Kid friendly American vegetables recipes with 400 or fewer calories

Spring salad

Refreshing spring salad with greens and radish.

Zucchini Santa Fe

This fast side is great with the green chilies. It gives this recipe a great zip.

Creole Vegetable and Beef Soup

This was a tasty soup that we gladly ate two nights in a row. I added quite a bit of extra creole seasoning to my bowl, because I love the flavor.…

Green Beans with Basil and Tomato

This is an attractive and tasty side dish. The butter, basil and tomato adds a nice flavor boost to the green…

Farmhouse Soup

This is a minstrone-style soup, great with big hunk of crusty bread on a cold winter day.

Pimpkin Creme Brulee

Crème brûlée is a classic French dessert that has become very popular in recent years, showing up on the menu of most fine dining restaurants. The…

Rhubarb Muffins

This is a real simple recipe that I use my homemade strawberry jam with.

Pumpkin Munchies

These rich, spicy bar cookies will be a hit with the pumpkin pie lovers at your house.

Steamed Green Beans with Lemon & Dill

Delightfully easy and refreshing, these lemon-laced green beans compliment chicken, pork, beef or vegetarian…

Pumpkin Cookies

Cabbage Artichoke Casserole

I have been trying to think “meatless”. It’s not easy for a gal cooking for a Carolina good ole boy, but as a cabbage lover this got his nod of…

Zucchini-Pineapple Quick Bread

This zucchini quick bread has a tropical twist to it - crushed pineapple! Cinnamon and vanilla tie the flavors together and make this a delicious…

Cardamom Carrots

This side of sweet carrots with a hint of cardamom blend well. They're particularly nice during the holiday's, served up with poultry.

Gluten Free Pumpkin Cornbread

I modified my mother-in-law’s beloved cornbread recipe to create this. The pumpkin gives the gluten free-flours a moisture and spring, and the lemon…