Veggie Mama: Meatless Monday for the kids! Guest post - broccoli ...

So Caitlin from Mother Down Under is stupidly cute, has an even cuter toddler and blogs about being so far from home, raising a family with her Aussie dude. When she's not doing that she's hanging out with me. THIS IS GOOD. As are her broccoli bites for babes... they're making me hungry.

I found a recipe similar to this on Pinterest...and while I am not a huge fan of trying to hide vegetables, if I don't disguise them, Toddler C doesn't eat them...enter the broccoli ball.

Full disclosure, he did eat these but only when smeared with a generous slather of olive tapenade. ?

I know...the boy doesn't eat mashed potato but he loves olive tapanade.

Whatever works.

These are basically meat balls but instead of meat you use broccoli!

I used about two heads of fresh broccoli, chopped it and steamed it in my microwave.

Then I added 1 and 1/2 cups of grated cheese, 1 cup of breadcrumbs, 3 eggs and some dried oregano.

I mixed everything together.

Then I formed small balls, lay them on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper and cooked them in a 180C oven for 15 minutes, then turned the broccoli balls and baked them for another 10 minutes.

Let them cool, see if your child will accept them plain but if not, over them with their favourite spread and enjoy!

Source: http://www.theveggiemama.com/2012/11/meatless-monday-for-kids-guest-post.html

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