I bought a large container of blueberries recently, even though I know better than to do this during the middle of Colorado winter. Sure enough, they were super sour. I didn’t want them to go to waste, so I found a creative solution. We made Blueberry Applesauce! It was delicious. The apples pared down the…
Category: snacks
Snacks We’re Into Lately
If you’ve been following along for a while, you know I’m a big proponent of snack time. Regularly scheduled snacks helps my family avoid toddler hanger and the subsequent meltdowns. It also helps me, as a mom, to follow The Division of Responsibility in Feeding easier. Because my almost-four year old knows a snack is…
Veggie Puzzles
This snacktivity is a great way to introduce vegetables to a hesitant eater. It really takes the pressure off eating them. Just touching vegetables and interacting with them in a fun way will help them be more open to tasting them in the future. I call this a snacktivity, because I have little expectation that…
Pumpkin Spice Smoothies
I love pumpkin spice season, which is evident by the last few recipes we’ve posted on True Family Food. This recipe is a perfect after nap snack that is a snap for a toddler to make. If you’re like me, you get into ruts of smoothie making. We do the standard frozen berries, frozen banana,…
Juicy Peach Gummy Bears
Never made your own gummy bears? Fear not! It is so simple. Not willing to shell out for a gummy bear mold? Fear not! You can simply pour this into a baking dish and cut into inch squares. If you do want to shell out, here’s the mold we used. We’ve used it several times…
No Bake Cereal Bars
Hopefully this is the last recipe that comes from our Air Bnb kitchen. We are counting down the days until we get to move into our new house next weekend! There are a few things I have loved about our little stint in our home away from home. There is a beautiful park close to…
Grandaddy’s Oat Bran Muffins
I have learned countless things from my dad. How to “box out” in basketball comes to the top of my mind. Other life lessons include always making sure my spatula is clean when flipping pancakes, leaving a campsite better than I found it, peanut butter both sides of bread when making a sandwich, and, my…
Creamy Strawberry Banana Popsicle
We’ve been trying different popsicle flavors at our house lately. I love the simplicity of them. I love how excited my toddler is to make them. I love how excited she is to go outside and eat them. We’ve been having a popsicle snack when the 3 year old wakes up from her nap. We…
Peanut and Almond Powders, Are You Using Them Yet?
Flashback to 2017: the powers that be (the American Academy of Pediatrics) had completely flipped the allergen guidelines on their head. For those of you not in the world of tiny people or nutrition at the time, you may not have realized. Essentially (and I am heavily paraphrasing here) the guidelines went from waiting until…
Peaches, Berries, and Cream Popsicles
Summer has officially hit here in Houston. This means two things: First, if we don’t go outside before 10AM, we don’t go outside. Second, it’s popsicle season! If you haven’t made your own popsicles before, it can be intimidating, but I promise it’s just as easy as making a smoothie. You simply put that smoothie…
Nut-Free Cinnamon Quinoa Granola
Store-bought granola is delicious, and sometimes I want one that has a little less sugar. I love this granola, because it is not over the top sweet and it clumps together nicely (thanks to the egg white). It is much less expensive than store bought, and lasts forever. The best part about this recipe is…
Snack Tray Lunches
Weather has been warm and beautiful lately, and we have been enjoying outside lunches as much as possible these days. The easiest way to make this happen has been snack tray lunches. What is a snack tray lunch you ask? It’s where I pile all the leftovers and odds and ends from the fridge onto…
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