Smiley Star Omelet Recipe

[Ed Note:  This is a guest post recipe from Food with Kid Appeal Facebook fan Karen.  See how she turned around her daugther's sudden refusal of eggs.]

I'm Karen... I've followed your Facebook page and blog for 2 months now (or maybe more) and I love them!  I also live in Houston. I have a 4 year old daughter. She goes to preschool and I prepare her lunch every day. Thank God she's not a picky eater!
 
I admit it can be difficult to find the inspiration to cook everyday.

Smiley Star Omelet Recipe
 ingredients
one beaten egg (salt and pepper to taste)
one slice of tomato
green beans sauteed in olive oil with onions
a sheet of nori seaweed, cut into heart shapes.
ketchup

directions
Heat a skillet over medium heat.  Place pancake mold in pan.  Add beaten egg to the mold and cook until the egg sets.  Remove mold and place star omelet on a plate  Using a craft punch out, make heart shaped seaweed eyes.  Place eyes on star omelet and draw a smile with ketchup.  Serve with sliced tomato and sauteed green beans.

Kid Appeal Tip  One day my daughter decided she didn't like eggs anymore, except in cakes and crepes "because they are in the batter." I found this idea online and it did the trick.(stay tuned for link to inspiration recipe).

Check an international or asian market for the seaweed.  It's called Nori or sushi wrappers and looks like this.


Do you have a simple fun way to plate food that gets real healthy food down the hatch?  Share with the Food with Kid Appeal gang.  Send your photo and recipe to me at jenna@foodwithkidappeal.com. 





This post is participating in Kelly the Kitchen Kop's Real Food Wednesday.