When Malachi was just learning how to eat solids, I learned a little trick that I used often in order to make new foods seem fun and exciting. I got an ice cube tray and filled each compartment with bits of this and that for him to munch on throughout the day. His very own nibble tray.
I don't know why it didn't occur to me to take this fun way of serving meals on into toddlerhood, but luckily I was reminded lately by a reference to "Muffin-Tin Mondays". I wish I could remember the original blog that which initially prompted me to delve into creative lunches once again, but that blog led me to a bunch of others (like this one) that all take part in this mid-day madness.
Can I just say how excited I was about this? Mostly because I really hate lunchtime. I find it so repetitive, I hate making seperate meals for the kids, and I never seem to have the right ingredients on hand to complete any kind of recipe I may be in the mood for. This is where the muffin-tins come along. Fill 'em up with whatever you have and voila! The kids are suddenly busy filling their faces from their very own Toddler All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet.
Muffin-Tin Monday for today:
freshly sliced strawberries, bananas, grapes
whole-wheat bread cubes
pepperoni slices
steamed broccoli
cheese sauce for dipping
Nothing really exciting about the food, but present it in a muffin-tin with a fork and something to dip into, and my boys quite magically find lunchtime so exciting. I really don't get that creative, but some of the ideas out there in blogland are so appetizing even I'm thinking of foregoing a plate on Mondays from now on.
3 comments:
Such a great idea, your muffin-tin. Makes eating much more fun!! Have a sweet day. Saskia
Great idea - love it!
brilliant! Absolutly brilliant! I can't wait to try this!! Thank for sharing....
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