin A, C and fibre. Vitamins A and C help support immunity and the fibre will support a happy and healthy digestive system.
Kale also contains calcium, iron and potassium which are important nutrients for growth and development. As well as all of this, kale contains a number of impressive anti-oxidants that protect your child’s body from unavoidable free radical damage that occurs during day-to-day life.
Children who are fussy with their food will eat what tastes good and does not look too intimidating to manage. That is why creating nutritious foods based on what kids know and love is a good place to start. They will be happy to have it and you will be happy knowing you are looking after all their nutritional needs. They’ll thank you for it later!