KIDS CAN COOK #3 Simple & No-cook! Rainbow Vegetable Roll Up Snacks

Here's what it looks like before rolling

This recipe is a great one to make with your children. They can easily help make it. Adults should do the chopping and kids can spread mix and scatter the vegetables on the tortilla.


Here we've taken a spinach tortilla and spread it with the cream cheese mix. Spread it thin, and layered on the vegetables.

After rolling and cutting into rounds

Now, we've rolled it up and cut it into 2" rounds. These are so simple and tasty to make. See the entire recipe below.


















The Health Conscious “Snack Factory” Makes Learning to Cook, Fanciful, Frugal, Fun...and Easy!
Recipe below...

KIDS CAN COOK #2: Delicious Vegetable Dip "Kids Love to Eat" Recipe

The "Snack Factory" Making Vegetables Fun to Eat

We don't discourage playing with your food. That is, if it means kids will eat more vegetables. Here we've used miniature cookie cutters, cutting vegetables on the bias, and cutting vegetables into silly shapes to make "cooking" and eating healthy fun for kids.

The "Snack Factory" Delicious Vegetable Dip

Just wash and cut into 1/4 inch slices. No need to peel the cucumbers, either. Simply buy finger friendly vegetables like carrots, cucumbers, reduced sodium olives, baby tomatoes, and after slicing, leave it up to the kids to play all they want. We've included a dip recipe that kids love, to make eating healthy irresistible. Here's the recipe below...

The Health Conscious “Snack Factory” Makes Learning to Cook, Fanciful, Frugal, Fun...and Easy!

KIDS CAN COOK #1: Incredible "No-cook" Fruit & Veggie Dip Recipe for Kids

The "Snack Factory" Fruit & Veggie Dip for Kids

The Madera County Food Bank’s “Snack Factory” program, promotes delicious, healthy, kid-friendly recipes your kids can make. If you would like to eat more fruits and vegetables, make this truly delicious recipe in which to dip cut fruits (and vegetables). You will love it! Recipe below...

The Health Conscious “Snack Factory” Makes Learning to Cook, Fanciful, Frugal, Fun...and Easy!

Seeds of Self-Sufficiency #5- It's not too late! Follow Along with Us!

Grow Your Own Container Garden

Who doesn't like eating fresh homegrown vegetables? They taste amazing! Whether you've got acres or a patio in which to grow yours, the steps are the same. Make this your healthiest year ever! Especially if you're new to gardening. We'll show you each easy step.
And, if you're just joining us in growing a garden, it's not too late. You can plants seeds up until two and a half months before a frost or very cold weather. That means, as late as August or early September in Madera County.
So, just scroll down to see the posts for each step starting with number #1 - #4 below, to learn how to do it right!

Seeds of Self-sufficiency #4- How to Get Your Garden to Grow with 1 Minute a Day

Fertilizing Your Container Garden

How to get the seeds to grow in your container garden. You’ve fertilized or used pre-fertilized soil. Now, water regularly to keep the soil evenly moist. That means every day in the spring, to start. It will take 1 to 2 weeks for the seeds to germinate with visible sprouts coming up through the soil. It’s important to never let the surface dry out during this germination period. You’ll want it to remain constantly moist. But not soggy!

You’ve got a garden! Now just spend one minute a day keeping it uniformly moist and you’re on your way!

 



Waiting is the Hardest Part

Seeds of Self-sufficiency #3- Find a Good Spot or Container and Plant Your Vegetable Seeds

Ready your container

 

No space to grow vegetables? Here’s how you can make an easy container garden.

Just start with a clean 5 gallon bucket. Drill or punch small drainage holes in the bottom, and fill with pre-fertilized organic soil. (Or use rich soil and add fertilizer to it) Leave about 1” space below the rim.

Poke a hole and Sow Your Seeds

Place the container in a sunny spot with at least 8 hours of sunshine a day. Raise the container (if using) with rocks to allow extra water to drain out. Fill with potting soil (preferably with organic fertilizer and organic soil)Space seeds about 6” apart. Push down each seed into the soil. The squash and corn will grow best pushed 2”down, and the beans, just 1” down. Cover lightly with soil and gently firm soil. Fertilize, water and you’re ready to maintain it.

Seeds of Self-Sufficiency #2- Get Vegetable Seeds Now!

 

Madera County Food Bank "3 Sisters"

Learn all about growing your own vegetable garden. Starting March 4^th, we hand out vegetable seeds to the food needy and we'll be growing the “Three Sisters” of vegetables; Squash, Corn and Beans. The Native Americans grew and grouped these vegetables together for a reason. The vertical nature of the corn stalk provides a trellis for the “Pole beans” to grow along for support. The squash has a horizontal direction of growth that served as an edible ground cover, which not only kept the weeds away, but also provided shade for the corn's very shallow roots. They also helped keep the ground moist, which helped the beans grow, which helped the corn grow higher, which made for longer bean vines and yields. Get some seeds today and follow along with the complete beginner steps to learn to grow your own food. Delicious and healthy!