Kid-friendly salad dressing helps boost healthy eating
Article 110 Kid-Friendly Salad Dressing
I’ve had so many conversations this month about what to pack in kids’ lunches. It seems that every parent wants his or her school-aged children to eat healthy lunches. It’s not easy to balance healthy foods with the foods that your kids will actually eat at school. I know as I’ve discussed this many times with my kids.
As a mom and a nutritionist, I try to focus on the bookend theory when it comes to feeding my kids healthy foods. I make sure I bookend their days with breakfast and dinners that are loaded with healthy ingredients and muchneeded nutrients.
The bookend theory allows me to meet my kids half way when it comes to their school lunches. I feel better packing processed meats and store-bought cookies in their lunches knowing that I can make them a breakfast and dinner full of good fats, protein, and as much veggies as I can get them to eat.
In the past couple of years my kids have started eating salads. I try to serve salad every dinner just because I know how important it is to get vegetables in to them.
I’ve been working on my repertoire of kid-friendly salad dressings. This one is a winner. Kid and adults will enjoy this nutrient dense salad dressing recipe.
Apple cider vinegar and garlic are both great for gut health and nutritional yeast is high in B vitamins. A good quality olive oil is essential to use in any salad dressing recipe. Not only will it add great flavor, but it is also a good source of healthy fats, a much-needed nutrient for all of us.
Serve this on a crunchy salad and I’m betting the kids will gobble it up.
Kid-Friendly Salad Dressing
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar 1/3 cup filtered water 1/3 cup coconut aminos 1 clove garlic 3/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes 1 cup extra virgin olive oil sea salt and pepper to taste Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Store in a mason jar in the fridge for up to a week.