{"id":206641,"date":"2025-04-26T10:48:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T10:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/blw\/cheesy-baked-kale-bites-yummy-toddler-food\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T10:48:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T10:48:42","slug":"cheesy-baked-kale-bites-yummy-toddler-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=206641","title":{"rendered":"Cheesy Baked Kale Bites – Yummy Toddler Food"},"content":{"rendered":"


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If it\u2019s a challenge to serve greens that your child will actually eat, you\u2019re going to love this recipe for Cheesy Baked Kale Bites<\/strong>. They\u2019re packed with nutrition and are delicious when reheated so they are great to make ahead.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Though I\u2019ve had great success with Spinach Pesto,<\/a> Kale Pesto<\/a>, and Green Smoothie Popsicles,<\/a>\u00a0I wanted to find a new way to serve greens to my kids. We tend to have a lot of kale from our garden in the summer, and while I don\u2019t stress about getting it into my kids, I figured that I might as well try a new method!<\/p>\n

These Cheesy Kale Bites are similar to a meatball, with shredded kale in place of meat. They have tons of flavor from the cheese, and they taste really great when dunked into ketchup or salsa.<\/p>\n

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Baked Kale Recipe<\/h2>\n

Greens can be tricky with little ones for a few reasons. First, I think we get preoccupied about how many veggies they are eating, and we sometimes put too much emphasis on green foods<\/a>. And you know that so often, when we push too hard, kids are likely to push back.<\/p>\n

Second, the texture of greens can be tricky. Raw kale is really dense and it takes a lot of commitment to chew it up enough to comfortably swallow it. And for toddlers, who often choose the most nutrient dense foods available so they can get on with playing, it\u2019s just a lot of work for very little payoff.<\/p>\n

It can also have a strong \u201cgreen\u201d flavor. (I mean, I\u2019m an adult and I don\u2019t always like it.)<\/p>\n

But we know that greens are filled with nutrients\u2014folic acid, iron, and fiber to name just a few\u2014so it\u2019s a good idea to occasionally have them around from an early age\u2026as long as you serve them up in ways that are easy for kids to eat and yummy tasting, of course.<\/p>\n

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Ingredients You Need<\/h2>\n

To make these Baked Kale Bites, you\u2019ll need to have the following ingredients on hand and ready to go.<\/p>\n