EGG "NOODLES" TO MAKE WITH CHILDREN
In this post I want to tell you how to prepare some egg "noodles" to make with children, it is not pasta as we understand it, they are very thin tortillas cut into strips, a healthy option for children.
If you have children, these confined days at home will have been a great challenge, and that is that our lives have changed a lot, and those of our children too.
With the confinement our physical activity has decreased, it is important to adapt the diet to this new circumstance.
As adults, we are concerned because the fact of being locked up has led to a sharp decrease in our physical activity.
On the one hand the programmed, (our usual training routines), and on the other the unscheduled, the one known as NEAT (Non-exercise activity thermogenesis).
I don't know if you know this concept, NEAT refers to caloric expenditure beyond scheduled physical exercise, for example, going up and down stairs, walking during the day, etc.
But what about children? Probably, the drop in their physical activity is even more exaggerated.
In their day to day, in addition to getting up early every day to go to school, they also usually do other activities, sports, dances, swimming, etc.
Without a doubt, this abrupt change implies that we pay much more attention to their diet.
We must be aware that if your energy expenditure falls, the needs will be less and you must act accordingly.
This is not about calorie restriction, this is about eating healthy and well, a child, because he is, is not immune to excess sugars and refined flours, they affect him as much as you do and will condition his adult life, do not forget .
The ideal is to plan their menus just as we do with ours, in fact, children should eat the same as us or as similar as possible.
If one day you cook vegetables, lentils for example, do not do anything else to them, serve their portion, which will surely be smaller and you can make them a second dish that they like to help them enjoy that meal.
Egg noodles for children are a low carb dish with which they will enjoy without overeating.
But in addition to the fact that they eat the same as we adults, we can also prepare some special meals that are healthy at the same time.
Remember that when I say healthy I don't just mean "nutritionally adequate", I also mean that it is free of additives, preservatives and many substances that come with processed foods.
The best way to avoid all this is to cook at home and prepare what we eat ourselves, that's why I like this recipe so much, because as I always say, I control the ingredients.
It is much easier to buy pre-cooked noodles and add a commercial sauce to them, but my conscience would not rest.
Avoid ultra-processed foods, it is very easy to turn to them when it comes to infant feeding.
Without a doubt, I prefer to spend a few extra minutes in the kitchen in exchange for a reward that, for me, is priceless, health and well-being.
The recipe that I propose in this post is a way to put into practice what I tell you.
These are egg "noodles", which are not "pasta" as we usually know it, they are tortillas that you can cut into strips and serve as if it were a pasta dish with the sauce that you like the most.
Prepare these tortillas with different ingredients to give them color and flavor, cut them and you already have your egg noodles ready.
They can be made from spinach, tomato, squash, peas, carrots, even beets, the more colors the more fun.
The tortillas you see in the image are spinach and tomato, I made them in less than 30 minutes, rolled them up and cut them into strips.
I put them on a plate mixing both colors, I added homemade tomato sauce, grated cheese and dried oregano, the success was resounding.
Do you want to know how to prepare them? Here is the recipe that serves as the basis for making any of the versions, you just have to change the specific ingredient.
I assure you that children love that from time to time we pose new challenges.
And one of them may be that they help you prepare these tortillas, an easy recipe that you can also consume as a family.
These delicious tortillas can be served cut into noodles or as tortillas to fill with whatever you like best.
In the following image you can see how I filled them up that same day for a quick and light dinner.
With hummus and chicken, spinach leaves, arugula and lettuce, paprika from La Vera and a few drops of olive oil, they turned out to be a delicious snack.
Why I like this recipe so much:
- Because it is easy, fun and imaginative, ideal to do with children.
- It is healthy and light.
- It has few ingredients and is flexible, it can be adapted to our liking.
- Because it is ideal for involving children in the kitchen.
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Egg "noodles" to make with children
Ingredients
For 6 spinach tortillas
- 120 g egg (2 M eggs)
- 60 ml whole milk (1/4 cup), vegetable milk can be used
- 30 g oatmeal (1/3 cup) (may contain gluten)
- 2 g sea salt (1/4 teaspoon)
- 60 g fresh spinach (2 cups approximately)
For 6 tomato tortillas
- 120 g egg
- 60 ml whole milk
- 30 g oatmeal
- 2 g sea salt
- 2 tbsp ketchup (if it is homemade better)
- 1/4 teaspoonful Dried oregano (you can also add basil)
For the sauce
- 3 tbsp ketchup (If it is homemade better, you can put another healthy sauce of your preference and add bonito, minced meat, ham, etc.)
- 1 tbsp grated cheese
- 1 pinch Dried oregano
Elaboration step by step
- Put all the ingredients in the glass of the mixer, and mix very well, if you make them with spinach, put them as they are, without cooking them, if you make them with tomato sauce too. If you decide to use pumpkin, peas, beets or carrots, they must be previously cooked.
- In a frying pan, put a few drops of oil and cook the tortillas, always add the same amount, use a measuring spoon and cover the surface of the pan creating a thin layer. In 1 minute it will be ready.
- Turn it over very carefully, lift one side up with the help of a wooden spatula and grasp it with your fingers to turn it quickly without breaking it.
- Let them cool on a plate and they will have more consistency.
- Roll the tortillas and cut them into not very thin strips so that they do not break, mix different colors on the plate and season with the sauce, add cheese and let's eat!