Stephanie Elms

> If you let a kid eat two Halloween candies every night, he
> will eat it all.
> If you let him eat all he wants, he'll likely throw a bunch
> away, or eat
> some and let the rest sit.

I had to laugh at this one...with all the candy they did eat (I posted
a couple of days back lamenting about getting rid of the candy restrictions
around halloween) they did leave some and have not touched it in the past day
or so. And it included kit kats, one of Jason's favorites. I also found
that Jason did not seem quite so possessive about his candy too, letting Kyle
have some (and not just the stuff Jason did not like).

Now if he would just eat some more healthy stuff so I can breath a little easier.
Someone mentioned leaving healthy stuff more accessible...anyone have any suggestions
for healthy snackables? Jason loves muffins...any good recipes for good healthy muffins
(I can't seem to find my pumpkin muffin recipe lately). Or I am also in search of a
good whole wheat pancake recipe...

Any suggestions...I do leave apples and grapes out and around. Jason is not into
sandwiches much, although he did start liking grilled cheese again.

Stephanie E.

Tia Leschke

> Any suggestions...I do leave apples and grapes out and around. Jason is
not into
> sandwiches much, although he did start liking grilled cheese again.
>
Slap some peanut butter or cheese into celery and cut it up. Have a plate
of cut up vegies and dip in the fridge. When my kids were little, they'd
eat oranges if they were already cut up, but wouldn't ever peel and eat one.
Tia

Deborah Lewis

***Any suggestions...I do leave apples and grapes out and around. Jason
is not into
sandwiches much, although he did start liking grilled cheese again.***

Maybe slices of cheese and /or meat with crackers, or some of that string
cheese. They make fruit cups now, small and packaged like those little
puddings. You could make your own trail mix with raisins and nuts and
seeds and put it in little cups or bags. Banana chips, if he likes
those, they're sweet but can be a kind of hard. There are other dried
fruits but that might be an acquired taste. Yogurt? Jerky?

I have a muffin recipe that's egg and dairy free, maybe you don't want
that.
Was it this list someone was wanting vegetarian recipes for their
daughter? Was that Julie? I can send some Dylan likes. I'm sorry, I
lost that post. ( along with my mind )

Deb L

Tia Leschke

>
> Maybe slices of cheese and /or meat with crackers, or some of that string
> cheese. They make fruit cups now, small and packaged like those little
> puddings. You could make your own trail mix with raisins and nuts and
> seeds and put it in little cups or bags. Banana chips, if he likes
> those, they're sweet but can be a kind of hard. There are other dried
> fruits but that might be an acquired taste. Yogurt? Jerky?

Those bags of peeled baby carrots are expensive as far as carrots go, but
they're very convenient and the carrots are so sweet. Also, if kids eat
dried fruit, you might want to encourage them to eat cheese after. I was
told by a dental hygienist that the cheese cleans off the sticky stuff left
by the dried fruit.
Tia

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In a message dated 11/8/02 9:26:09 PM, ddzimlew@... writes:

<< Banana chips, if he likes
those, they're sweet but can be a kind of hard. There are other dried
fruits but that might be an acquired taste. >>

The grocery stores are starting to carry dried peaches. Dried apples are
easy for kids to like.

Sandra

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In a message dated 11/9/02 12:19:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,
leschke@... writes:

> Also, if kids eat
> dried fruit, you might want to encourage them to eat cheese after.

And lots of water with.
Dried fruit can be constipating since it absorbs water as it goes thru the
body.
Elissa


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