breakfast art: stop making boo laugh!
little one is often resistant to watching new movies so we take turns choosing the movie to watch. we watched “Monsters, Inc.” Continue reading “breakfast art: stop making boo laugh!”
Category: yogurt
having a “ho ho ho” season!
there’s such joy sharing the holidays with little ones! this year we amped it up with lots of food fun. i don’t know if I enjoyed making them or little one enjoyed eating them. we also were able to prepare … Continue reading having a “ho ho ho” season!
pancake art: Breakfast with Santa
it’s that time again, where you-know-who comes to visit! Continue reading “pancake art: Breakfast with Santa”
family breakfast: waffle food art – tea for two
my little one has had an abundance of wonderful hand-me-down clothes, books and toys. one of baby’s favorite toys been the musical tea-for-two set. the tea pot sings a few melodic songs and makes a sound when you pour. it’s quite cute! so this morning’s breakfast is dedicated to tea for two or three or four … with a little cake of course!
ingredients
- 4 to 5 gluten free vegan waffles
- plain yogurt
- fruits: banana, kiwi, mango, papaya, watermelon
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family breakfast: waffle food art – Star Wars Reads Day!
yesterday was the annual Star Wars Reads Day. in a local event, this year’s event focused on the retelling of the original trilogy. authors Alexandra Bracken, Adam Gidwiz and Tom Angleberger talked about the books they wrote and then allowed the audience to play Star Wars trivia as well as get quizzed by the fans! so this morning’s breakfast was dedicated to them!
ingredients
- gluten free vegan waffle
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family breakfast: waffle food art – apple picking
it’s fall and probably the most popular thing to do is: apple picking!
ingredients
- gluten free vegan waffle
- plain yogurt
- fruits: red, green and yellow fruits
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family breakfast: waffle food art – carousel birthday party
if you can’t go to an amusement park, how about a outing at a carousel … better yet, how about a birthday party by the carousel? oh what fun!
ingredients
- gluten free vegan waffle
- plain yogurt
- fruits: banana, kiwi, mango, papaya, watermelon
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family breakfast: waffle food art – playground
it’s summertime so we have been spending a lot of time in the playground. so i made a fun park scene as well as a swing and slide.
ingredients
- gluten free vegan waffle
- plain yogurt
- fruits: banana, kiwi, mango, papaya, watermelon
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family breakfast: waffle food art – playing kitchen
two is a little young to actually cook so it’s fun to play kitchen: dramatic play – or – for breakfast.
ingredients
- gluten free vegan waffle
- plain yogurt
- banana
- blackberry
- raspberry
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family breakfast: waffle food art – shoes
k is learning to put on shoes “by myself” so for Sunday morning breakfast i made shoes!
ingredients
- gluten free vegan waffle (3-5 waffles)
- plain yogurt
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patriotic food art – Fourth of July fireworks
very rudimentary fireworks!
ingredients
- plain organic yogurt
- blueberries
- raspberries
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patriotic breakfast: waffle art – Fourth of July!
while June 14 is Flag Day, but the day you see flags everywhere is on Independence Day aka Fourth of July! so for breakfast, how about some stars and stripes with yogurt, fruit and waffles!
cooking tools
- star shaped cookie cutter
ingredients
- gluten free vegan waffles
- plain organic yogurt
- blackberries
- strawberries
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all the fruity colors of the rainbow
well, maybe only 5 colors of the rainbow but even so, it was fruity and colorful way to start the morning or a healthy dessert treat any time of the day!
ingredients
- 4oz organic yogurt
- red fruit: raspberries, strawberries
- orange fruit: papaya, orange, butternut squash, pumpkin
- yellow fruit: pineapple, mango
- green fruit: avocado, kiwi, grapes
- blue/purple fruit: blueberries, blackberries
Father’s Day breakfast: waffle art – Star Wars X-Wing Fighter
to continue with the theme of planes, how about some Star Wars art for a dad with loves the X-Wing Fighter? then to give the hint of the Father’s Day gift two different sized waffle shirts? finally, what’s Father’s Day without hearts? all on a Sunday morning.
ingredients
- gluten free vegan waffle
- plain yogurt
- banana
- strawberries
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Sunday breakfast: waffle art – airplane!
at daycare, k’s class had a visitor: a pilot! so for this week’s waffle art, i made airplanes. not my finest work but k recognized it!
ingredients
- gluten free vegan waffle
- plain yogurt
- pineapple
- banana
Sunday breakfast: waffle art – baseball!
since we were going to take k out to a baseball game, i thought i’d make it a fun baseball themed Sunday breakfast. with just a little fruit, some yogurt and toasted waffles, we have baseball art!
ingredients
- gluten free vegan waffle
- plain yogurt
- raspberries
Sunday breakfast: waffle art – bears!
i have missed a few Sunday breakfasts. i am not a morning person! m takes care of k in the morning, from wake up through breakfast while i catch an extra hour or so of ZZZZZZZZs. i had tried to be original every Sunday, coming up with something new (i.e. muffins, pancakes, crepes, etc.) but i realize it would take a lot more planning and time than i am capable of! Continue reading “Sunday breakfast: waffle art – bears!”
sweet potato / yam corn mittens
sweet potatoes / yam and corn – what’s not to love? –> recipe on Palatable Palette bump it up a notch with the shape of mittens? yep! since i bought cookie cutters for k’s daycare cooking class but since i’m not … Continue reading sweet potato / yam corn mittens
recipe: plum, zucchini and yogurt
recipe: butternut squash, pear and yogurt
ingredients
- 1½ Tbsp cooked organic pear
- 1½ Tbsp cooked butternut squash
- 2½ Tbsp plain yogurt
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recipe: pear, carrot and yogurt
ingredients
- 1½ Tbsp cooked pear
- 1½ Tbsp cooked organic carrot
- 2½ Tbsp plain yogurt
recipe: apple, zucchini and yogurt
ingredients
- 1 Tbsp cooked apple
- 1 Tbsp cooked zucchini
- 2½ Tbsp plain yogurt
recipe: parsnip, banana and yogurt
ingredients
- 1 Tbsp cooked parsnip
- 1 Tbsp ripe banana
- 2½ Tbsp plain yogurt
recipe: parsnip, apple and yogurt
introducing new foods: yogurt
even though you can’t start babies on milk until they turn 1, they can start to have yogurt at 6 months. like milk, until baby turns 2 it is best to give whole fat yogurt because fat is an important source for brain development. yogurt also has a lot of probiotics which is good for babies (as well as for adults). since it is derived from milk, it is also an excellent source of protein. because of its many benefits, yogurt is known as a power food – one which should be eaten daily. so as soon as we knew k could eat yogurt, we gave to her on a regular basis Continue reading “introducing new foods: yogurt”
