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Dietary Substitutions for Green Kids Kitchen

We strive to accommodate the needs of all families. Below please find recommended substitutes for our Rad-Families with dietary restrictions, compliments of VeegMama, a lifestyle blog sharing new approaches to healthy living through food, wellness, and personal fulfillment.

Gluten Free
Pesto Pizzettes >> Use gluten-free English muffins, such as Glutino (glutino.com).
Zucchini Muffins >> Use gluten-free flour in place of regular flour.

Dairy Allergy
Pesto Pizzettes >> Omit the cheese in the pesto or use a dairy-free Parmesan such as Go Veggie! (goveggiefoods.com). Omit the mozzarella or use a dairy free mozzarella such as Miyoko’s Kitchen (miyokoskitchen.com) or a slice of your favorite dairy-free cheese.
Sweet Pea Soup >> Use dairy free butter such as Earth Balance (earthbalancenatural.com). In place of heavy cream, use a soy creamer such as Silk (silk.com) or prepared coconut cream (you can also make your own by chilling a can of full fat coconut milk and skimming the cream off the top).

Vegan
Pesto Pizzettes >> Omit the cheese in the pesto or use a dairy-free Parmesan such as Go Veggie! (goveggiefoods.com). Omit the mozzarella or use a dairy free mozzarella such as Miyoko’s Kitchen (miyokoskitchen.com) or a slice of your favorite dairy-free cheese.
Sweet Pea Soup >> Use dairy free butter such as Earth Balance (earthbalancenatural.com). In place of heavy cream, use a soy creamer such as Silk (silk.com) or prepared coconut cream (you can also make your own by chilling a can of full fat coconut milk and skimming the cream off the top).
Zucchini Muffins >> In place of eggs, use a prepared substitute as noted on the package, such as VeganEgg (followyourheart.com) or Ener-G Egg Replacer (ener-g.com).