Getting Your Kids to eat Healthy Muffins

I had heard a great tip one day when I was at a workshop  on healthy eating.  It was simple enough - kids will eat anything shaped like a donut.  If you want them to eat some really healthy muffins that they might otherwise not eat, bake it in a donut tin and call it a donut!  (Now we really don't have that problem here of convincing our boys to eat - they will eat anything!)

 

Since then, I've kept an eye out at Value Village and garage sales.  I've found this large tin and this mini-donut tin for about $3 each.

 

This morning, I made a basic carrot muffin recipe with lots of whole wheat flour, and not much sugar.  I filled the large donut tray and they baked wonderfully!

They look wonderful on their own, but for fun I made a simple glaze with icing sugar to put on top.  You could also use this great 2-ingredient chocolate icing with very little sugar.

The kids loved having "donuts" for dessert, and I felt great because they were really healthy.  (And it even worked for my husband - he didn't mind them either).

Let us know if you try this with any other recipes, or if you have any other hints about helping your kids eat healthy!

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