Lol chocolate chip cookies!!!! And btw WTF you doing brining this to kids. You know its going to go through one ear and out the other. Hell you were in school, reckon about it. Would you give a flying fuck about life a vegan and a vegan diet when you were a kid. Either they are thinking about
a) recess
b) girls or guys
Do you want a meal or food and drink? It seems to me like full meals, vegan or not, are going to meet some serious analysis (there are always going to be kids who don’t like veggies, won’t eat anything with herbs in it, won’t eat tomato sauce, etc.). You could bring some vegan appetizers like mildly spiced samosas so that they have a variety of things to choose from. Celery sticks with nut butter, fruit salad, and vegan cupcakes would be simple. Or stick to things like pasta salad, chips and salsa, or bean and rice burritos that kids might be familiar with anyway.
I wouldn’t try to pass soy cheese off to them – kids go buds are so sensitive, even if you can’t go a difference they doubtless can and it will turn them off it for life. When my brother was small about all he would eat (non-vegan) was pizza, and he would only eat it if it was from one or two specific places – try to give him anything else and he wouldn’t touch it. Let alone if he saw any herbs in the sauce…
If the kids are a small bit older (10 and up) they might be receptive to more foods. You could try some dolmas (stuffed grape leaves), a vegan spanakopita, vegan lasagna, etc. I reckon Mexican food would go over well – you could bring in Spanish rice and beans, corn, tortillas, and chips and salsa.
Have you checked out the blog Vegan Lunch Box? Google it – the woman is a mother who is constantly finding creative lunches for her young daughter (as well as adult portable lunches) so you might find some creative kid-friendly thoughts there.
By the way, it may be wise to steer clear of nuts and nut products. Many kids have severe peanut or other nut allergies. The smart schools ban these products from appearance to the school at all, but some don’t and place the allergic kids feeling left out when they have to stay across the room from a product that might kill them if they breathe too close to it…
I reckon kids like small simple to eat foods and then they might not be as hesitant to try them ..
How about some finger type foods, Like Vegan Spinach balls on toothpicks , Vegan Meatballs on toothpicks with a dipping sauce , Vegan Pigs in blankets , anything you make place onto toothpicks or small skewers like Vegan kebabs , and have skewers of cooked veggies , or make small pizzas and do different toppings, show them they do not Need cheese to go excellent , you can do a pizza on Foccia bread and then cut into small squares , I would try to do a few different things and keep them individual size.
Have a Vegan Smorgasbord , just keep things not too messy..lol!
Something they would really delight in like vegan brownies, cookies, or ice cream. You could also try making banana bread. May not be healthy but they’ll be surprised and pleased!!!
vegan brownies
i tried this recipe, but i found that it took longer to cook. and also the middle was doughy when i took it out of the oven, but once i waited til it had cooled down (you must possibly make the day before so its really cooled down) and then the middle was just gooey.
but i found they were deeelish.
and don’t use olive oil, i made that mistake! haha
April 19th, 2011 - 07:10
Kraft Dinner
April 19th, 2011 - 12:27
Make a sweet – The vegan banana bread from the ppk.com is to die for.
I usually shred about a cup of zucchini and toss it in as well (although it makes the bread green)
You can throw in some carob chips as well, they make an brilliant addition.
It is nut free – you can make it soy free by using rice milk, heck sub in rice flour and make it gluten free.
You can make them as a muffin as well by cold the cooking time down to about 20-30 minutes.
April 19th, 2011 - 18:16
Lol chocolate chip cookies!!!! And btw WTF you doing brining this to kids. You know its going to go through one ear and out the other. Hell you were in school, reckon about it. Would you give a flying fuck about life a vegan and a vegan diet when you were a kid. Either they are thinking about
a) recess
b) girls or guys
April 22nd, 2011 - 19:53
PB&J sandwich would satisfy the majority of kids.
April 25th, 2011 - 10:56
Do you want a meal or food and drink? It seems to me like full meals, vegan or not, are going to meet some serious analysis (there are always going to be kids who don’t like veggies, won’t eat anything with herbs in it, won’t eat tomato sauce, etc.). You could bring some vegan appetizers like mildly spiced samosas so that they have a variety of things to choose from. Celery sticks with nut butter, fruit salad, and vegan cupcakes would be simple. Or stick to things like pasta salad, chips and salsa, or bean and rice burritos that kids might be familiar with anyway.
I wouldn’t try to pass soy cheese off to them – kids go buds are so sensitive, even if you can’t go a difference they doubtless can and it will turn them off it for life. When my brother was small about all he would eat (non-vegan) was pizza, and he would only eat it if it was from one or two specific places – try to give him anything else and he wouldn’t touch it. Let alone if he saw any herbs in the sauce…
If the kids are a small bit older (10 and up) they might be receptive to more foods. You could try some dolmas (stuffed grape leaves), a vegan spanakopita, vegan lasagna, etc. I reckon Mexican food would go over well – you could bring in Spanish rice and beans, corn, tortillas, and chips and salsa.
Have you checked out the blog Vegan Lunch Box? Google it – the woman is a mother who is constantly finding creative lunches for her young daughter (as well as adult portable lunches) so you might find some creative kid-friendly thoughts there.
By the way, it may be wise to steer clear of nuts and nut products. Many kids have severe peanut or other nut allergies. The smart schools ban these products from appearance to the school at all, but some don’t and place the allergic kids feeling left out when they have to stay across the room from a product that might kill them if they breathe too close to it…
April 28th, 2011 - 19:09
Fudgsicles!
April 29th, 2011 - 13:07
I reckon kids like small simple to eat foods and then they might not be as hesitant to try them ..
How about some finger type foods, Like Vegan Spinach balls on toothpicks , Vegan Meatballs on toothpicks with a dipping sauce , Vegan Pigs in blankets , anything you make place onto toothpicks or small skewers like Vegan kebabs , and have skewers of cooked veggies , or make small pizzas and do different toppings, show them they do not Need cheese to go excellent , you can do a pizza on Foccia bread and then cut into small squares , I would try to do a few different things and keep them individual size.
Have a Vegan Smorgasbord , just keep things not too messy..lol!
Vegan Forever
April 30th, 2011 - 16:22
Something they would really delight in like vegan brownies, cookies, or ice cream. You could also try making banana bread. May not be healthy but they’ll be surprised and pleased!!!
May 1st, 2011 - 07:34
vegan brownies
i tried this recipe, but i found that it took longer to cook. and also the middle was doughy when i took it out of the oven, but once i waited til it had cooled down (you must possibly make the day before so its really cooled down) and then the middle was just gooey.
but i found they were deeelish.
and don’t use olive oil, i made that mistake! haha