2 Healthy Vegan Recipes for your pre-schooler

Are you a vegan? Do you want your children to eat the same way you do? Are you worried about the nutritional benefits of a vegan diet for kids? Relax! According to the caregivers of Day care Torrance CA, children can get all the necessary nutrients from a vegetarian diet.

But if you have a picky eater at home, you can try any of the below mentioned easy to cook, healthy vegan recipes which kids will find interesting.

  1. Spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce

Ingredients:

  • Spaghetti – 200gm
  • Finely chopped shallots – 2
  • Olive oil – 1 tbsp
  • Lemon zest – 1
  • Vinegar – 1 tbsp
  • Caster sugar – 2 tbsp
  • Diced tomato – 300 gm
  • Mozzarella – 125 gm
  • A handful of torn basil leaves

Method:

  • Follow the pack instruction and cook the pasta.
  • Add shallots, oil, lemon zest, vinegar, sugar, and tomatoes into a big mortar. 
  • Then add sea salt and bash everything together.
  • Drain the pasta and toss it with the mixture.
  • Add mozzarella and sprinkle basil leaves and serve immediately.

 

  1. Cauli cheese macaroni

 Ingredients:

  • Macaroni – 300 gm
  • Cauliflower, cut into florets – 1
  • Butter – 500 gm
  • Flour – 50 gm
  • Full fat milk – 600 ml
  • Extra mature cheddar, coarsely grated – 140 gm
  • Crushed garlic cloves – 2
  • Bread crumbs – 50 gms
  • Small bunch thyme

Method:

  • Preheat the grill to its highest setting and boil a large pan of water and cook the pasta in it for 4 minutes.
  • Add the cauliflower for a further 8 minutes and then drain the water. According to the chefs of Child Care Torrance, CA, you can reserve the water for later use.
  • Melt the butter and make a mixture with the flour.
  • Then slowly add milk and keep on stirring until it begins to thicken.
  • Let it cook for some time and then remove it from the heat.
  • Add cheese, the reserved cooking water, and seasoning to taste.
  • Tip the pasta and cauliflower into a casserole dish and stir through the cheese sauce.
  • Mix garlic, breadcrumbs, and thyme and scatter over the pasta.
  • Grill for 2 to 3 minutes until bubbling.

 

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