Oba Hortifruti nutritionist, Renata Guirau, gives advice on pairings to appeal to and satisfy children’s palates and maintain a healthy diet
TO vacation they have arrived and, with them, a new challenge: keeping children on a healthy eating routine. Oba Hortifruti nutritionist, Renata Guirau, teaches how to innovate the menu with combinations that attract and satisfy the child’s palate. But she also has a message for adults.
“Kids will always admire the nutrition of their parents or those around them. So, if adults eat well, make the right choices and lead by example, it will be easier for the little ones to continue eating healthy even on vacation.” .
The ideal is to keep the main meals within the healthy routine, because spending the entire holiday period with a bad diet can be very harmful to your health. Offer fresh food, including vegetables in main meals e fruit it is important in snacks and contributes to a balanced diet for the child.
Renata also warns that the heat is usually intense at this time of year, so you should pay special attention to hydration. “Offering water throughout the day is very important. Natural and preferably no-sugar-added fruit juices are also good options,” she says.
The nutritionist teaches four easy-to-make recipes that will bring more joy and flavor to children’s parties. Check it out below:
Orange cake with brazil nuts
Ingredients:
- 1 teacup of wheat flour
- 1 teacup of oatmeal
- 3 eggs
- 250ml of orange juice
- Peel the zest of 1 orange
- ½ cup chopped Brazil nuts
- ½ cup chopped pitted dates
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder
Method of preparation:
Blend everything in the blender, except the orange zest, beating the liquids first and adding the flour a little at a time. Preheat the oven to 180º and grease a mold with butter and flour. Accommodate the dough and finish with the orange zest. Cook for about 30 minutes.
homemade croquettes
Ingredients:
- 500 g of chicken breast
- ½ grated onion
- 2 crushed garlic cloves
- 1 cup chopped green chives
- ½ cup oatmeal tea
- salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup nutritional yeast or grated Parmesan
Method of preparation:
In a pan, heat the oil and brown the garlic and onion. Cut the chicken breast into cubes. In the food processor combine the already browned garlic and onion, the chicken cubes, the green odor and the salt. Knead to form a mouldable dough. If necessary, gradually add the oatmeal until a kibble can be formed. Form balls and bread them, dipping them first in the egg and then in the nutritional yeast. Take it to the oven to bake in a greased form with olive oil until they are golden brown.
layered popsicle
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of kiwi pulp tea
- 1 cup of strawberry puree
- 1 teacup of mango pulp
- Popsicle molds or disposable cups and ice cream sticks
Method of preparation:
To make fruit pulp, beat the fruit in a blender or mixer with as little water as possible.
To assemble the popsicle, make layers, first putting the kiwi pulp and then leaving it in the freezer for an hour. Add the strawberry pulp and put it back in the freezer for another hour. Complete with the mango pulp and leave in the freezer for another six hours before serving.
Pumpkin bread
Ingredients:
- 2 cups cooked and mashed squash
- 1/3 of a tea cup of olive oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
- ½ cup of milk
- 1 teaspoon of rosemary
- 1 sachet (10g) of instant dry yeast
- 2 teacups of wheat flour
Method of preparation:
Blend in a blender until you obtain a cream: the cooked pumpkin, the oil, the egg, the milk, the sugar, the salt, the rosemary. Add half the flour and beat again. Hydrate the yeast with two tablespoons of warm milk and set aside. Pour the blender dough into a bowl and add the remaining flour and hydrated yeast in the milk. Shake well. Join a shape and let the bread rest and rise for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180° for 10 minutes and cook for 30-40 minutes in the preheated oven until the surface is golden and passes the toothpick test.
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