I am a huge advocate of encouraging kids in the kitchen and my boys cook with me at least once a week. Sometimes getting kids to eat new foods and choose a healthy option can be a battle, but I find with my boys that they are much more likely to eat things that they have actually cooked.

We have homemade pizza approximately once a week and this version made with whole grains is a new version to us, but looks and sounds delicious, but more than that it is perfect for cooking with kids.

Vegetable & Salsa Verde Scone Pizza Recipe

This recipe shows that healthy doesn’t have to mean it doesn’t taste nice. The Vegetable & Salsa Verde Scone Pizza has 451 calories per serving, as well as two portions of wholegrain and three of your 5 A Day.

Can you believe that according to Wholegrain Goodness, a non-profit organisation for the promotion of healthy wholegrains recent survey that three in ten children think healthy eating is boring, a quarter think healthy food doesn’t taste nice and nearly two thirds don’t think it’s important to eat healthily!

Part of the issue may be the lack of experience children have of preparing food with only a quarter regularly help make meals, with twice as many boys than girls having never helped prepare a family meal. Despite this, more than one in three say they would like to cook more.

Why not order your free Wholegrain Goodness recipe booklet with some great healthy family friendly recipes.

See some of our other cooking with kids posts below:

Apple Muffins

Vegetable stuffed omelets

Chocolate Pots

Easter nests

Yorkshire Parkin

Cadburys Pebbles Cookies

Lamb Stir Fry

28 thoughts on “Vegetable & Salsa Verde Scone Pizza – Kids in the Kitchen”

Phoebe @ Lou Messugo February 14, 2015 at 10:35 am

This looks delicious. I too love cooking with my kids (sons) and my 15 year old makes us dessert or a cake each week. Getting him to make his own pizzas when he was little the best way to get vegetables into him. It worked wonders.

ninjacat February 14, 2015 at 11:08 am

This looks aiming , myself and my husband would eat this , my teen however is a tad fussy , though he would make it , he is odd and makes stuff he doesn’t like at school to challenge himself !

Monika @mumonthebrink February 14, 2015 at 11:56 am

This is a great recipe! I’d never have thought to add oats to the pizza dough. Trying this today, as we planned a film night anyway. Thanks Jen for the inspiration.

Mina Joshi February 14, 2015 at 12:06 pm

I love the idea of wholemeal flour and oats bound by milk to make the base. I am going to try this recipe soon.

Hollie B February 14, 2015 at 7:45 pm

This looks amazing! I love veggie pizza. Looks pretty easy to do as well. x

agatapokutycka February 14, 2015 at 8:11 pm

We cook with kids very often. Most of the time they help with a prep work or a final arrangements. Cooking is such an important skill to pass on.

Polka Dot Family February 15, 2015 at 8:47 am

This sounds delicious, something I hope that Roo would enjoy both making and eating.

Julie February 15, 2015 at 1:05 pm

As someone who isn’t the best in the kitchen I do wish that I had done more cooking as a child, it would have made me enjoy it, whereas I really don’t, but hope I do start to enjoy it by the time I have kids! x

Rachel @ Parenthood Highs and Lows February 15, 2015 at 3:09 pm

That looks delicious. Our kitchen is too small for the kids to get involved though

Emily Knight February 15, 2015 at 6:31 pm

That pizza base looks fantastic, have bookmarked! We often make our own but with a standard white flour dough – will give this a go! x

Michelle February 15, 2015 at 6:53 pm

Wow, they look fantastic! xxx

Clare Nicholas February 15, 2015 at 9:08 pm

Wow that looks and sounds delicious
I really do need to try.

Is it sad I know exactly where those pics were taken as myself and Jaime cooked there last year lol

Ness February 15, 2015 at 11:37 pm

We love making homemade pizzas together. The best bit is that you can choose what healthy toppings you want to go on them.

Rachel February 16, 2015 at 11:29 am

Im not the worlds biggest fan of pizza but these look amazing x

Stephen February 16, 2015 at 5:53 pm

I have never ever attempted to make my own pizza, I am far too lazy and love Dominos a bit too much :o)

Kara February 17, 2015 at 10:49 am

We love making our own pizza’s – the kids are starting asking for some bizarre concoctions now but this looks delicious and something thats fun to try

Louise @ Birds and Lilies February 17, 2015 at 12:01 pm

This looks and sounds lovely! Pizzas are always good to make with kids; and it’s always good letting them choose their own toppings – we will have to try this healthier option xx

Ryan Costello February 17, 2015 at 8:43 pm

These look amazing! Legit – if my attempt doesn’t come out looking like these then I’m sending for those kids!!

Eileen Teo February 18, 2015 at 12:57 am

They look so yummy! Thank you for sharing it with us #Pintorials

Brandi Clevinger February 19, 2015 at 12:06 am

Such cute kids! I think my kids will try just about anything on a pizza when they make it themselves. I prefer whole wheat crust, too.

Thanks for sharing at Inspire Me Mondays!

Carolynne @ Mummy Endeavours February 19, 2015 at 12:34 pm

Oh my that looks delicious, although I know my kids would take on look at the veg and reuse to try it! Teen would and I’m def going to make this! I do however make pizzas with the younger ones, plain ones lol. I don’t do this sort of thing often enough though.