Developing healthy eating habits in children at an early age will help them throughout their lives. A good way to do so is to come up with fun meals that they would enjoy no matter what the time. Today we bring you healthy snack recipes that are sure to appeal to your child and can be prepared quickly. 

Pasta with no-cook tomato sauce

• 6 chopped tomatoes
• 2 chopped garlic cloves
• A handful of fresh basil leaves
• 3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• Sea salt and pepper powder
• Pasta
• Fresh red pepper flakes

Mix the tomatoes, basil leaves, olive oil and garlic in a bowl. Season the mixture with salt and pepper. Put the bowl away for a bit. Boil the pasta in a pot. Once the pasta has been boiled drain the water from the pot. Next, add the tomato sauce to the pasta and mix it well. Garnish pasta with red pepper flakes and serve while still hot. You can also pair this dish with homemade croutons to make it irresistible.

Baked pani puri

• 2 finely chopped green chillies
• ½ cup of coriander leaves
• 3 cups of mint leaf
• ½ tsp. cumin powder
• ½ cup soaked moong
•  ½ cup soaked boondi
• 1 tsp. black salt
• ½ tsp. pepper powder
• 1 tsp. pani puri masala
• Salt and lemon juice
• 2 boiled and diced potatoes

There are two steps to preparing baked pani puri. The first is preparing the filling for the puri and the second is preparing the tangy and spicy water. Instead of choosing the deep-fried puri that you will find in the market, try the DIP Pani Puri. These baked goodies have less than 2% oil content. Making this a healthy and tasty option for your teenager.

To prepare baked pani puri at home start by adding chillies, coriander leaves, mint leaves, cumin powder, black salt, pepper powder, pani puri masala and salt and lemon juice to your grinder. Grind these items together and add water as required until it turns into a paste. Remove this paste into a bowl and add 3 cups of water. Let this mixture sit for a few hours, then strain the paste through a sieve to get rid of the lumpy parts. You now have your flavoured water. Next, mash the diced potatoes and add moong, boondi, black salt and cumin seed powder to the potatoes. Mix them well, fill a puri with this filling and pour your pre-prepared water on top for delicious homemade pani puri.

Veg. tomato and herb omelette

• 1 cup gram flour
• ¼ cup of rice flour
• 2 finely chopped tomatoes
• 1 finely chopped onion 
• 1 finely chopped green chilli
• Chopped coriander leaves 
• ¼ tsp. red chilli powder
• 1 tsp. coriander powder
• 1 tsp. cumin seeds
• Salt to taste

Add chopped tomatoes, coriander leaves, chilli, onion, 1 cup of gram flour and ¼ cup of rice flour to a bowl. Sprinkle red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin seeds and salt to add taste. Slowly add water, mixing the ingredients and ensuring that no lumps are formed. Mix it all until it forms a thick and consistent batter. Heat a non-stick pan and grease it with a few drops of oil or butter. Pour batter onto the pan and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle more oil on top. Once one of the sides has finished cooking flip the omelette over and let the other side cook. Once both sides look crisp and crunchy take your tomato omelette off the pan and serve with the dip of your choice.

Most teenagers can be picky about what they eat and would always prefer eating their favourite food. With these simple recipes that are tasty and healthy, you can win over not just your teenager but also any guest that comes to your house. To get more healthy and tasty snacks you can buy baked potato chips and baked coconut laddus from DIP Foods without having to spend any time preparing them yourself.