Home Health Care: Healthy Breakfast Foods Healthy Food Pyramid Recipes Clipart List for Kids Plate Pictures Images Tumblr Quotes

Healthy Breakfast Foods Biography

Source(google.com.pk)

15 Bean Kids Mexican Sushi

Ahhh beans! We love them for their versatility, taste, and nutrients! Beans are awesome for your kids because they:

Are abundant with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

They are high in fiber- which keeps kids full longer.

They are a great source of protein and complex carbohydrates.

They have been shown to improve cholesterol.

One way to purchase beans is in the bags of multi-bean soups. This gives you a variety of beans that you may not be eating otherwise.

On Sunday, I poured the entire bag (about 3 cups) into the Slow-cooker before church. I added chopped onions, salt, and enough water to cover the beans by a few inches. I set it to high, and 4 hours later, the beans were cooked!

We then pureed the beans and added some seasonings like cilantro, cumin, and a little more salt. Our bean cream, though not pretty, looked like this:

It turned out like re-fried beans, except with 14 more beans! Having a variety of beans, gives you a variety of nutrients.

With your bean cream, you could make burritos:

Or, our favorite: Kids Mexican Sushi

To make the sushi, we spread the bean cream on a large, soft, tortilla. (I've tried it with whole wheat tortillas, and depending on the ones you get, they might be hard to roll up. Make sure they are soft when rolling, by microwaving for a few seconds. Then we spread some guacamole on top of the bean cream and rolled up the tortilla. Then, wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge! This is important if you want to be able to cut them without having them fall apart.

Top your sushi with chopped tomatoes and shredded cheese.

To add more healthy meals like this one into your meal rotation, consider signing up for our meal plan service!

15 Bean Kids Mexican Sushi

Instructions

3 cups 15 bean soup mix (or 7 or whatever your grocery store carries)

8 cups of water

1 onion, chopped

1 teaspoon of salt

Place all in slow cooker and cook on high for about 4-6 hours.

When the beans have cooked, drain while reserving the liquid. Pour beans into a big bowl, and mix with a hand mixer, or a masher. Add as much of the reserved water (and a little extra salt) as needed to attain desired consistency. For extra flavor add jalapenos, some pepper, or even cayenne if you like your beans more spicy.

If you store this, reconstitute as necessary if the beans get too thick upon sitting in the fridge.

To make the sushi use:

Tortillas

Bean Cream

Guacamole

Warm tortilla to be flexible. Spread with bean cream and guacamole. Roll up and wrap with a plastic wrap and chill. A few hours later, take out and slice like sushi. Add chopped tomatoes and cheese to the top.

2 Ingredient Grapefruit Slush

Every Winter my grandparents 'snowbird' in Yuma, Arizona. They usually come back sometime in March. On their way home they always stop by our house to share with us some of the yummy food they have been enjoying down there. The one thing they always bring us are large, juicy, delicious grapefruit. My husband seriously looks forward to it every year because you just can't find grapefruit like that around here. They aren't the dark pink grapefruit - they are more of a yellow color on the outside and a pale pink on the inside. When our supply of those grapefruit run out, we have to settle and buy the big bag of grapefruit from Costco. Some people have an evening tradition of eating a bowl of cereal or a bowl of ice cream. Pretty much every night I can count on my husband with a bowl full of grapefruit. My 2 year old has now caught on and they both love sitting and eating grapefruit together. Its actually pretty cute.

I love grapefruit also. My 4 year old doesn't love it. In fact she won't touch it with a 10 foot spoon. She does however love smoothies and slushies. And this is exactly how I got her to eat grapefruit. One of the reasons I think that she doesn't love grapefruit is because it is so tart. For this slushy, I combined the tart grapefruit with a frozen banana for sweetness and it was the perfect compliment.

You will need fresh grapefruit and a frozen banana. (Oh and some ice)

Peel your grapefruit and try to get as much of the pith off as you can.

In a blender, combine the grapefruit, frozen banana, and desired amount of ice. More ice will make it thicker. Voila. A super refreshing, delicious summer slushy - oh not to mention full of nutrients.

2 Ingredient Grapefruit Slush

Instructions

2 large grapefruit, peeled and sectioned

1 frozen banana

Ice

In a blender combine grapefruit, banana and ice. Blend until smooth. Serve immediately.