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Black Bean Quesadillas Black Bean Veggie Burgers Fried Tofu Hummus Refried Beans Spinach Tofu Calzones Spinach Tofu Quiche Tofu Burgers Tofu Scramble Tofu Sloppy Joes Back to Kid Friendly Recipe Index

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Applesauce Pancakes (gluten free vegan) Basic Oatmeal Breakfast Cookie Recipe Breakfast Smoothie Buttermilk Pancakes Sarah's Excellent Granola Tofu Scramble Back to Kid Friendly Recipe Index

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Apple Crisp Apple Crumble Tarts Applesauce Applesauce Cake (vegan low-fat) Butterscotch Brownies (vegan/vegetarian) Chocolate Brownies (vegan/vegetarian) Chocolate Cupcakes Coconut Fruit Popsicles Gingerbread Men Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Strawberry Shortcake Sugar Cookies (vegetarian) Back to Kid Friendly Recipe Index

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Bean Burritos Black Bean Quesadillas Black Bean Veggie Burgers Grilled Cheese Sandwich Lentil Burgers Tofu Burgers Walnut Quesadillas White Bean Patties Back to Kid Friendly Recipe Index

Pasta & Grains

Basic Pasta Basic Rice Pasta e Fagioli (pasta and bean) Soup Pasta Salad (lacto-veg or vegan) Pasta, Tofu & Veggies Simple Fried Rice Back to Kid Friendly Recipe Index

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Basil Pine Nut Pesto Hummus Refried Beans Simplest Guacamole Sour Cream Dip Tomato Basil Sauce Back to Kid Friendly Recipe Index

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Basic Green Salad Broccoli and Cheese Sauce Baked Butternut Squash Basic Steamed Vegetables Butternut Squash Cream Soup Carrot Apple Walnut Salad Corn On The Cob Fruit Salad Home Fried Potatoes Mashed Potatoes (lacto-veg or vegan) Pasta Salad (lacto-veg or vegan) Potato Leek Soup Roasted Rosemary Garlic Potatoes Spinach Vegetarian Lasagna Vegetable Stir Fry Vegetarian Chili Back to Kid Friendly Recipe Index

How to Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy and Love It

Most children have a list of un-favorite foods, and vegetables are high on the list, even for vegetarian or vegan kids. But for most parents, children eating healthy means kids eating vegetables. How do you reconcile those opposing points of view?

For help winning the vegetable wars, read tips from veteran veggie Moms Sarah Kingsbury and Cathe Olson.

While your kids are young, resign yourself to eating mostly kid friendly food, and leave the steamed asparagus, curried chick peas and chutney for when the kids are out.

To an adult, some of these recipes may be carb heavy & high cal, but children need carbs for energy, and healthy fats to develop their brains. Kids are 10 times more active than adults (hopefully), plus they're growing, so they also need lots of protein, vitamins, and minerals too.

Pack the most nutrition you can get away with into the foods that your vegetarian or vegan children will actually eat, and make sure they're taking a nutritional supplement.

Younger kids like simple foods best. They want to identify and easily separate the components of their meals, and no surprises. Until around age 10, my grandkids would always eat their tofu burgers separated into parts on their plates. Plain oatmeal was preferred to oatmeal with raisins, and they didn't want milk and sugar mixed in. They would eat baked squash, but forget pumpkin pie!

A fun way for parents to get their children eating healthy is to cook with them. Many of our kid friendly recipes are simple enough that kids can help make them, which is a huge incentive to eat them. Older kids can make some of these recipes themselves.

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