Montessori Tips To Serve Potato To Your Kids Intelligently These days, potatoes have a special place in kid’s healthy diet. Recent studies show children who consume potatoes have a more nutrient-dense diet a potato may be called a gateway of vegetables. When a potato is served on your plate a wider variety of vegetables is consumed. Nutritionist in a school in
Doctors of Whittier CA recommend that children ages two years and older consume a healthy, balanced diet with at least 50 percent of the body fuel comes from carbohydrates, preferably complex, and one of the best sources is potato. The potato provides water, fiber, essential vitamins, and, minerals. It is a
good source of vitamin C which strengthens the immune system. The most important thing is it is easily digestible vegetables that can be relished and enjoyed in any form- cooked, fried, and boiled. Potatoes are low in sodium, high in potassium.
Whether it is for school lunches, healthy breakfasts, or even during snack times, potatoes fill in the gaps and make our lives much tastier. Potatoes are better stuff in comparison to rice or pasta. Montessori Whittier CA teachers say that potato is one of the most important vegetables that they serve to their children as it gives energy, easily digestible, and rarely creates any allergic reaction to the baby. On the contrary, some children who are allergic to other food products mainly dependent on the potato. Moreover practicing vegetarianism and veganism has increased in the last few years. White potatoes are a common staple of the American diet. So most of the Montessori is using potatoes to make varieties of snack food so that they can serve it to the children including those coming from vegetarian and vegan family
Here are some quick and tasty potato recipes for kids given by a dietician of a Montessori school. Mashed potato: Boil one big potato and mash it well. Add lemon juice, black pepper powder, a little amount of butter (optional), and salt to taste. Mix well and serve it in the breakfast instead of rice or break. This preparation is good stuff to keep your child’s stomach full for hours. Potato nugget: Boil potato and mash it. Be sure that there is no lump. Add garlic, onion, ginger powder, and salt to it. Add finely chopped fresh cilantro and grated cheese in it. Sprinkle a little amount of dry corn flour powder in it as a binder. Mix everything. And make equal size round ball in it. Now press the ball slightly to flatten it. Soak this flattened object either in a well-beaten egg or in a thin liquid of corn flour and water. Now roll them on crumbs. Your potato nugget is ready. Now deep fry them and serve this golden nugget with sauce as snacks. You can also use these nuggets to make a potato nugget burger. Potato salad: Cut boiled potatoes into cubes and add them to a bowl. Add some mayonnaise, black pepper powder, chopped onion, celery, and green bell pepper, and salt to it. Along with boiled potato cubes, you can also add a boiled egg to this salad. Mix well and
serve this potato salad as breakfast. To make it creamier you may add fresh cream and beaten yogurt in it. Chili potato: Peel and cut the potato into equal pieces. Keep them in salty boiling water for 10-15 minutes keeping the lid on so that they get slightly soft and absorb the salt. Give them a coating of corn flour and fry them till golden brown. In a pan add some oil and heat it. Add onion flakes, cubed bell pepper, juliennes of ginger, and minced garlic in it. Stir fry it. In a bowl add a little amount of corn flour, soy sauce, tomato sauce, and water. Pour that mixture on fried vegetables. Add fried potato to it. When the gravy becomes thick add chopped fresh cilantro and some white sesame to it. Remove it from the flame. It is a full vegan preparation that you can serve with rice or noodles for lunch or dinner.