A Happier Meal For Kids
While McDonald’s may be cleaning up their act when it comes to offering healthier options for their happy meals – including reducing the portion of fries and replacing it with apple slices – you can still offer your kids a more nutritionally balanced option at home when the craving hits.
55%
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The Great Fake
Go meatless for a night without your kids even knowing. Boca Chik’n Nuggets are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Better yet, they’re made from soy with 14 grams of protein and 55% less fat than regular chicken nuggets. Don’t forget the barbeque sauce for dipping! We like Annie’s Naturals Organic Original Recipe BBQ sauce. It’s gluten free and doesn’t contain high fructose corn syrup.
How Sweet It Is
It’s criminal to eat nuggets without a side of fries. It’s like chips and salsa, steak and potatoes, or pancakes and syrup. Thanks to this recipe from Weelicious, you can quickly cook sweet potato fries loaded with dietary fiber, and vitamins A and C for your gang. You can even prep the potatoes and store them in the freezer for a later date.
Bite-sized Sunshine
We don’t know about you, but we’ve got a sweet tooth the size of Mt. Rushmore. Good thing Little Ducks Organics Tiny Fruits are made from 100% organic, freeze-dried fruit with no added sugar so we can indulge along with our tots. We love the tangy, sweet snap of the Strawberry Mango flavor and that 1% of revenues go to 1% for humanity.
Wash It Down
When Amy Guerrieri got fed up by high calorie, nutritionally lame kids drinks, she teamed up with a registered dietitian and developed Rockin Water. It’s the children’s version of Vitamin Water with only 50 calories per bottle, three grams of fiber, 10 essential vitamins and minerals, plus antioxidants. We like that there are no artificial ingredients and that it appeals to young taste buds with a bit of pure cane sugar and all-natural Stevia. It comes in apple, cherry, grape and orange flavors and for every bottle they sell, Rockin Water donates two cents to their non-profit arm Rockin Appalachian Mom Project.
What ways do you make your child's meals healthier?