If your a busy mom (like most most moms) feeding your toddler the best foods is high on your priority list, but not always the most time efficient.
You can still feed your toddler wholesome, organic meals without any of the stress,
even if you are a mom on the go.
There are a few organic food companies that come to mind when I think of convenience meals for toddlers.
Happy Baby – Premium Organic Baby & Toddler Meals
Peas of Mind – Healthy frozen food for growing kids
Mom Made Meals
Also check out these organic convenience foods for baby and younger toddlers-
Tastybaby
Petite Palate
Bella Baby Foods
Get into the spirit of 4th of July this weekend with some patriotic toddler treats.
From Family Fun:
Independence Day Pops
RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
3 cups vanilla yogurt
Red food coloring
Blue food coloring
Waxed paper
Sugar cones
Popsicle sticks
1. To make a half dozen pops, tint 1/2 cup of the yogurt with red food coloring and 1 1/2 cups with blue food coloring. Leave the rest plain.
2. Make waxed paper cone liners by folding six 12-inch square sheets into triangles, wrapping each around a sugar cone, and using tape to hold the shape. Then place the paper cones inside the sugar cones.
Step 4 – Independence Day Pops 3. Fill each cone with 1 tablespoon red yogurt, followed by 2 tablespoons white yogurt, then 3 tablespoons blue yogurt. Insert a Popsicle stick and freeze the pops until firm, about 4 hours, using the cone box to keep them upright (as shown).
Fruit Flag
RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
29 large strawberries
30 large blackberries
7 or so large bananas
Lemon juice
1. Hull and halve 29 large strawberries and set them aside.
2. Arrange 30 large blackberries, as shown, in the upper left corner of a serving tray or cutting board (it should be at least 8 by 13 inches).
3. Cut 58 banana slices, 3/4-inch-thick, into a bowl. Sprinkle on lemon juice and toss the slices gently with a rubber spatula to keep them from browning.
4. Assemble the banana slices in rows as shown and top each slice with a strawberry half.
Check out Family Fun for more 4th of July crafts and recipes!
by admin on April 19, 2009
Parenting a toddler with a food allergy can be a real struggle, especially at snack time when cookies and other treats are usually off limits.
Now there is a solution: HomeFree has launched a new brand of organic, ready-to-eat, whole grain cookies and coffee cakes free of common food allergens including peanuts, tree nuts, dairy and eggs.
HomeFree products are:
-Free of peanuts, tree nuts, eggs and dairy
-Certified whole grain – each cookie serving contains at least ½ serving of whole grains
-Certified organic
-Fine for most people allergic to wheat (not gluten-free; contain oats)
-Fine for most people allergic to soy (most contain soy lecithin)
-Baked and packaged in a dedicated bakery
-Allergen tested
-Without trans fat or cholesterol
-Without corn sweeteners, artificial colors, artificial flavors, MSG, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
Certified vegan (oatmeal cookies, and coffee cakes)
Certified kosher pareve
Even for a child (or adult) without allergies, HomeFree baked goods are a nutritious alternative to traditional cookies and cakes.
You can purchase HomeFree products at select Whole Foods, and online at www.homefreetreats.com.
