Simple Vegetarian Cooking for Children who hate vegetables

Simple Vegetarian Cooking for Children who hate

vegetables

Everyone knows that vegetable is a great food

that should be included in eveyday meal. However,

some children just do not appreciate the goodness

of vegetable enough to love them. It's a constant

fight between mums and children whenever it's

meal time.

In prepare vegetable dishes for the children, one

has to be very creative in the way of preparation.

The key is to make the vegetable tasty enough

for them or to camouflage them completely that

they didn't even know that they are eating

vegetables.

Here are some recipes of simple vegetable recipes

that is yummy and loved by everyone.

Hearty Vegetable Soup with pasta :

This soup is a good way for children to get all

the vitamins and minerals they need in vegetables.

Ingredients :

1 cup diced celery

1 cup diced carrots

1 cup diced pumpkin

1/2 cup peas

1/2 onion, diced

1 cup broth of your choice

1 cup tomoto juice

1/2 cup pasta

1 bay leaf

1/2 tsp finely chopped oregano

3 tsp olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Method :

cook onions and vegetables until tender in a

small saucepan. Cool and then puree the mixture.

Return to pot and add broth, bay leaf and tomato

juice and bring to simmer.

Cook for 20 mins and add oregano and season to

taste. Stir in cooked pasta to serve.

Veggie burgers is also another great dish that

are easy to prepare and love by children. Use

vegetables like potatoes, carrots, cabbage, onion

or any vegetable of choice. Mash vegetables after

softening them in pot, make into patties and add

in seaoning. Dip in egg and bread crumbs before

pan frying them.

Tempeh is another great meat replacement in

simple vegetarian cooking. Tempeh is made from

whole fermented soybeans. It is recommended that

it should be braised in a flavored liquid before

being cooked for at least one hour. After

braising, individuals can choose to douse it in

flour or cornmeal and fry it up adding sauce for

more flavors. Seitan or wheat gluten, can be an

excellent substitute for chicken products. Bean

products can also make excellent protein

substitutes in soups salads, stews and rice

dishes.

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