How To Plan Family Treat Night
One of our new favorite weekly activities is family pizza night. We play music, which we pretty much always do, and always have dinner at the table together. In fact, we just enjoyed our homemade vegan and gluten free pizza last night, and yes, it is most definitely toddler approved!
As a very important note, I cut up the pieces super super tiny for Regalo to eat them. I also don’t include all of the dough for his bites, as I just try to focus on the toppings. Admittedly, so far, we have been topping our family pizza with super delicious treats. I mean, it IS treat night!
These toppings include Violife vegan parmesan cheese, organic pizza sauce, and organic tempeh. Delicious!
Now, let’s focus on the many options that we have to start adding in even more healthy toppings and sauces. My husband and I are starting to realize that, thankfully, while our little one enjoys several vegetables and fruits (what you eat during pregnancy makes such an impact on what they enjoy), he is not a fan of, for example, spinach flavored foods.
So, what to do? We can easily sneak in some spinach into our pizza sauce. We can simply blend it all up, and there it will be, providing all of the amazing health benefits, but slightly disguised in taste for our sweet little one. Speaking of health benefits…
SPINACH:
♡High Amounts Vitamin C
♡Rich in Vitamin K
♡Packs High Amounts Folic Acid
♡Rich in Iron
♡High Amounts of Calcium
♡High in Antioxidants
♡Prevents Heart Disease, Diabetes, Obesity, and Type-2 Diabetes
♡Supports Brain Health
As you can see, extremely nutrient-rich! As I’ve shared with you, my husband and I have a spinach and kale salad twice daily. Regalo isn’t and can’t just eat these raw, so we are getting creative!
I recommend the following article to further expand your knowledge on this:
Speaking of Kale… the same applies here. We could easily add kale to our pizza sauce. Let’s discuss the benefits of Kale.
KALE:
♡ Kale is one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet.
♡ Excellent source of Vitamin K
♡ Loaded with Powerful Antioxidants
♡ Prevents Heart Disease
We can also add broccoli! Really, the sky’s the limit on what vegetables we can add to our sauce and to our toppings. We, of course, also must keep in mind where our children are in the chewing stage. As I’ve said, Regalo can’t chew raw vegetables right now. He does enjoy some steamed though, so they’re soft and also cut into tiny pieces.
Speaking of broccoli, why don’t we just reference those health benefits while we’re at it:
BROCCOLI:
♡ Excellent source of protein
♡ Excellent source of fiber
♡ Great source of selenium
♡ Great source of magnesium
♡ Excellent source of the B Vitamins
I mentioned tempeh above. Who’s tried it?? I must say I was a bit hesitant initially, but my husband prepares it in a way that both Regalo and I really enjoy. (Recipe coming your way).
TEMPEH:
♡ Excellent source of protein
♡ Contains prebiotics
♡ Lowers cholesterol
♡ Improves bone health
I am so happy to share these two recipes with you, in hopes that you and your family will enjoy them as much as we do! Additionally, both are very versatile. We also use the tempeh on sandwiches for us and on burrito night! Regalo enjoys it just on it’s own, and on burrito night, with black beans.
TEMPEH MARINADE RECIPE
PIZZA RECIPE
Thank you for taking time to read, and please let us know your creative interpretations of these recipes and how you add them to a family treat night!