Kid Friendly Chocolate
While there is little doubt that chocolate tastes great and makes a terrific treat, it should not be eaten as though it were the main course and a little goes a long way in relieving that sweet tooth. Finding kid friendly recipes that limit the amount of sugar and fat your child consumes is the best way to teach them portion control and have them grow up making healthier food choices. While there are low fat sugar free versions, they contain artificial sweeteners that are made from various chemicals.
Artificial sweeteners are not considered healthy for children or adults and these sweeteners have caused some allergic reactions in children. Therefore, it is better to give you child real sugar in small doses than resort to artificial sweeteners that may be even less healthy for them in the long run. The best kid friendly recipes are those that have healthy main ingredients and include a small bit of their favourite treat to add flavor. Here is a simple recipe that you can make anytime or serve as a light dessert when grilling outside during the summer.
Take two pineapple rings and grill on an outside grill or your pancake grill. Another great sweet treat for your child is to take a cup of low fat milk, pour it into an ice tray and freeze it overnight. Then place the frozen milk into the blender add 1 teaspoon of sugar and blend to ice cream consistency.
Pour into two dessert dishes and top with 1/2 teaspoon cocoa per serving. As you can see, these kid friendly treats use the cocoa as flavoring not as the main ingredient, allowing them to enjoy the taste without being fed large amounts of fats or sugar. Children who grow up eating this way are more likely to continue using fats and sugars in limited amounts when they grow into adulthood. This allows you to give your child special sweet treats while still ensuring they are eating healthy.
You also need to keep in mind that children learn by example, so you want to limit your choices of sweets and sugars as well so your child views eating healthy as normal. He is a teacher, author and personal motivational coach. Please Register or Login to post new comment.
That stack of pancakes looks delicious. It would go great with my favorite breakfast food - bacon! Thanks for sharing your recipe. I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I hope your little one loves it too! Thanks for the comment! Will try this for my 4.5 year-old! Thanks for the recipe! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I've made these many times now since that first time and have loved them every time.
Thank you for the wonderful comment! What a great recipe. I need to try this out. I was surprised how adding the different ingredients could change the flavor so much. You're really going to enjoy them! Oh, these look so delicious! I will have to make them when my grands are up. I do too, especially for dinner! Thank you for sharing the recipe.
I'm so glad you enjoyed this recipe Tutta! Just know that anything I make with carbs can be made with the wheat substitute. OoOo, wheat pancakes sound yummy and healthy! As healthy as pancakes can be soaked in maple syrup! I'm totally sending this recipe over to the hubby to make me for Mother's Day!
Oh yeah. The little one I was making them for wanted different shapes each time, but no toppings. I'm a big filling person. I like chocolate chips sometimes, pears sometimes, and even apples. My husband is all about the toppings. He loves lots of butter, syrup, and sometimes even peaches. Pancakes give so much opportunity for creative minds. I think this is the main reason for their popularity. At first look at toppings I thought: 'What about toppings we use,
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