Yummy Yummy
Few things in the world are as cute as a little girl saying "yummy yummy!" I have a hard time coming up with varied and nutritious snacks for Kumi and most of the time fall back on cheese and Elmo crackers (the power Elmo has over Kumi is so astounding...the crackers could taste like dirt and she would probably eat them happily).
Few things are as discouraging as a little girl saying "yucky yucky" and it happens more than I'd like to admit. I'm trying to flex my snack-making muscles and have been coming up with a few successes lately.
The classic strawberries and milk combo. Simple and delicious!
And this is a heavy-hitting snack with veggies AND fruit. It was a huge hit with Kumi.
1 apple, chopped
1 baked sweet potato, chopped
5 or 6 mini carrots sliced up
1/4 cup golden raisins
small handful of currants
1 tpsp butter
1/4 cup orange juice
1 tsp cinnamon
1. Bake sweet potato for about an hour.
2. Braise the apple and carrots with butter for about 5 minutes over medium high heat.
3. Add raisins, cinnamon and orange juice and cover. Simmer for about 10 minutes
4. Add chopped sweet potato and cook for another couple of minutes.
5. Let cool and serve. Yummy yummy!
So you know I'm totally following your excellent example on the snacks, right? We're still working on solid foods, but we'll get there eventually. Meantime, you might find these toddler snack recipes interesting or maybe old hat, but it's new to me. :-) http://www.wholesometoddlerfood.com/toddlersnacks.htm Hope Kumi finds them to be yummy squared.
Thanks Tasha! Those are excellent recipes -- I'll definitely try them out on Kumi.