I used to be super anal about what Drew could and couldn't eat. As an infant I made her baby food. I paid close attention to sugar and all that stuff. Then William came along and I became less concerned. I made his baby food for the first month. Then he was on that dreaded jar food. And Drew, who was 19 months at the time, got snacks that were super convenient for me rather than what I thought was best for her. Then Lauren showed up. I've never made her baby food and the kids are lucky I don't just throw a bag of Hot Cheetos at them and sit them in front of the television for the afternoon. This is why I will not have a 4th child. I cannot keep up with the nutritious snacks and I'm not one to feel guilty about stuff, especially about the food I choose to feed my children. It doesn't help that my kids don't eat meals but they sure eat snacks. Maybe because I suck at cooking and the snacks just taste better. I don't know. I'm wanting to switch things up for snacks, I'm tired of them eating the same things. This is the daily script, right around 3:07pm: "Mommy, can I have a snack?" "Sure. Would you like an apple or a pear?" "I want Goldfish." "How about a pear? I'll cut it into cubes if you want." "I want rolled candy." "How about an apple? I'll give you some peanut butter to dip it in." And so it goes, on and on.
I'm not really even sure who reads this blog - I may be publishing this, putting out into cyberspace, and there it sits. Lonely and bored. And no one to respond. That's ok, 'cause for someone who likes to write and who has 3 children from whom to escape it's worth it. But if you have something to contribute, please respond! I'm anxious for feedback 'cause I'm outta idea when it comes to this subject. What are some of your kid's favorite snacks??
Here are a couple things Drew and William love:
We call this rolled candy.
C'mon, just being honest.
Here are a couple things Lauren loves. Granted, she's still limited given that she only has one tooth...
Really, I'd love to hear what your kids or babies like to eat. I'm ready to mix it up for them. I don't want to resort to throwing Hot Cheetos at them but I'm getting close.
Garrett has been eating these fruit crisps since he was 9 months old. He still loves them!
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I get the apple ones at Costco & order the combo packs online.
I'm no help. I have trouble with meals and snacks. Poor Nate! He loves Teddy Grahams, Goldfish, jello, raisins, sometimes fruit cups... look out Mom of the Year Award - here I come!
ReplyDeleteI don't have many "healthy" ideas as both of my kids are addicted to goldfish but.....
ReplyDeleteFrozen bananas. Cut the bananas into bite size pieces, dip in non-fat yougurt, and roll in cereal. whatever kind the kids like.
You can also freeze yougurt cups, CC thinks it's more like ice cream and loves them.
Cool Whip.. if you put cool whip on some fresh fruit they might eat more.
Humus. My kids LOVE to dips things. I give them pretzels, cucumbers, toasted tortillas.... You could also make your own its pretty easy.
Also use your imagination if you make it silly they might be more prone to eat them... could just be CC's WILD imagination.
green beans= monster fingers
cauliflower= little snow trees
Hope this helps... let me know what you come up with. Jenne
Hi Ashley.
ReplyDeleteThe latest one the boys like is popcorn, craisins, and chocolate chips mixed together. I prebag it and put into the snack bin so they can choose what they want. They also do mini oreos, goldfish, craisins, fruit, yogurt, pretzels.
That's all I can think of right now. I have a snack bin of prebagged snacks so it's easy for all of us and fast.
As for the baby, he eats puffs and wheels.