Grilled cheese goes green

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MPN/Courtesy photo Place the sandwich on a pan over medium-low heat.
Cut your child's Spinach Grilled Cheese sandwich into fun shapes like the triangles featured here and serve with a healthy side like carrots or low fat yogurt.
MPN/Courtesy photo Toast both sides of the sandwich until each side is golden brown.
MPN/Courtesy photo To begin, prep the spinach by removing the stems and tearing the leaves into smaller pieces. MPN/Courtesy photo
MPN/Courtesy photo Jen Perry is always full of fun and kid-friendly recipes to prepare, such as this one for Spinach Grilled Cheese. MPN/Courtesy photo
MPN/Courtesy photo Close the sandwich with another piece of bread and butter both sides of the sandwich.

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January 16, 2013

Grilled cheese goes green

Baby spinach adds color, nutrition to sandwiches

By Times Staff Gloucester Daily Times The Gloucester Daily Times Wed Jan 16, 2013, 12:00 AM EST

This week, encourage your child’s creativity by having a Grilled Cheese Night. Perfect for using up any leftovers from the holidays, get your child excited about cooking and eating healthy, by allowing them to prepare their own Spinach Grilled Cheese Sandwiches.

Courtesy of Jen Perry, nutrition development coordinator for The Open Door kitchen in Gloucester, this recipe fun and easy to create. Have a picky eater? Let them choose their ingredients for their grilled cheese from a predetermined selection of ingredients.

From roasted veggies and cooked meats to deli meats and assorted cheeses, and a thin layer of baby spinach for extra nutrition, your child will begin to develop a strong foundation for healthy eating habits throughout his or her life.

Encourage your child to try new ingredients and instill pride in a job well done with this recipe.

Spinach Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 1 - 2

Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

4 slices wheat bread

4 teaspoons butter

4 slices cheese

1/2 cup baby spinach

4 slices deli meat, optional

Instructions

1. Butter on side of each slice of bread.

2. Heat a skillet over medium- low heat. Place one slice of bread, butter side down, in the skillet. Top with a slice of cheese, thin layer of spinach, the second slice of cheese and another slice of bread, butter side up. For a more robust sandwich add slices of deli meat.

3. Toast in the skillet until golden brown, flip and toast the other side. Cut into triangles and serve.

Recipe courtesy of Jen Perry, nutrition development coordinator for The Open Door’s kitchen, 2013.