Healthy Summer Kid Friendly Meals

Keeping kids occupied during the seemingly endless days of summer can be challenging, especially when it comes to finding tasty meals and snacks.

Who knows? You could be raising the next Gordon Ramsay, Julia Child, or Emeril Lagasse, and these summers cooking with you could make all the difference in their future careers!

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From traditional grilled cheese and PB&J sandwiches to yogurt parfaits and ice cream in a bag, this list has a little something for every kid.

Summer Family Recipes

Getting kids to eat their veggies is one of the few things more difficult than keeping them entertained for a solid two months.

I’m not going to lie. I’m a grown woman, and I still eat grilled cheese sandwiches at least once every couple of weeks.

You’ll use flatbread instead of bread, and be sure you cut out the hippo heads before turning them over to your children to decorate.

Delicious Healthy Summer Recipes

Once you have the heads ready, your kids can help spread the peanut butter and give the hippo its eyes (halved grapes), nose (blueberries), and ears (sliced almonds).

The next time your child asks for a milkshake on one of those hot summer days, make them one of these five-ingredient smoothies instead.

It’s a healthy, protein-packed snack that your kid will love. Add a dash of sea salt, as well, if your little one enjoys sweet and salty.

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You can whip up this no-bake fruit pizza in about 15 minutes. It’s sweet, light, and refreshing, and it’s the ideal summer treat for kids.

You’ll add dates, almond butter, honey, coconut oil, vanilla extract, rolled oats, cinnamon, strawberries, bananas, Greek yogurt, almonds, salt, and sunflower seeds.

When it comes to children, especially young ones, the more fun they have with their food, the more likely it is that they’ll eat it and enjoy it.

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With a few graham crackers, some peanut butter, cream cheese, shredded coconut, and raisins, your little ones can make sweet, Insta-worthy faces that taste incredible and look hilarious.

Your kids will have an absolute blast mixing their ingredients, shaking their bags (in lieu of churning the ice cream), and adding their favorite toppings to their homemade vanilla ice cream.

These summer recipes for kids are a great way to keep them entertained! From grilled cheese and PB&J to yogurt parfaits and ice cream in a bag, this list has a little something for every kid.

Healthy Kid Friendly Summer Recipes

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I’m Kim. I love running, cooking, and curling up with a good book! Here you’ll find simple and delicious recipes that you can make in 30 minutes or less.Make it easier on yourself to feed your family this month with my new family meal plan for June. It has 30 easy summer meals on a budget, plus ideas for breakfast, snacks, and lunches…all parent

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Healthy Kid Friendly Meals Your Family Will Love

With fresh seasonal produce starting to become more available across the country, this is a perfect time of year to make the most of your food dollars. You should start to see lower prices on seasonal produce, more options for locally grown foods, and lots of delicious ingredients to turn into meals.

But since I also know you don’t want to spend all day cooking, these meals use that ripe produce in easy recipes for everyone at the table. And to be honest, my goal in sharing these ideas for family meals for June is just that, to give you ideas.

I know that things come up, plans change, we get tired of cooking, or we’re in the mood for something else. So use these ideas as inspiration however best works for your life right now. It’s all good!

Healthy Summer Meals For Kids

As a mom to three kids, I know firsthand how much it helps my own sanity to have a plan in place for what the heck we’re going to eat each week. I’m not super strict with my meal plan, but I’ve found that mapping out the week (or the month) really does help me to serve a variety of foods.

And it helps me to make the most of the ingredients I have on hand (especially in the pantry and freezer) and stay motivated to cook.

Because when I make more decisions ahead of time all at once, I have less to make in the moment. Which just seems so much easier for my brain to handle when my kids are starving at 5:15pm!

Easy Recipes To Cook With Kids This Summer

For the first week of the month, you’ll start to see that I use the idea of themes when planning dinners. So from Sunday to Saturday the themes are sandwiches, salad, Mexican, pasta, breakfast for dinner, snack dinner or pizza, and skillet or sheet pan meals. This makes it much easier for me to fill in recipes since I’m starting with some boundaries in place!

I like to make 1-2 homemade recipes for breakfast and snacks each week and fill in with easy foods like cereal, yogurt, mac and cheese. and sandwiches.

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With an easy method (no squeezing the zucchini required!) and super moist results, these healthy Zucchini Muffins are a yummy breakfast or snack (that you'll enjoy too!). They happen to be vegan and they store well for days.

Creamy Spinach Pasta

Try this naturally sweet smoothie filled with cherries, banana, and creamy yogurt. Add the nut butter if desired for extra protein and flavor.

You can make this with fresh or frozen blueberries. Use the yogurt option to turn it into a quick and easy chia seed pudding.

These Chocolate Covered Bananas are frozen into popsicles that are so easy to make and so seriously fun. The chocolate pudding has a perfect texture once frozen, you can add sprinkles if you want, and use either paper lollipop sticks or popsicle sticks.

Healthy Summer Recipes

This is a perfect way to use up some of a giant watermelon and is also a wonderful way to help the kids stay hydrated in the warmer months. You can scale the recipe up or down to make more or less as you like.

With just 5 minutes and basic pantry ingredients, you can make the yummiest Homemade Hummus without tahini. This means that it's nut-free, so it's an option for school and allergy families, and it's just perfect for dunking crackers or spreading on bread.

Mix up this grain salad to have lunches prepped for the week for yourself, or to have a dinner side or vegetarian main dish to share with the family.

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I prefer to make these vegetarian since it’s easier, but you can of course add in cooked chicken, beef, or shrimp if you like! Add another can of beans or additional corn to feed a larger family or appetites.

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I like adding the thyme in these for extra flavor, but it's optional! Be sure to grease your muffin tin well with nonstick spray to help prevent these from sticking to the pan. A nonstick mini muffin pan works best here.

You can use whichever type of rice your family likes best. We rotate through short grain brown rice, basmati, and jasmine. Adults may want to top their portions with shredded fresh basil and/or crushed red pepper.

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Whenever you want to round out a main dish, think easy sides like fresh fruit or canned fruit, sliced cucumbers or fresh snap peas, or even sliced cheese or bread. The goal in my house is to always have 1-2 foods on the table that the kids usually like so that they always have something to eat—and I’m not getting up to make another meal.

This recipe make enough for 2-4 servings of yogurt, depending on the appetite of your child. See the Notes at the bottom for storage tips if you have leftovers. You can also cut the recipe in half to make a smaller amount.

Packed with spinach (and iron!), these bright green eggs are fun and delicious. You can serve them as you would scrambled eggs, or use in a breakfast burrito or egg sandwich.

Kid Friendly Summer Recipes

The base recipe makes a large amount so you can use it throughout the week. Feel free to cut it in half to make less, or just make one serving at a time using the instructions in the NOTES section below.

This fresh Mango Smoothie is thin enough to drink through a straw and thick enough to eat with a spoon. And of course, it's super creamy!

If you have a high-powered blender you can add up to a cup of spinach. If you're relying on a food processor you may want to reduce it to ½ cup. Start with the lower amount and add more as you like.

Healthy Pool Dinners

With just four simple and affordable ingredients, you can make tender Baked Chicken Meatballs to share with the kids. Bonus: You can tuck a veggie into the mix if you want to and they are perfect to batch cook and stash into the freezer!

This makes 6 rolled

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