By Mark Bishop, Deputy Director
In my experiences with kids (and adults), cutting food up small for a salad makes it more fun and interesting to eat. This meal was a crazy success for my 4 year old -- in part because of the food, but probably even more because of the delivery.
When I got home the other evening, we didn’t anything prepared. So I rummaged through my refrigerator and found the following:
3 grilled chicken legs (left over from the previous evening)
1 fresh zucchini
1 carrot
1 handful of grape tomatoes
1/2 purple onion
Romaine lettuce
In just a few minutes, I washed and diced all but the lettuce. I then tossed it with a little barbecue sauce, a teaspoon of sugar, a splash of balsamic vinegar, a splash of olive oil, salt and pepper to taste and a sprinkle of garlic powder. It’s a tasty little salad, with the barbecue flavor that my son loves. And using prepared sauces makes food prep so much easier. Really, this can be made with any fresh veggies -- I try to keep veggies on hand and experiment.
But the winning moment here wasn’t the salad, it was the delivery.
We occasionally make lettuce wraps with turkey or other items. I decided to do that with this chicken salad. We called them chicken boats -- filling individual leaves of lettuce with a big tablespoon of the salad and then sailing the boats into our mouths. It made for a fun evening for Henry, and the joy of watching your kid gobble down a healthy meal never gets old.
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