Many thanks to last week's guest judge @patelincho for the fun theme "Healthy Yet Tempting Food For Children". This fab theme brought in many excellent recipes that were indeed healthy and kiddie-tempting! Sometimes children take dislikes to certain foods, and it can be super difficult to get them to eat when their minds are made up (I sense some heads nodding, haha). But thank goodness for the power of imagination, as with a creative head on us parents are usually able to get the healthy stuff into them with a few artistic tricks and disguises!
It can often be easier to relent after a hard day working or parenting, and just bang some chicken nuggets in the oven rather than face rejection of the healthy food... yet again. But healthy eating is much more than just maintaining slim figures or avoiding rotten teeth - it really is a serious matter of life and death. It's the difference between frequent sickness & infections or rare sickness & infections. It's the difference between asthma or no asthma, behavioural problems, digestive issues, headaches, muscle and joint issues, type 2 diabetes, anxiety. The difference between the onset of an autoimmune disorder, or much much worse. Yes, sometimes the most important thing after yet more dinner disputes with your child is just to get some fuel into them, no matter what the fuel, but generally speaking we can't keep putting processed rubbish into their little bodies and act surprised when symptoms start presenting. Anyway, enough serious, back to the fun... Phew!!!
Just a quick mention again to make sure you're aware of the recent CHANGES TO RULES - scroll down to the rules section to check.
For those of you who have never entered this challenge before - it's very easy, just SCROLL DOWN for this week's THEME, RULES and PRIZES. You don't have to be a master chef - just try to be creative with your recipes and take beautiful photos, since unfortunately we can't taste the entries so you must help us do this with our imaginations! Original recipes are encouraged, but you may use someone else's recipe as long as you credit the original source.
Best Vegan Entry - "Mini Pizzas" by @lenasveganliving 5 SBD sponsored by @heart-to-heart
Most Creative Entry "Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecake Bites!" by @heart-to-heart 5 SBD sponsored by @englishtchrivy
Most Creative Entry "Oatmeal Muffins with berries for my daughter" by @shady 5 SBD sponsored by @englishtchrivy
Most Creative Entry "Healthy Little Golden Fritters for Little Fingers" by @steemit-foodie 5 SBD sponsored by @englishtchrivy
4th Prize "Tofu Kids, Purple Berry Pool, and Broccoli in an Avocado Swamp" by @jaymorebeet 5 SBD sponsored by @sirwinchester
3rd Prize "Vegan and healthy pralines: Rafaello and Chocolate Truffles from millet!" by @babettxx 10 SBD sponsored by @gringalicious
2nd Prize "Tomato and Zucchini Sandwich with Minted Yoghurt" by @progressivechef 15 SBD sponsored by @gringalicious
1st Prize "Mini Pizzas" by @lenasveganliving 20 SBD sponsored by @gringalicious
This week's guest judge is @heart-to-heart, a very creative and soulful person in many areas... including in the kitchen! She is passionate about health and healthy food, and likes to encourage healthy choices in others too. She regularly shares her culinary creations, so if you enjoy healthy, tasty and unique food then check out her blog! You'll find all kinds of interesting things to browse through there - travel, photography, life stories, etc. @heart-to-heart had a little trouble deciding on a theme for this week, but in the end chose 'Vegan Dishes From Around The Globe' because she's excited to see all the different kinds of vegan recipes that will be created by everyone in their different cultures. She also tells me she intends to make them all, so guys you'd better come up with some creative and healthy food to ensure @heart-to-heart really does try out your recipes! Most of all have fun and make your food really beautiful so we can enjoy admiring it :-)
1. Title your entry this way: “STEEMIT CULINARY CHALLENGE #38: Title of your Dish”
2. Tag your “Vegan Dishes From Around The World” post with ALL FOUR of the following:
# food
# food-trail
# steemitculinarychallenge
# recipes
3. Only NEW RECIPES that have been created in response to the weekly theme will be accepted. Each photo must feature a sign displaying the current date.
4. TAKE PHOTOS OF THE STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS in preparing your dish.
5. So we can verify your entry is indeed yours and not plagiarised, and is also a new recipe, you MUST DO the FOLLOWING:
6. POST A LINK OF YOUR ENTRY below on the comment thread. If you have signed up to Steemit.chat please also post it on the steemitculinarychallenge channel. To sign up you can click here.
7. The DEADLINE for submission is NO LATER than Wednesday at 12:00 Noon UTC.
8. You may submit TWO ENTRIES if you wish.
Here is an example of one of my own step-by-step recipes. Any questions, please ask.
WINNERS together with the NEW THEME will be announced every FRIDAY.
I'd like to share my sincere THANKS to @gringalicious, @sirwinchester and @englishtchrivy for their continuous sponsorship of this challenge, the Steemians who regularly or occasionally submit entries, and to everyone who upvotes and supports the entries. I'm well aware there would be no challenge without you all!!!
PREVIOUS WINNERS of the Steemit Culinary Challenge:
#38 - Vegan Dishes From Around The World
#37 - Healthy Yet Tempting Food for Children
#36 - Food Fit For A German
#35 - Ice-Cream
#34 - A Smoothie for @smooth
#33 - Brilliant Berries
#32 - Picnic Alfresco
#31 - Vegan Main
#30 - Tempting Tarts
#29 - Take Me To Brunch... In Your Country
#28 - Cupcakes
#27 - Be A Michelin Star Chef For One Night
#26 - Sugar-Free Raw Vegan Desserts
#25 - Your Favourite Dish
#24 - Mouthgasms
#23 - Otsumami
#22 - Mediterranean Night
#21 - Coffee a la Barista's
#20 - Pancake Paradise
#19 - Sweet and Savory Crepes
#18 - Tasty, Wholesome Meals for Weight Loss
#17 - Shepherd's Pie
#16 - Tacos for a Tech Savvy
#15 - Roast It
#14 - DIVINE LEMONed DESSERT
#13 - The Finest Fish Dish
#12 - Purely Paleo
#11 - Cheeseless Burger
#10 - Anglo–Sino Chicken
#8 - La Pasta Perfetta
#7 - Battle of Noodles
#6 - HOT Off the Grill
#4 - Super Salads
#3 - Smoothie Showdown
#2 - Out of the Box Sandwiches
#1 - Sniffle Remedy Soup
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me, either by posting your queries on the comment thread below, or you can find me on Steemit.chat under the same name. I will respond as soon as I can.
For the announcement of winners and new themes, follow me :-)
Image kindly created for me by @sashagenji