It happens that the immune system of children is often vulnerable. During this period, there may be a lack of fresh fruits and vegetables necessary for maintaining health.. However, there are vitamin-rich foods available all year round, such as dried fruits, nuts, cottage cheese, honey, apples, carrots, turkey, and citrus fruits.. In this article, we will present you with five simple, tasty and healthy recipes that children will enjoy eating..

Salad with turkey, oranges, dried apricots and yogurt:.

250 g natural yoghurt.

Zest of 1 orange.

Juice of 0.5 orange.

350 g turkey meat.

100 g dried apricots.

150 g tomatoes.

1 red apple.

50 g salted peanuts.

85 g arugula.

Salt, pepper to taste.

Preparation: cut the boiled turkey meat into small cubes, cut the dried apricots into thin strips. Add tomatoes, apples, shredded arugula, salted peanuts and orange zest. Combine all ingredients and top with yogurt and orange juice sauce, salt and pepper to taste.

Vitamin sweets from dried fruits and nuts:.

100 g cashews.

100 g hazelnuts.

100 g almonds.

100 g walnuts.

100 g raisins.

100 g dried apricots.

100 g dates.

2-3 figs.

Preparation: Grind the nuts and chop the dried fruits. Mix nuts with dried fruits and make small round sweets from the resulting mass, roll them in nut breading.

Apples with cottage cheese and zest:.

Apples - 10 pcs.

Curd - 150 g.

Egg - 1 pc.

Lemon zest - 0.5 tbsp.

Sugar - 1 tbsp.

Preparation: Remove core and seeds from apples. Thoroughly mix the cottage cheese with the egg, sugar and lemon zest. Stuff the prepared apples with the resulting curd mass and bake them in the oven.

Rye gingerbread with mint and peanuts:.

Rye flour - 1 stack.

Mint - 1 bunch.

Peanuts - 0.5 stack.

Honey or granulated sugar - 0.5 stack.

Juice of half a lemon.

Preparation: Soak mint in water for two hours.. Grind the peanuts and mix them with flour. Add honey or sugar, lemon juice, pour mint decoction and mix thoroughly. Shape the dough into gingerbread cookies and bake them in the oven over medium heat..

Carrot-apple jelly:.

200 g carrots.

100 g potato starch.

130 g sugar.

Lemon and orange peel.

200 ml berry juice.

500 ml water.

Preparation: Grate the carrots and boil them in water until tender.. Dilute starch in berry juice. Add sugar, zest and starch with juice to carrots. Bring to a boil, then serve the carrot-apple jelly chilled..

Try these delicious recipes to enrich your children's diet with vitamins and minerals that will keep them healthy at any time of the year..

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