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Department of Health
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Albany, NY 12202
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Phone: (518) 447-4580
Fax: (518) 447-4698

 
James B. Crucetti, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner

James B. Crucetti, M.D., M.P.H.
Commissioner

 

Kids: Growing Healthy, Growing Strong!

Delicious, Fun and Nutritious Recipes

We've gathered together a collection of recipes that kids love to eat. Some of these recipes can be made by kids with varying amounts of adult supervision. Others are really meant for adults to make and kids to enjoy. Use your judgment.

Better Bars

A delicious version of kid-friendly hermit bars.

 
Breakfast Burrito

A delicious, satisfying breakfast or afternoon snack for teens on the run!

 
Dilly Dip

It's a really dilly of a veggie dip. Great with baked chips too!

 
Egg-less Salad

Great alternative sandwich filling. Kids love this one.

 
Field of Greens Pizza

Delicious cold snack. Younger kids love helping to decorate this "pizza" to look like a miniature vegetable garden.

 
Fruit Smoothies

Use your favorite fruit -- endless flavor options for a great on-the-go breakfast or snack!

 
Giant Sea Snails

No snails were harmed in developing this recipe. However, pasta shells had better watch out!

 
Glaciers

Pear-fectly delicious!

 
Marinated Black Bean Salad

A delicious and zesty side dish that's a favorite of both kids and grownups.

 
Pineapple-Banana Milkshake

It's like a luau in a glass!

 
Shell Pasta Salad with Veggies

A great light lunch in the warm weather. If you pack this in a lunch box, be sure to include an ice pack or frozen juice box to keep the salad fresh.

 
Stone Soup

That satisfying winter favorite made from nothing but a stone. Honest.

 
Super Spaghetti Sauce

Not so much a recipe as a clever modification of your favorite sauce. If you can't get them to each their veggies, this is guaranteed to help.

 
Sweet Potato 'French Fries'

Crispy, sweet, oven-baked and full of vitamin A. Need we say more?

 
The Big Banana Wrap-Up

The perfect snack before an afternoon of monkeying around.

 
Twice-Baked Potatoes

Super mashed potatoes!

 
Vegetable Chili

Delicious any season of the year. Cools you down in the summer and warms you up in the winter.

 
Vegetable Lasagna

Try substituting other vegetables that your family likes. The variations are endless.

 
Veggie Wraps

Make a different one each time. These can be messy -- try not to have too much fun eating them!

 
Yogurt Fruit Whirl

Another twist on the fruit smoothie -- rich, delicious, satisfying. (It might even turn your tongue purple!)

 
Yummy Veggie Pizza

It's pizza... what else do you need to know?

 
 
     

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