a hit in our household and my besties household for the kidlets is raw capsicum (red). they love it chopped into little squares that can be popped whole in the mouth. if you have a hommus or any kind of dip to go with also loads of fun.
another one that is strange but oh so popular for us is the sushi seaweed sheets! we chop them up into little squares and pop em onto a plate and the kidlets just love it!
also rice cakes are popular...we have a stash in reaching distance so she can help herself of an afternoon and she loves the autonomy of it!
also we find mixed plates of fruit really popular. oranges, apples etc. she likes the choice...
An absolute favourite at our house is home made ice-creams. We just put some plain yoghurt and fruit in the blender, mix it up and tip it into molds (a gret flavour recently was pears with a little honey - yum!). DD loves these!!!!!
Snow peas are also a winner at the moment - she likes making them 'crunch'!
I just found a new snack:
1 Avocado
1/2 cup of milk
3 teaspoons of sugar or honey (or to taste)
Pop all into a blender and blend until smooth
You can reduce the sweetener.
This is full of healthy fats, vitamins and minerals and antioxidants.
For my 9 month old I use a little less milk to make it a thicker consistency for spoonfeeding. For my 3 year old I add a little morre milk to make it a smoothie, served in a straw cup. Both absolutely love it. It's similar to Indonesian avocado juice, which i love, but with real milk instead of sweetened condensed milk.
You can also experiment with healthier sweeteners (real maple syrup, agave juice or the like).
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