Healthy Vegetable Snacks for a Toddler's Birthday

Just because children's birthday parties often include cake and ice cream doesn't mean that everything else you serve has to be unhealthy. Most parents would be thrilled to attend a birthday party with healthy options that won't have their kids climbing the walls by the end. You can incorporate healthy vegetables into the snacks that you serve at your toddler's next birthday party. Get creative and just a little sneaky to create veggie-fortified snacks that toddlers will love and their parents will truly appreciate.

  1. Fresh Veggie Snacks

    • Roll up crisp iceberg or romaine lettuce with slices of American cheese, securing the roll shape by sticking thin craft sticks in the middle of each one, rather than toothpicks, which can be dangerous for toddlers. You can serve them with cups of light ranch dip. You can also serve fresh veggie faces on round pieces of pita bread with cream cheese spread on them. Use shredded carrots for hair, and tiny pieces of bell peppers and olives for the facial features. Cut these vegetables into pieces less than 1/2 inch in size to prevent choking.

    Warm Veggie Snacks

    • Make tortilla veggie pizzas for the toddlers, using a cookie cutter to make bite-sized tortilla pizzas. Spread tomato sauce on the tortillas, then you can add chopped and steamed bell peppers or broccoli. Cover the vegetables with mozzarella cheese. Bake in the oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Toddlers might also enjoy roasted asparagus spears that they can play swords with and dip into a creamy dressing. Lightly toss the asparagus spears in oil before roasting in a pan, making sure to remove them before they become limp.

    Sneaky Veggie Sweets

    • Toddlers won't even realize they are eating vegetables when you hide them in kid-friendly sweets. Add a cup of pumpkin puree to a chocolate chip cookie recipe. You can sneak a cup of spinach or sweet potato puree into brownie batter, or add pureed beets into your toddler's chocolate birthday cake. The key for sneaking veggies into these sweet treats is to make sure they are completely cooled before serving to hide the vegetable flavors.

    Veggies in Drinks

    • Have a smoothie table where the toddlers can point and pick out different color smoothies. You can make banana-strawberry smoothies with a handful of fresh pureed spinach, a blueberry and raspberry smoothie with a splash of carrot juice, or perhaps a tropical kiwi and mango smoothie with some butternut squash puree thrown in. Try taste testing a few before the party with your toddler to ensure you serve smoothies that his little toddler friends will enjoy.

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