Waldorf Salad – Easy way to get your kids to eat fruits and veggies

by cassie

My kids love to eat fruits and raw vegetables, but I usually have trouble getting them to eat salads. However, I’ve discovered that they’ll eat waldorf salad until the cow’s come home so I try and make it fairly often. It’s easy to make and very versatile. Here’s the recipe I use:

Kid-Friendly Waldorf Salad

1/2 cup celery, diced very thin
1/2 cup red seedless grapes (I chop these in half to prevent choking)
2 apples, cored and diced (I use gala apples but any will do)
1 cup raisins
3 cups lettuce (I always use iceberg)
3 tbsp mayonnaise or Miracle Whip
1 tbsp lemon juice (fresh is best)

I like to dice my celery really thin or it just doesn’t seem right eating a huge crunchy thing while everything else is soft and juicy. Sometimes I leave the celery out completely. Next, I chop up the grapes. It’s easier to eat when they’re cut in half, plus I feel safer knowing my kids won’t choke on a whole grape. In the meantime, I let a cup of raisins soak in some water, then squeeze them dry with paper tower. I leave the apples until last to keep them from browning before they’re mixed in.

I mix up the mayo and lemon juice in a measuring cup and let it sit in the fridge until I’m ready to complete the salad. Next up is the lettuce. Iceberg lettuce works great as it’s nice and crispy.

31ayecwedel_sl160_ Sidenote: I was reading a magazine and saw this Prepara Salad Prep Set. Kitchen utensils rock my world (and I know that cutting lettuce with a metal blade will brown the leaves) so I rushed to see if it was on Amazon. The price in the magazine was $15 for the set, but it’s $9.95 at Amazon. Yay! Don’t they look fun? It makes me want to chop lettuce and veggies all day.

Anyhoo, I always prepare all the ingredients beforehand and then throw them all together right before it’s time to eat to keep the salad from getting too soggy. There usually isn’t anything left over but if there is, it keeps well for about a day.

It’s a great way for your kids to get a healthy dose of fruits and veggies without all the complaining. When I make this, my daughter always says, “Mommy, you’re the bestest cook in the whole world!”.

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