Healthy munchies recipes for kids

Recipes supplied by the culinary team at Fairmont The Palm, Dubai.

Vegetable crudités coated with raw honey and oats

Serves 4

Ingredients

8 baby carrots (green leaves removed)

2 cucumbers (peeled)

½ bunch celery

3 peppers (red, yellow or green capsicum)

1 radish

2tsp raw honey

3tsp oats

1tbsp lemon juice

Method

Wash the baby carrots, cucumbers, celery, peppers and radish. Peel if necessary and cut into desired sizes.

Raw honey and oats mixture: In a small bowl, add the honey, oats, lemon juice and mix well.

To finish: On a large plate, line the vegetable crudités, coat with the raw honey and oats mixture and serve.

Power sandwich

Serves 1

Ingredients

Multigrain bread bun

50g spinach

1tbsp peanut butter

50g cheddar cheese

Method

Slice the bread bun in half.

Spread the peanut butter on the base of the bun. Place the spinach and cheddar cheese over the peanut butter. Top with the other half of the bun.

Mango and yogurt pops

Makes 10

Ingredients

5 fresh mangoes

300g unsweetened yogurt

1 vanilla pod

50g honey

Also need

10 ice-cream moulds with sticks

Method

Peel the mangoes and add to a blender with the remaining ingredients – including the whole vanilla pod. Blend until smooth.

Pour the mixture in to an ice-cream mould and add an ice cream stick to the centre of each mould.

Freeze overnight. Keep in freezer until ready to serve.