With St. Patrick’s Day coming up I wanted to create a healthy snack for my son that looked like it was related to St. Patrick’s Day even though it won’t contain Irish foods.
The first thing to come up with was a rainbow arch. My son doesn’t really like peppers but, I thought they would make a very color arch. If it looked really colorful and was presented in a new way, I thought he might give them another chance.
The second thing to come up with was something green that would also been healthy for him. I searched and searched for hummus recipes that contained spinach. Spinach is one of his favorite vegetables and he has enjoyed homemade hummus before. I found a wonderful spinach and artichoke hummus and then adapted it to my family’s taste.
Once I found the recipe, we gathered all the ingredients and made the hummus. My son loved adding the ingredients to the bender and pulsing them.
When we were finished, he spent a lot of time licking spatulas of the hummus. That gave me the time to put together the St. Patrick’s Day treat.
My son loved the way the treat looked, he love the cauliflower clouds, and the hummus. He still doesn’t like peppers of any color in fact he asked for chips instead. I guess I will need to keep trying.
Here is the Spinach Artichoke Hummus Recipe:
Ingredients
1 15 oz. can of chickpeas, drained
1 cup of fresh baby spinach
1 6 oz. can of quarter artichoke hearts, drained
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 clove of garlic
2 tablespoon of lemon juice
A dash of salt and pepper
Directions:
1. Place all of the ingredients in the blender.
2. Pulse until smooth.
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I am so hungry by looking at your rainbow! It looks so yummy! I pinned it. It is a great idea!!!!
I am so excited about getting to share this healthy snack with your readers.
I had to stop over from JDAniel4′s Mom to check out this cute hummus treat! Love it and will need to try this, as well as keep it in my files for our first grandbaby, when she starts eating foods like this!
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It wasn’t until much later in life that I liked peppers either. He’ll come around eventually.
Very cute idea!
this is wonderful, the kids will not think about the veggies they are eating when they eat these.
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I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this!! First of all, it’s so darn cute. Second of all, I’ve been struggling to find a homemade hummus that I actually like and was planning on buying spinach artichoke hummus for our green feast this Saturday- I can’t wait to try this recipe (especially hearing that JDaniel licked the spoon- that gives me high hopes!!)
Super cute! I’ve seen a lot of St. Patrick’s Day ideas and rainbow ideas, but this is by far the most creative I’ve come across!
Awesome. A great way to get kids to eat cauliflower.
This is so cute. I don’t think my kiddos would eat it at all, but you know what you always have to keep trying, right?
That looks awesome! LOVE the whole thing. My boys aren’t huge on peppers but I try them once in a while anyway thinking they might eventually like them. I love the cauliflower clouds, that is super inspired.
Are you kidding me!!!???? This is ADORABLE. You should win an award for this. Just too cute!! <3
What a fantastic idea! I’m definitely going to save this recipe! Thank you for sharing!
I love this snack! So clever and original. I think it’s great that you presented the peppers anyway. Every now and then it works around here. Thanks so much for sharing at AfterSchool, so nice to have you!
Oh how fun! What a great idea!
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Thank you so much for sharing this on our Afterschool Party. We loved it so much and shared it today with our Let’s Eat a Rainbow with LIttle Hands that Cook with Books. http://theeducatorsspinonit.blogspot.com/2012/03/little-hands-that-cook-with-books-lets.html
LOVE THIS! So adorable, I’ll definitely be making it for my kiddos. Have you tried the sweet bells from Costco? They come in a bag, and they average about 2 inches in size. My kids love those, but don’t like regular bell peppers. Perhaps your son would like them as well.
This is HILARIOUS! I love love love it! BRILLIANT!
Thank you for sharing on Kids Get Crafty! Great to see you there!
Maggy & Alissa
I love this, and plan to adapt it for the centerpiece for my Shamrock Tea. Instead of individual servings, I’ll make it a little larger, and if people want to they can use the dip for the fresh veggies I’ll also be serving. For kids, this would be very cute served in an ice cream cone, which they could also eat.
My kiddo would live off of hummus if he could! This is adorable and I will definitely be trying this recipe!
Hi, Stopping by to let you know I featured this for St. Patrick’s Day! Thanks for linking up!
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I featured this post at our AfterSchool party this week! Such great snack.
Adorable snack idea!
Such a clever and fun way to get kids to eat a healthy snack. I love your creativity.