Activity Spotlight: Individual 7 Layer Dips

As the New Years’ excitement dies down and we get back into the swing of things with the family, there’s no better time to give ourselves a little resolution-refresher to keep motivated and healthy. That’s why we’ve declared February the month of Children’s Food & Nutrition. With Goodie Spotlights lined up for the month – all professionals in the field of food & nutrition – we can’t wait to share new tips and strategies to keep kids excited about their well-being and loving food – in a healthy way.

We’d like to kick the month off with a fun, easy recipe that kids can personalize for themselves and are tons of fun to make: Individual 7 Layer Dips!

The blog, The Girl Who Ate Everything (a great resource for family-friendly recipes) has an easy step-by-step recipe for creating these fun snacks from scratch.

Image: The Girl Who Ate Everything

The recipe suggests layering the ingredients as follows:

Layer 1: beans and taco seasoning

Layer 2: sour cream

Layer 3: guacamole

Layer 4: salsa or pico de gallo

Layer 5: cheese

Layer 6: tomatoes

Layer 7: green onions and olives

Being the month of health & nutrition, we have a couple variations that taste just as scrumptious and won’t make you feel bad for feeding your kids with what’s usually considered a not-so-healthy appetizer:

• Instead of buying whatever you spot first, look for refried beans and salsa made with all-natural ingredients.
• Replacing sour cream is simple: use plain yogurt. It’s super tasty and your kids won’t notice the difference with everything else in the dip.
• There’s no need to create extra creamy guacamole when you can mash avocados with a little bit of lime juice, and salt and pepper if necessary.

Include as many fresh veggies as your heart desires, and enjoy!

Why this activity? Teaching kids about food & nutrition starts at home – more specifically, it starts in the kitchen. Make cooking and eating a fun and healthy experience for children while they are still young. This way, they will learn to appreciate delicious food that is GOOD for them!

Skills children can learn through this activity: Children will learn to prepare healthy snacks without using processed ingredients. This is a great chance to practice measuring, estimating amounts and learning about food groups, all while using their creativity!

Suitable Ages: For children 3 years and older (with adult supervision – especially when cutting!).

*** Please note: Parents must supervise and assist children at all times! ***

Hugs & Smiles:)

xoxo

Haley and the Little Party-Goers team