Cooking for Kids

Tonight I made monkey Mickey Mouse Pizza. I totally cheated and used a box mix for pizza crust (pressed for time) but check back next week, and I will have a whole wheat recipe for you!

It's pretty simple, just roll out your dough and use a small biscuit cutter for the ears. You could use anything small and circular. I used a cup for the face.

Press the ears into the face and viola! A cute little Mickey Mouse pizza!

She was so excited! It made me a little sad to have to cut it up, lol :(

I also made "fried" green beans by sauteing green beens in italian bread crumbs and EVOO Spray. Not totally healthy, but also, not fried. It fooled her, and she hates green beans! (I tried them and they were very yummy!)

Healthy Comfort Food?

Mmm.. Mashed potatoes with cheese, sour cream and fried chicken. Sounds great, doesn't it? How about if I told you there was a way to make it and it was actually healthy? Even better, right? Well, you're gonna think I'm crazy, but please keep reading :)

I kept hearing that you could make "mock" mashed potatoes by mashing up steamed cauliflower and chesse. (Did I lose you, yet? lol) Lots of ladies swear by it, so I decided to give it a go.

And, yep thats good ole' plain yogurt you see. It tastes just like sour cream! My version of fried chicken was a cut-up Boca meatless chicken patty. So, so delicious. (And cheap!!) My body felt like it was cheating big time!

It was a crazy evening, so no finished pic, but if its any conciliation and you still don't think it would work, my (very picky) 18 month old gobbled it up!

I might add that when you "mash" your cauliflower, you will literally have to mash it to death ;)