This is a wonderful way of increasing your child's interest in vegetables and getting him to taste and even enjoy them. Vegetables are good sources of vitamins and minerals.
Deep orange and dark green, leafy ones (e.g. carrot, pumpkin, broccoli and spinach) are rich in beta carotene, a potent antioxidant that helps to boost our immune function.
Ingredients
• 4 small pita bread rounds
Pizza toppings
• 1/2 cup canned tomato paste
• 1/2 small red, yellow and green capsicums (sliced thinly)
• 1 small can pineapple rings (in water, drained)
• 1 small can tuna (in water, drained)
• Button mushrooms (sliced thinly)
• Black olives (pitted, sliced)
• Grated mozzarella cheese
• Cherry tomatoes - halved
• Broccoli & cauliflower - cut into small florets
Method
1. Help your child spread each pita bread round with tomato paste using a pastry brush or bread knife.
2. Decorate the pita bread rounds with the ingredients, e.g. mushrooms for nose, red capsicum slices for mouth, mozzarella cheese and broccoli for hair, tuna for eyes, cherry tomatoes for cheeks, etc. to make four different but cute and funny faces.
3. Arrange the mini pizzas on a baking tray. Bake them for 10 minutes or until golden brown in colour and the cheese has melted. Remove from the oven.
4. Serve with a glass of milk.