A Jessica Siegel & Kid-Friendly Recipe

Potato Fingers, a Kid-Friendly Recipe *

Serves 3

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ingerling potatoes look a lot like big fat fingers, which make them fun for kids to eat. Potatoes are a great source of vitamin C, potassium and fiber, while the yogurt is a high-protein, high-calcium stand-in for sour cream. Salsa and avocado add extra nutrients and healthy fat to this fun snack or side dish.

You will need:

An oven   ♦   A potato brush   ♦   A paper towel   ♦   A baking sheet
Pot holders or oven mitts   ♦   A fork   ♦   A knife   ♦   A shallow bowl   ♦   A plate

Ingredients:

• 1 12-ounce package Melissa’s Russian Banana Fingerling potatoes
• -olive oil spray
• 1 ripe avocado
• 1 container Gelson’s Finest mild salsa
• 1 container Fage TOTAL 2% yogurt

Instructions:


1. Preheat the oven to 400º Fahrenheit.

2. Use a potato brush to gently scrub the potatoes under running water. Dry them off with a paper towel.

3. Place potatoes on a baking sheet and spray with olive oil spray. Roast in the oven for 25 minutes. After 25 minutes, use potholders or oven mitts to carefully remove the sheet from the oven and use a fork to pierce the potatoes. If the fork goes in easily, then the potatoes are ready. If they still feel too firm, put them in the oven for five more minutes. Don’t forget to turn off the oven!

4. Allow potatoes to cool on the sheet on the counter for 10 minutes.

5. Wash the avocado. Use a knife to carefully cut around the avocado pit lengthwise (long ways). Twist the avocado apart and use the half that doesn’t have the pit in it. Peel the black skin off the avocado and drop the green flesh into a shallow bowl. Use the fork to mash it up.

6. Open the salsa and the yogurt. Place the cooled potatoes on a plate. Use your hands to dip the potato fingers in mashed avocado, salsa and yogurt.

* Children should be supervised by an adult.

Each serving of 2 potatoes with 2 tablespoons each avocado, salsa and yogurt contains:
Calories Fat Saturated Fat Trans Fat Cholesterol Sodium Total Carbohydrate Dietary Fiber Sugars Protein Vitamin A Vitamin C Calcium Iron	150       5 g     1 g     0 mg  0 mg  30 g     25 g     5 g     4 g     6 g     4% DV 50% DV 4% DV 6% DV