Ideas for making people eat cheese
How to get children to eat cheese? The ideas of Provolone Valpadana DOP
Mom, I don't like cheese.
How many times have we heard this? We understand you, we are part of the team too parents who “hide” the cheese in the pasta to make our children eat it.
After all, if getting your baby to eat cheese was easy, well you wouldn't be here.
Cheese is an indispensable food for growing children: a source of calcium, it is responsible for strengthening the bones and the skeletal system and a source of phosphorus, which supplies energy to the brain and helps memory.
Provolone Valpadana DOP, specifically, he is an excellent ally! It has the right balance between fats and proteins and is a good source of energy to face the day.
Having established how good cheese, in the right quantities, can be good for children (we always recommend contacting your trusted pediatrician), we should find a way to include it in your child's diet, surprising him.
In some age groups, children are really not inclined to change their menu, but we cannot and do not want to settle for a diet based on pasta, focaccia and pizza... right?!
So here are some ideas for offer cheese to children in a creative and delicious way.
Choose cheeses with a delicate flavor
The strong taste of cheese, so loved by almost all adults, is a new and sometimes complicated flavor for children who are approaching this type of food for the first time.
For this reason, we recommend offering your child cheeses that have a not too strong smell. Provolone Valpadana DOP in typology mild it is suitable for those who love delicate flavours, as well as for all children who will learn to appreciate the joys of this dairy product over time.
Cheese and… cunning
Eating a certain food must not become an obligation for the child who would otherwise tend to reject it more and more.
Better to play smart, adding a pinch of healthy psychology and propose cheese-based dishes that are pleasing to the eye as well as to the taste.
There's no need to bother the experts, just work on presentation and creativity, offering dishes with fun and cheerful shapes.
Let your imagination run wild by creating funny faces, or using molds in the shape of animals, or that resemble your favorite characters. Even better if you can involve him in the creation of the dish, making him participate in the preparation.
Food is not a game, but an extra smile certainly allows you to better enjoy the approach with more intense flavors such as cheese.
Cheese and… hide and seek
If you are among those who have tried them all, but at the sight of cheese the bite doesn't go down well, all you have to do is try to hide it on your plates.
For this reason, Provolone Valpadana has thought of some cheese-based recipes for the little ones.
Which child doesn't like fresh tomato gnocchi that taste so much like home?!
In the recipe we leave you below, you can add sweet Provolone Valpadana DOP to your gnocchi which, when melted, gives flavor without overwhelming.
You can do the same thing with pasta and risotto, or, if you want something more delicious, dedicate yourself to the preparation of very soft and delicious savory muffins.
Cheese sandwich, how convenient
Another idea to show off the cheese less is to offer it to children in sandwiches or sandwiches, which is also ideal for trips and picnics.
In the recipe we propose, based on Alto Adige PGI speck and sweet Provolone Valpadana DOP, you can replace a little mayonnaise with the mustard.
If you want to see other recipes based on Provolone Valpadana to liven up your picnics, Click here.
Have you managed, thanks to our advice, to get your child to eat cheese?
We await your special recipe and story in the comments.
