Snacks can be a simple way to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your family’s daily diet, and keeping these fresh snacks stocked in your kitchen makes it easier to choose healthier options. Here are two great recipes with veggies that are easy to make and will have your kids asking for seconds.

Ingredients:

2 cups shelled edamame (young soybeans)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl, mix the edamame, olive oil and salt together and place on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until crispy, stirring the mixture occasionally.

Spice it up!
-Use garbanzo beans instead of edamame. 
-Instead of salt, try a combination of other spices, such as garlic powder and ground cumin.

Ingredients:

1 15-ounce can cannellini beans (white beans), drained
Juice of half a lemon
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder

Directions:

Place all the ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth. If the mixture is too thick, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water.

Serve the dip with carrots and cucumbers or any vegetable your kid likes. You’ll be surprised how much more your kids enjoy their veggies when they have something tasty to dip them into.