Andrew Walker
Serves: 4
Prep time: 2 mins
Ingredients:
3 carrots
1 (400g) tin chickpeas in water
1 tbsp each of smooth peanut butter (or tahini) and low fat plain yogurt (or 2 tbsp of one of them)
1/2 tsp ground cumin
juice and zest of half an orange
1 clove of garlic, crushed
1 tsp curry powder or turmeric (optional - for a bolder colour)
Black pepper, to taste
Veg Portions / Serving: 1
Originally appeared in the Eat Them To Defeat Them 2020 Activity Book | Photography by Claire Wright | addsomeveg.com
Take a dip in this cool carrot-crunching snack! Perfect for an after-school snack, this smashed carrot dip comes together in seconds.
Method:
Chop carrots into bite-size pieces using the claw grip.
Blitz them in a food blender until completely broken down, scraping down the sides as needed. (If you don’t have a blender, try grating the carrots instead.)
Add the rest of the ingredients and blitz until smooth, stopping to scrape sides down as needed.
Taste and add a grind or two of black pepper if you fancy it.
Plop it in a bowl and get dipping with vegetable sticks or your fingers!
Power Up: Try beetroot instead of carrot for a fun twist and bold pink colour!
Watch It: See the video on how to make this recipe here.
Download it: Make sure you download the recipe card, along with the rest of the vegetable files and activities here.
Engaging Kids
Kids who engage regularly with veg through veg-themed activities, such as arts and crafts, sensory experiences, growing and cooking are shown to be more likely to eat the veg they engage with. Encouraging kids to engage and play with veg is the handy first step to them developing a good relationship with veg and life-long healthy eating.
Kids in the kitchen
Kids can:
Find more ideas, safety tips, videos and even a free chart in our Kids in the Kitchen section here.
Activities
Why not try making a carrot face mask, a cut-out and colour carrot or carrot crown?
Or grab some of our free games & puzzles with carrots like our Carrot Launcher or Get Over It Carrot game?
Find loads more free carrot-themed crafts here and games here.
Sensory
Why not use carrots as a way of exploring smell? Try tossing some carrot slices or sticks in a little cinnamon and try taking a bite of a carrot with your nose pinched, and another without. Can you notice the difference? 80% of flavour is actually in the smell, so this is a great way to explore flavour! If your child doesn’t feel up to taking a bite, they could lick instead, or sniff a carrot slice with cinnamon and one without to compare how adding flavouring impacts our experience of veggies.
Watch our video from Ruth Platt for a visual guide to exploring carrots with your senses here. Find more sensory ideas, tips and videos here. If you get stuck and need a little help with describing words, we have a selection for you here, too!
Serving
The moments before food is offered can be a perfect opportunity for engagement that can help make it more likely a child will eat it! Giving children a sense of ownership in the meal can make a big difference to their feelings going into it and the pride they take in it. You know your child best, but if you aren’t sure where to start, we have some fun and simple ideas for easy roles you can give them in the serving process over here.
Andrew Walker
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