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    Easy, Nourishing & Kid-Approved Recipes

    Here you will find easy, wholesome, and delicious recipes that kids love!

    Trending Recipes

    These are my kid-favorite tried and tested recipes! They are full of flavor and all kinds of nutritious ingredients. Plus, they are easy to make and ready in no time!

    • One serving of lasagna on a white plate with a napkin in front of the plate.
      Easy Lasagna Recipe with Cottage Cheese
    • Six pieces of caprese bruschetta drizzled with balsamic glaze on a white platter.
      Easy Caprese Bruschetta
    • Black beans and rice with a lime wedge and a few blue tortilla chips on a white plate.
      Best Black Beans and Rice Recipe
    • One ripe pineapple with a still on held up over a pile of pineapples.
      How to Pick a Good Pineapple
    • Up close image of nut free trail mix in a glass mason jar (top view). Trail mix also around the base of the glass jar.
      Nut Free Trail Mix for Kids
    • Square image of five lunch boxes for teenagers: one Adidas black and grey lunch box, two Vera Bradley lunch boxes (one with a floral print and another with a black and grey print), one black Jansport backpack style lunch box, and one blue Roxy lunch bag with red floral detail.
      Best School Lunch Boxes for Teens
    • Air fried broccoli on a white plate with a fork.
      Super Easy Air Fryer Broccoli Parmesan
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    Recent Recipes

    Here's what I've been cooking up most recently! Make the recipes, take a picture to post and then tag me so I can see them!

    • Cherry tomato sauce topped with two small basil leaves and a sprig of fresh oregano served in a white bowl with a white spoon.
      Easy Cherry Tomato Sauce for Pasta
    • Five cooked jerk lime boneless pork chops overlapping each other one a white plate with broccoli to the right.
      Best Oven Baked Boneless Pork Chops
    • One margherita flatbread sliced. A pizza roller is to the right of the flatbread.
      10-Minute Margherita Flatbread
    • Four slices of BBQ chicken flatbread pizza up close.
      10-Minute BBQ Chicken Flatbread

    Top Kid-Favorite Dinner Recipes

    Your kids will love these simply seasoned, easy to make dinner recipes. Resist the temptation to be a 'short-order cook' by serving foods your whole family will enjoy!

    • Pesto with tortellini, chicken, and broccoli in a large white serving bowl with a spoon.
      15-Minute Pesto with Tortellini & Chicken
    • One serving of lasagna on a white plate with a napkin in front of the plate.
      Easy Lasagna Recipe with Cottage Cheese
    • Cooked lemon pepper chicken pieces.
      Easy Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken
    • A fork cutting into a piece of cooked salmon topped with basil pesto, served over rice.
      The BEST Frozen Salmon in Air Fryer

    Kid-Approved Snack Recipes

    Easy and delicious nutrient dense snack recipes that are ready in no time! Your kids will love them all!

    • Pink applesauce in a white bowl with a spoon.
      Simple Unsweetened Applesauce
    • stack of banana carrot muffins with a carrot on the side and bananas in the background
      Banana Carrot Muffins with Raisins
    • single air fried tortilla chip in guacamole
      Tortilla Chips (Air Fryer) For Kids
    • Up close picture of several bliss balls.
      Easy Peanut Butter Balls with Oats
    Kristi Ruth eating a cookie. A white platter with tri-colored carrots is on the counter in front of her.

    Kristi Ruth RD, CNSC, LDN

    I'm a dietitian and busy, working mom of three, here to help you understand what it means to feed your family well without going crazy!

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    Kid-Favorite Breakfast Recipes

    Start the day off right by serving your kids easy and delicious nutritious breakfasts so they will feel full longer (and won't be asking for a snack 30 minutes later, haha!).

    • Pineapple mango salsa in a white ramekin with pieces of cheese quesadilla placed around it.
      The Easiest Pineapple Mango Salsa
    • Four slices of sourdough French toast overlapping and topped with peach slices and blueberries.
      Delicious 10-Minute Sourdough French Toast
    • Granola in a white ramekin with pieces of granola scattered around the base of the ramekin.
      Easy Homemade Granola Recipe
    • Top view of a mango pineapple smoothie in a glass mason jar and topped with pieces of frozen mango and a mini beverage umbrella.
      Mango Pineapple Smoothie

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    • Top view of pumpkin overnight oats in a small white ramekin topped with pecans, whipped cream, and mini chocolate chips.
      Best Pumpkin Overnight Oats
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    • Pieces of a cheese quesadilla on a white plate with guacamole, mango salsa, and salsa.
      Easy Cheese Quesadilla Recipe
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    Welcome to Carrots & Cookies! I'm a registered dietitian and busy working mom of three on a mission to provide you with easy recipes and tips to make every minute you spend in your kitchen count! More about me...

    Popular Recipes

    • One serving of lasagna on a white plate with a napkin in front of the plate.
      Easy Lasagna Recipe with Cottage Cheese
    • Slices of roasted pork tenderloin with broccolini to the left and fresh rosemary to the right of the cooked tenderloin.
      30-Minute Oven Roasted Pork Tenderloin
    • Air fried broccoli on a white plate with a fork.
      Super Easy Air Fryer Broccoli Parmesan
    • Black beans and rice with a lime wedge and a few blue tortilla chips on a white plate.
      Best Black Beans and Rice Recipe
    • Square image of five lunch boxes for teenagers: one Adidas black and grey lunch box, two Vera Bradley lunch boxes (one with a floral print and another with a black and grey print), one black Jansport backpack style lunch box, and one blue Roxy lunch bag with red floral detail.
      Best School Lunch Boxes for Teens
    • Guacamole in a glass bowl with one chip and a slice of lime.
      Incredible 4 Ingredient Guacamole Recipe

    Favorite Recipes For Fall

    • Top view of pumpkin overnight oats in a small white ramekin topped with pecans, whipped cream, and mini chocolate chips.
      Best Pumpkin Overnight Oats
    • Apple baked oatmeal with cranberries in a square white bowl.
      Apple Oatmeal Bake
    • Three slices of pumpkin chocolate chip bread overlapping.
      Amazing Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bread (with Maple Syrup)
    • Apple crumble being served with a spoon.
      Easy Apple Pear Crisp
    • Four pumpkin waffle pieces overlapping on a white plate.
      Ultimate Homemade Whole Wheat Pumpkin Waffles
    • air fried apple slices in a square white bowl
      Air Fryer Apple Slices

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