Egg noodles to make with children

 

In this post I want to tell you how to prepare some egg “noodles” to make with the children, it is not pasta as we understand it, they are very thin tortillas cut into strips, a healthy option for the little ones.

If you have children, these days confined at home will have been a great challenge, and our lives have changed a lot, and those of our children too.

 

With confinement our physical activity has decreased, it is important to adapt the diet to this new circumstance.

 

As adults, we worry because being locked up has meant a sharp decrease in our physical activity.

On the one hand, the scheduled one (our usual training routines), and on the other hand, the unscheduled one, known as NEAT (Non-exercise activity thermogenesis).

I don’t know if you’re familiar with this concept, but NEAT refers to calorie expenditure beyond scheduled physical exercise, for example, going up and down stairs, walking during the day, etc.

But what about children? The drop in their physical activity is probably even more exaggerated.

In their daily lives, in addition to getting up early every day to go to school, they also tend to do other activities, sports, dancing, swimming, etc.

Without a doubt, this abrupt change means that we pay much more attention to their diet.

We must be aware that if their energy expenditure drops, their needs will be lower and we must act accordingly.

This is not about calorie restriction, this is about eating healthy and well. A child, just because they are a child, is not immune to excess sugar and flour. refined, affect them as much as they do you and will condition their adult life, don’t forget that.

The ideal is to plan their menus just as we do with ours, in fact, children should eat the same as us or as similar as possible.

If one day you cook legumes, lentils for example, don’t make anything else separately, serve their portion, which will surely be smaller and you can make them a second course that they like to help them enjoy that meal.

 

Egg noodles for children are a low-carb dish that they will enjoy without overeating.

 

But in addition to them eating the same as adults, we can also prepare some special meals for them that are also healthy.

Remember that when I say healthy I don’t just mean “nutritionally adequate”, I also mean free of additives, preservatives, and many of the substances that come with processed foods.

The best way to avoid all of that is by cooking at home and making our own food, which is why I like this recipe so much, because as I always say, I control the ingredients.

It’s much easier to buy pre-cooked noodles and add a commercial sauce, but my conscience wouldn’t be clear.

 

Avoid ultra-processed foods; they are very easy to turn to when it comes to children’s nutrition.

 

I definitely prefer to spend a few extra minutes in the kitchen in exchange for a a reward that for me, is priceless, health and well-being.

 

 

The recipe that I propose in this post is a way to put into practice what I tell you.

These are egg “noodles”, which are not “pasta” as we usually know it, they are tortillas that you can cut into strips and serve as if it were a pasta dish with the sauce that you like the most.

 

Prepare these tortillas with different ingredients to give them color and flavor, cut them and your egg noodles are ready.

 

They can be made with spinach, tomato, pumpkin, peas, carrots, even beets, the more colors the more fun.

The tortillas you see in the image are spinach and tomato, I made them in less than 30 minutes, rolled them and cut them into strips.

I put them on a plate mixing both colors, I added homemade tomato sauce, grated cheese and dried oregano, the success was resounding.

 

 

Do you want to know how to prepare them? Below you will findI leave the recipe that serves as a base to make any of the versions, you just have to change the specific ingredient.

I assure you that children love it when we pose them new challenges from time to time.

And one of them may be that they help you prepare these tortillas, an easy recipe that you can also consume as a family.

These delicious tortillas can be served cut into noodles or as tortillas to fill with whatever you like best.

In the following image you can see how I filled them that same day for a quick and light dinner.

With hummus and chicken, spinach leaves, arugula and lettuce, paprika from La Vera and a few drops of olive oil, they turned out to be a delicious bite.

 

 

Why I like this recipe so much:

• Because it is easy, fun and imaginative, ideal to make with children.
• It is healthy and light.
• It has few ingredients and is flexible, it can be adapted to our taste.
• Because it is ideal to involve children in the kitchen.

Yes If you liked this idea, you might also be interested in:

• Gluten-free spinach crepes.
• Gluten-free cauliflower tortillas.