Looking for ways to involve your child in Planet Earth Month
Fun? What better way to celebrate Earth Day with your kid than to spend it in
the kitchen? Here are some Earth-friendly, easy and healthy recipes you
can make with your kid:
Earth day healthy
cookies
Ingredients for
cookies: 1 banana and 1 cup dry oats.
Blend everything in a bowl with your hands then scoop onto a
baking sheet. Bake at 350F for 15-20 min or until slightly golden.
Ingredients for icing:
4 egg whites, 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
and1 tsp. clear vanilla extract
Beat egg whites in clean, large bowl with mixer at high speed until foamy.
Gradually add sugar and clear vanilla extract. Beat at high speed until
thickened. If you desire a thicker icing, slowly add more confectioner's sugar
until you reached your desired consistency.
For
"Earth" cookies you will need: blue paste food coloring, green
paste food coloring and 3 Ziploc baggies or icing bags.
Divide the icing into: 1/2 to color blue, 1/4 to color green and 1/4 white.
Fill in green for land, blue for water and use the white to outline the land.
Instant Healthy Ice
cream
Ingredients: Banana
and Peanut butter
Blend a ripe banana with the peanut butter then freeze on
freezer. Leave for a few hours. Enjoy your instant healthy ice cream!
Now, isn’t that fun? If you have more earth day recipes to
share, let me know in the comments!
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