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Baby it's Cold Outside!
Baby it’s Cold Outside!
A Warm Breakfast to Start your Day:
*Pink Oatmeal
What you’ll need:
2 cups of raspberries
2 cups of strawberries
Coconut flakes (optional)
Oatmeal
Directions:
Mix the raspberries, and strawberries in the blender with 1 cup of water.
Mix into the cooked oatmeal, and top with coconut flakes.
Breakfast for Baby:
Bare Blendz Apple Pie A La Mode made with oatmeal, apples, and black strap molasses
*Available at http://www.bareblendz.com/
Arts & Crafts:
Each craft that is created allows your family to bond, and enhance your child’s fine motor skills as they use hand and eye coordination. Your toddler can enjoy these activities too as they are introduced to using these motor skills. (Parents please cut the pieces out for children that are younger.) Try using bright colors to stimulate your child’s thinking process.
Cheers to Magazines:
*We all have magazines in the house that we have read over and over. Instead of throwing them away why not make a funny picture with the cut out pieces. Find pictures of animals and make a farm collage, or tell your child to pick out pictures that describe their house hold and place them on construction paper.
Sock Puppet:
Get an old sock and hot glue buttons for the eyes, or allow your child to draw the eyes on. Yarn displays the puppets mouth and a cheerio for the nose. Create your own puppet show for the family to enjoy!
A fun “Make it yourself” Snack for kids:
These nutritious snacks allow the kids to help you prepare them. Another fun idea to keep the kids entertained! Did we mention that they are all made with raw foods. (yay!)
*Banana Bites
What you’ll need:
2 bananas, peeled with the ends cut off (This part is for the parents to complete)
12 raisins, dry
12 walnuts, dry
Directions
Slice the banana into 6 equal pieces (12 pieces total)
Push a raisin into one banana circle, and then top with a walnut…repeat the process.
Toddler Self-feeding: Is it the Spoon?
Recently, our two year old championed the art of potty training. We thought that we would never see the day that she would ask to go potty rather than hugging the banister and doing her do. Now that that milestone has been achieved, we return to the "less messy" milesones; using a spoon to eat without all of it ending up on her clothes and sleeping in her bed without waking up yelling for mommy and daddy as if we'd abandoned her!
Last night, rice, baked chicken and broccoli were on the menu. Amari is very good at using her hands to pick up most items and tends to avoid the spoon all together. When it calls for it, she will try but if she cannot get a mouth full of rice or whatever the delectable item, she gets discouraged and asks for help. So last night there I was, just as all the nights before, feeding her with her toddler spoon, those items that continued to litter my floor. When I encouraged her to try again, she yelled, "No mommy, you do it!" Now we have tried several spoons on the market. Those with rounded edges, those that curve and even small metal ones. Nothing seems to work! Some say that the type of spoon matters, but I feel like it’s the process in which we introduce utensils that concerns our children most. Here are some easy instructions on how to encourage your toddler to use a spoon or fork. I will report back when Amari has mastered it!
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
• Baby spoon
• bowl
• thick yogurt
• favorite dry cereal
• Soup
1. Spoon half a cup of thick yogurt into a bowl in front of your toddler. Hand him one spoon while you keep another.
2.Let your baby play with her spoon while
you use your own to feed her the yogurt. If she decides to put her spoon in the food as well, let her.
3.Fix yourself a small bowl of yogurt to eat in front of your toddler. Make sure he also has a bowl and spoon in front of him. Watching you eat will show him what to do. Even if he doesn't understand how to scoop, simply touching the spoon to thick yogurt will transfer food to his mouth.
4.Place one piece of dry cereal on your toddler' s spoon. This will teach her the right way to hold the spoon without dropping it's contents. Using dry cereal is much less stressful than using liquid.
5.Pour some soup into a bowl. Give your toddler the bowl and a baby spoon. Let him use the spoon to transfer liquid from the bowl to his mouth.
Tips & Warnings
• Avoid moving your toddler' s spoon with your hand. Let her do it herself.
• Give your child finger food to go with the yogurt. This will prevent him from getting frustrated.
• This method could take weeks or months to perfect. Don't give up.
Read more: How to Teach a Toddler to Use a Spoon | eHow.com
"Because I Children Mommy!"
So…yesterday, Amari and I made a run to Babies R Us to purchase a child safety gate for her baby sister. On the way home, I veered into the rearview mirror after hearing a light smacking noise to see my two year old picking French fries out of her car seat and eating them. When I abruptly asked her, "Amari, why are you eating old French fries, no no!" She then said, "because I children mommy!"
It had me thinking…why do kids enjoy potatoes so much? Amari was not eating the Cheerios or apple skins that she often spits out. There was something about those once crispy starches that invited her to taste again, no matter the concern that it may cause stomach trouble.
Whether mashed, baked or roasted, people often consider potatoes as comfort food. Amari would be quick to agree. They are an important food staple and the number one vegetable crop in the world. Potatoes are available year-round as they are harvested somewhere every month of the year.
I thought I would take this funny, yet disturbing event with Amari to discuss the proper storing and picking of potatoes. Surely, day old French fries out of a car seat is not the way to go!
While potatoes are often conveniently packaged in a plastic bag, it is usually better to buy them individually from a bulk display. Not only will this allow you to better inspect the potatoes for signs of decay or damage, but many times, the plastic bags are not perforated and cause a build up of moisture that can negatively affect the potatoes.
Potatoes should be firm, well shaped and relatively smooth, and should be free of decay that often manifests as wet or dry rot. In addition, they should not be sprouting or have green coloration since this indicates that they may contain the toxic alkaloid solanine that has been found to not only impart an undesirable taste, but can also cause a host of different health conditions such as circulatory and respiratory depression, headaches and diarrhea.
Sometimes stores will offer already cleaned potatoes. These should be avoided since when their protective coating is removed by washing, potatoes are more vulnerable to bacteria. In addition, already cleaned potatoes are also more expensive, and since you will have to wash them again before cooking, you will be paying an unnecessary additional cost.
Since new potatoes are harvested before they are fully mature, they are much more susceptible to damage. Be especially careful when purchasing these to buy ones that are free from discoloration and injury.
The ideal way to store potatoes is in a dark, dry place between 45°F to 50°F between 7-10°C) as higher temperatures, even room temperature, will cause the potatoes to sprout and dehydrate prematurely. While most people do not have root cellars that provide this type of environment, to maximize the potato's quality and storage, you should aim to find a place as close as possible to these conditions. Storing them in a cool, dark closet or basement may be suitable alternatives. Potatoes should definitely not be exposed to sunlight as this can cause the development of the toxic alkaloid solanine to form.
Potatoes should not be stored in the refrigerator, as their starch content will turn to sugar giving them an undesirable taste. In addition, do not store potatoes near onions, as the gases that they each emit will cause the degradation of one another. Wherever you store them, they should be kept in a burlap or paper bag.
Mature potatoes stored properly can keep up to two months. Check on the potatoes frequently, removing any that have sprouted or shriveled as spoiled ones can quickly affect the quality of the others. New potatoes are much more perishable and will only keep for one week. Cooked potatoes will keep fresh in the refrigerator for several days. Potatoes do not freeze well.
Read more at http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=48
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