Desserts are an essential part of a complete meal. Children should be encouraged to eat desserts which are rich in calcium because the latter is needed for the proper growth of the child. Lack of calcium would lead to weaker bones and the child could become prone to easy fractures. So, for the all round development of the child, foods rich in calcium should be an essential part of their diet. Here are some desserts rich in calcium which the kids would love to eat.
Old fashioned hot cocoa
It is a delicious dessert and is loved by all. Kids would love to have it again and again. It is an easy to prepare dessert and can be prepared quickly without putting in much hard work. Take a saucepan and mix 1/3 cup of cocoa, ¼ tablespoon salt and 5 tablespoons of sugar. Add water, keep stirring and boil the mix for 2 minutes. Add 4 ½ cup of milk and 1 cup instant nonfat dry milk slowly and keep stirring continuously. Before serving beat it until it gets foamy with the help of a hand beater. One cup contains 202 calories and 365 mg of calcium.
Garden burrito
This dessert is easy to cook and yummy to eat. It has a high content of calcium and hence is best suited for growing children. Presentation forms an important aspect while serving this dish. Children get attracted towards the dish mainly because of its colors. The preparation time is just 15 minutes. This dessert is rich in calcium and is best suited for kids. In a microwave place the 18 inch flour tortilla. Now take 1½ of canned pinto beans and mash them over medium heat with the help of a masher or fork. Now spread these beans over the flour. Garnish it with chopped tomatoes, onions, shredded lettuce, salsa and cheese. Each serving contains 527 calories and 551 mg calcium.
Frozen orange yoghurt
Children generally dislike yoghurt. But when they are given frozen orange yoghurt, they can never say a no to it. So to give children an extra treat, turn the yoghurt into a yummy dessert and help yourself from running after them to eat it. Take ¾ cup of sugar, 1 cup of water and 13 ounces of flavored gelatin. Now mix them in a pan and heat till the sugar and gelatin mix well. Leave it for 30 minutes to cool. Add 1 cup of orange juice and 2 cups of plain yoghurt. Leave it to freeze for 2-3 hours with occasional stirring and then beat it until smooth. In another chilled bowl whip 1 cup of chilled evaporated milk and add it to the yoghurt mixture. Freeze for 3-4 hours. Each cup contains 181 calories and 168 mg calcium.
Frozen peach pops
Pops are a weakness of children. They simply love to eat them . So get them some calcium rich pops. It’s not too tough a job and requires just 15-20 minutes. Take 20 ounces of sweetened and chilled peaches and thaw them completely. Remove the juice. Now sprinkle the juice with 1 envelop of unflavored gelatin. Grind the juice, peaches and 2 cups of plain yoghurt in a blender. Fill cups with the smooth mixture and cover them with waxed paper with a stick popping out from cup and place them on a baking pan and freeze till it gets firm. To take them out of the pop, run water from outside. Each pop contains 73 calories and 70 mg calcium.
Blueberry Shortcakes
Delicious to eat, this eye capturing dessert is a favorite of everyone, including children. The dessert is rich in calcium and is easy to prepare (it just needs 30 mins of preparation time). To prepare this, the oven needs to be preheated to 425 F. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cornmeal to make the dough. Now add cream, egg, vanilla and lemon zest to the dough and make balls out of it. Next it is flattened to get the shortcake. With some toppings on the shortcake the dessert is ready to eat. It is indeed very yummy to eat and each serving provides about 319 calories and 149 mg of calcium.
Anderson’s yummy home made ice cream
Delicious to eat, this dessert does provide good quantities of calcium, an essential element for the body. Children love to eat such ice creams. The preparation is not time consuming and is easy to make. Beat 5 eggs and 1 cup of sugar in a bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of vanilla and 1 can of condensed milk. Blend it and add ½ tablespoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of lemon flavor. Place it in the freezer and follow the freezing directions for ice-cream. It contains 584 calories and 358 mg calcium.
Apple dippers
Apple dippers is a simple dessert and needs just 15 minutes for preparation. Cooking is not required. It is a healthy dessert for a kid. For this, take 4 small apples and slice them. Now add to it 4 tablespoons of peanut butter, 4 tablespoons of honey,1 tablespoon of cinnamon and 1 cup of plain yoghurt. Mix them well and serve in ramekins. It contains 166 calories and 130 mg calcium. It takes just 15 minutes to prepare and even kids can help to prepare it. The dessert is greatly enjoyed by children.
Cream shake with apple
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. This dessert will serve your two purposes. It will provide the child with the required calcium content and will give them a healthy life too. Children are not very fond of apples, so it becomes quite a difficult task to make them eat apples. Now here is something which will make your task much easier. Take 2 cups of vanilla ice-cream with low fat, add 1 cup of unsweetened applesauce, ½ tablespoon of apple pie spice or cinnamon and blend them. Now add 1 cup of low fat milk and blend the mixture again. Pour the mixture into four glasses and if desired sprinkle it with more cinnamon. It contains 157 calories and 177 mg calcium. It has low sodium content and can be prepared in just 15 minutes.
Super delicious pudding
Take two packages of vanilla pudding and add 4 cups of low fat milk and follow the directions for the preparation given on the package. Now take 1 inch piece of brownie and place it at the bottom of the bowl. Now pour some pudding and then layer it with sliced strawberries and blueberries and again pour the pudding over it. It can be consumed immediately or can be covered and left to freeze. It contains 293 calories and 200 mg calcium. This dessert can be prepared in just 15 minutes.
Caramel flan with fruits
Take 1/3 cups of sugar and place it in a heavy medium skillet and heat it till the sugar melts and keep shaking the skillet at regular intervals so that the sugar gets heated evenly. Now lower the heat and cook till the sugar turns golden-brown. In a quiche dish, pour the caramelized sugar and let it stand for ten minutes. Now in another bowl take 3 eggs, 1 ½ cup of milk, 1 tablespoon vanilla, 1/3 cup sugar and beat it. Pour this well beaten mixture on the caramelized sugar kept in the quiche dish and place it in the oven. Around the dish, pour hot boiling water in the baking pan and then bake it at 325 degree F for about 20-25 minutes. Now place the quiche dish onto a wire rack. Separate it out neatly from the dish with the help of a knife. Cut it into pieces and serve it with fruits, especially mangoes. It contains 224 calories and 140 mg calcium. The preparation time needed is 15-30 minutes.
Cookies with Italian fudge filling
These cookies are yummy to eat and leaves their taste on the taste buds for a longer time. Children crave for these cookies. They are crunchy and super yummy. Though it takes a bit longer to prepare them, children enjoy eating it a lot. Also being calcium rich, an essential element for the growth of children, they are worth the effort. For making this take a can of sweetened milk in a pan and place the pan on a medium heat and keep stirring till it bubbles. Add 12 oz chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon vanilla until smooth and then remove from heat and let it cool. Now cut the dough into three and sprinkle the surface with the help of sugar and flour and roll it into ¼ inch until it gets a non sticky consistency. Take 1/3 of the mixture and shape it like a cylinder and place it in the centre of the dough and seal the ends. Place them on a cookie sheet which is well greased and bake it for 30 minutes at 350 degree. Then let them cool and cut them into ½ inch pieces. It contains 419 calories and 100 mg calcium. It requires around 45 minutes for cooking.
