Kids Lunches
We usually have a lot of whine at lunch at our house. She’ll want ice cream, cookies, and crackers instead of eating ‘real food.’ The food habits of a toddler are hit and miss. Some days she eats just what she is suppose to while others she will barely eat anything. All this while running everywhere she goes. If I had that energy I would get so much more done in a 24 hour period.
When at the bookstore, I love to look at the cookbooks. On our last trip I noticed one that we dedicated to cooking for kids. Mostly it was desserts that are presented in a cute way like animals. I remember when the Jello-o cubes were the cool dessert. Now there are animals made of cakes and cookies and more.
One lunch tip I had read that I really liked was to use a muffin pan. In fact I think there is a meme that is all about it. Basically you serve lunch in a muffin pan - pretty much like the bento boxes. You mainly use finger foods. I had though about trying this since I could serve her beloved crackers but also serve cheese and ham. If taking 10 minutes to work on food presentation works to get her to eat it, then I’m all for it.
It’s amazing that when the toddler was younger she would eat pretty much anything put in front of her. Now she is more picky and won’t eat some of her favorite foods from just a year ago. I definitely want to serve more of her old favorites to her so that she will rediscover them. By using a muffin pan or being creative with lunchtime, maybe she won’t revolt too much when it is on the plate.
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