These 4 kid-friendly dips are easy to make and perfect for dipping everything from meat to vegetables at dinner or even eating with a spoon for a healthy snack!
Hi friends!
If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve probably seen some of these dips pop up in my food prep posts for the past couple of months. I initially started whipping up dips like that to give Squish something to dip his meat into. Turns out he likes a few of them so much that he generally just ends up eating them with a spoon. However, he’s recently developed an affinity for ketchup and has pretty much mastered dipping his chicken in that, so I’m hoping that his dipping prowess will soon extend to these dips as well! If not, by the spoonful is just fine with me!
These are super simple recipes and are so easy to make! Dips are a fun way to add some extra nutrients to your child’s plate and it’s fun to experiment with different flavor combos.
Here are the recipes for these four:
Kid-Friendly Dips
This is his favorite!
Pumpkin Black Bean Dip
Combine 1/2 cup pumpkin + 1/2 cup black beans + 1/4 cup peanut butter in a food processor.
Puree until smooth.
Squash Yogurt Dip
Combine 2/3 cup roasted squash + 1/3 cup plain or vanilla yogurt + 1/4 tsp cinnamon.
Puree until smooth.
Optional:
Add some hemp seeds.
Use plain yogurt and add a dash of maple syrup.
Avocado Pea Dip
Combine 2/3 cup avocado + 2/3 cup cooked green peas + 1 cup canned pears/pineapples.
Puree until smooth.
Raspberry Cottage Cheese Dip
Combine 1/2 cup white beans + 2/3 cup cottage cheese + 2/3 cup raspberries.
Puree until smooth.
Do you make dips for your kiddos? What flavor combos do they like?
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These dips would make the perfect addition to your weekly food prep! Like I mentioned, they also make a great snack with a spoon. Want more kid-friendly snack ideas? Check out these Healthy Toddler Snack Ideas!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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The raspberry cottage cheese dip sounds delicious! I’m definitely going to have to give this one a try!
Kids of any age love dips! And let’s face it, adults too. The pumpkin, black bean and PB sounds awesome. Pinning and making. YUM!
For the kiddos? I want them all 😉
These dips sound great! I need to try some of these with my kids – I’m always trying to encourage them to eat veggies, and dips always make eating veg more fun!
william loves dips and this would be great to switch it up!
So many yummy ideas! Can adults have them to?!?!? 😉
I LOVE that the avocado dip has peas in it!! SO creative. Plus, peas are delicious!
I’m definitely going to give these a try! My daughter will be all over the raspberry cottage cheese especially since it’s pink!
Dips are an awesome way to get kids eating more fruits and veggies and these all look SO good!
so…i want these dips!! I want to try that pumpkin dip..kids or no kids ahaha!
I want all of these dips!
These are so interesting! I love finding creative dip recipes to share with others. In my opinion, food was meant to be shared. When you cook for others, it’s one of the greatest generosities you can give. And dips are perfect for sharing. 🙂
Yum! I bet these make great snacks for older kids (or adults!) too!! Good for veggie dipping 🙂
Do you worry that your son won’t like the actual texture of the ingredients since you are serving it as puree? I guess it’s just good to do both?
I serve him the actual whole foods too. He loves cottage cheese, black beans, pumpkin, peanut butter, etc.I think a mix of both is good.