Hot Chocolate!!!

Ingredients :

1. Fat free Milk - 1 cup
2. Cocoa powder - 1 1/2 tbsp
3. Sugar - 1 tbsp
4. Salt - a pinch
5. Whip cream (Optional)
6. Water - 1 tbsp

Method :

1. In a saucepan add the cocoa powder, sugar, salt and water. Make it into a fine paste.
2. Add milk.
3. Place the saucepan on the stove.
4. In a medium flame stir the mixture until it's blended.
5. Wait until the milk boils.
6. Turn off the heat.
7. Serve them in cups with whip cream on top.

Microwave Method:

1. In a cup, add the cocoa powder, sugar, salt and water. Make it into a fine paste.
2. Microwave for 10 secs.
3. Take it out. Add half a cup of milk to it mix them well with a spoon. Microwave for 30 secs.
4. Take it out and add another half milk. Mix them well. Microwave for 30 secs.
5. Take it out. Mix them well.
6. Enjoy them with Whip cream on top.          

Note:
         I used fat free milk, because it's very light and tasty!!
       Any kind of whip cream can be used here.
I used Reddiwip Whipping cream because it's just 15 calories for 2 tbsps when compared to others and there are no hydrogenated vegetable oils.

"Orange" Juice

Ingredients:

1. Orange Juice - 3/4 cup
2. Carrot Juice - 1/4 cup

Method:

You can buy or prepare both the juices separately. Mix them in a container, refrigerate and serve.

Kids who hates to eat or drink vegetables will never know there is a vegetable in it.

Spaghetti and Peanut Butter

I know the following recipe sounds weird until you try it! Kids love them.

Ingredients:

1. Whole wheat Spaghetti - 1/4 box
2. Smuckers natural Peanut butter - 1 tbsp
3. Pepper - 1/4 tsp
4. Salt - to taste.
5. Cooking oil - 1/4 tsp.
6. Frozen chopped spinach or finely shredded carrot - 1 tbsp

Method:

1. Cook Spaghetti as per the instruction in the box.
2. Cook spinach or carrot in a microwave safe bowl by adding just a tbsp of water for 1 minute.
3. Drain the spaghetti with little starchy water in it.
4. Add the peanut butter, salt, pepper, cooking oil, Spinach or Carrot when the spaghetti is hot.
5. Close it for five minutes, let it all get mixed.
6. Ready to eat.

Note:
This is not for kids with peanut allergy.This is an excellent meal for the kids who love peanuts. Carrot or spinach is good to add, since they never change the taste. Instead of pepper you can add "Curry Leaf powder" or "Sambar powder" or "Garam masala powder".

Chocolate Peanut balls

Ingredients:

1. Whole grain or Wheat sandwich bread ( 3 slices)
2. Peanut Butter ( 3 tbsps)
3. Brown Sugar ( 3tbsps)
4. Semi-Sweet Chocolate chips ( 1 cup)

Method:

1. Slightly toast the bread until it's crisp and not brown
2. In a blender, add the bread and brown sugar and blend it.
3. Boil the water in a saucepan, in another bowl add the chocolate chips, keep over the saucepan ( the bowl should not touch the boiling water), turn off the stove.Gently stir until it melts.
4. Transfer the bread mixture to a bowl, add the peanut butter, mix well.
5. Make balls out of it, size depends on the way u prefer.
6. Dip the balls in the chocolate, gently turn the ball with a spoon.Do it until the chocolate gets coated all over the ball.Repeat the process.
7. Transfer it into a plate.
8. Refrigerate for about 2 hours.
9. Ready to eat.Refrigerate the remaining balls.

Note:

You can even add chopped nuts over the chocolate balls before cooling. This is not for kids with peanut allergy.