Feeding kids healthy food can be a challenge! Here is a list of our family recipes that we all love! From snacks to dinners, here are some recipes you might like to try with your family! Don’t underestimate the yumminess of some of these recipes! I try to find healthier options where I can and have trialed and tested these with the kids and they just luuuuuuurve them!
Looking for some Healthy Kid Friendly Favs?
I have a whole folder full of our favourite family recipes and here are some of them! You can start collecting your own family favourites too whether it be using a paper collection like mine DOWNLOAD FREE PRINTABLE HERE or I also have a Pinterest board which I have saved, printed and added to the collection!
Mmm Yummy 5 Ingredient Banana Pancakes
These are so easy to make and are so absolutely scrummy! My kids love to make pancakes on a Saturday morning and these are an absolute hit and don’t have all the sugar like usual pancakes do!
Chickpea Cookies
These are sooooo yum and are one of my kids favourite snacks. Also with no sugar added! And they get gobbled up pretty quickly!
Nut-free Bliss Balls
These are super easy to make and not only do the kids love them but they are nut free which means I can put them in their lunch boxes for school and they won’t kill anyone!
Vegetarian Lentil Lasagne
This is one of the best recipes I have for sneaking veges into my kids bellies!!! The lentils are a great substitute for mince and the kids don’t even notice!
Hidden Vege Macaroni Cheese
Yum, this is so delicious and the kids have no idea they’re eating veg! Check it out!
Spaghetti Bolognese
This is my kids FAV! They love spaghetti Bolognese more so because we call it worms in the mud! Sometimes when I need to make the lazy version I just use tomato pasta sauce tins. I always grate carrot and zucchini into the pasta sauce and then add some chopped spinach in too. And, sometimes I bulk up the mince with a tin of brown lentils! The kids never know the difference!
Cauliflower Tots
Cauliflower is such an under rated vegetable! There are so many things to make out of cauliflower! Simply crumbing some cauliflower florets and baking them in the oven is super delicious!!
Crispy Kale Chips
Okay, okay, stop right there! Even you probably think that these are just a trick! But these kale chips are so easy to make and they are super YUM! A great snack for anyone, and super easy!
Vegemite and cheese scrolls
These are super easy to make and if you can’t be bothered making the dough you can simply use pastry sheets. I chop spinach really fine and mix it with vegemite before I spread it on the pastry. Cover it with tasty cheese, roll it, bake it and they are super yum and again the kids do not know!
Tacos
My kids love the idea that they get to eat their plate! And just as I encourage them to eat the rainbow with wraps I do the same with these! They love sour cream and guacamole too!
Kid friendly Guacamole
Yum, with Tacos, nachos or wraps! I like to cut pita breads into triangles, bake them with a little olive oil and the kids dip them into their guacamole!
Carrots with Peanut Butter
A teaspoon of peanut butter on a slice of carrot is delicious!
Zucchini Slice
A friend brought this one camping and shared it around and the kids were the ones who ate most if it!
Paleo Chocolate Mug Cake
This is our go-to after dinner sweet craving easy-to-make dessert!
Kiwi Bacon and Egg Pie– No arguments with this one!
Kiwis are famous for pies! I love making bacon and egg pie but there are very polarising views as to whether or not one should beat the egg or simply crack it into the pie. So, I do both!
I line a baking tin with pastry, fill the bottom with whisked eggs and milk and tasty cheese! Add a layer of bacon and then crack whole eggs on top.
I then cover the eggs with another layer of bacon, salt and pepper on the top, and a layer of grated tasty cheese before I cover the top with pastry! This one wins with both tastes!
I often add cayenne pepper to the scrambled egg mixture if it is for adults. Or I add mixed veges in too.
Popcorn Chicken
Homemade popcorn chicken is so yum! Always a winner in our house and they can be adapted to fit meals. You can have them as a snack, or on the side.