Recipe share

I was going to e-mail this recipe to some of my family but I decided why not share it on my blog.  It is a brown rice curry salad that I got from a Shape magazine some 7 years ago.  I lost the original recipe about 5 years ago but I have made it a few times since then and I think I have the gist of it.  Start by making the rice and then add the 'crunchies' to your liking.  The recipe may have had red onion in it but I am not a fan of raw onion so I leave it out.  You can edit this recipe and mix it up.....add chicken for a more protein, feta cheese for a zip or use a red wine vinaigrette dressing to make it lower in calories. 

Salad:


Brown rice cooked, cooled (1 cup uncooked)
grn apples cubed
celery, chopped
red bell pepper, chopped
sunflower seeds
dried cranberries

Dressing:

1/2 c plain yogurt
1.5 T mayo
1 T lemon juice
curry
salt                                                          > spices to taste
dash of paprika or chili powder

Toss salad with dressing, serve chilled. 

I was disappointed that the kids wouldn't touch it.  The craisins and grn apple make it so sweet and crunchy, I thought they might go for it.  But that is the life of feeding toddlers.  They are so picky!  It can be frustrating to get a healthy diet into these kids.  I just always try to remember the "parent says what, kid says how much if any" rule.  It is tempting to want to give them something else if they won't eat what I am offering but not a good precedent.  It is also easy find yourself not offering veggies (particularly green veggies) just because they won't eat it.  I got into that trap a little when Katya started to get picky but quickly caught myself.  I continued to put peas, broccoli, salad, ect on their plates and sometimes, low and behold, they eat it.  Kids will never eat learn to eat their veggies it if they arn't offered!  Plus it gives me the amo to say, "sure you can have more honeydew after you eat a peice of broccoli."  And of course, one of the most important rules to follow is to make sure my own plate has greens on it... and eat them!  This was tough when I was in the throws of severe morning sickness but easier now.  Teaching by example is my absolute favorite motto:-)