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Toddler Lunch: Day 16 (How to Choose the Best Store Bought Hummus)

May 15, 2014 by Dana

Toddlerlunch16 Is it seriously Thursday already? This week is flying by! For lunch today Theodore had baked pita strips with hummus, Hasselback potatoes from dinner last night, broccoli, watermelon 123’s, and pineapple chunks.

The Broccoli Struggle

I’ve mentioned before Theodore doesn’t like broccoli. I was feeding the baby broccoli so I put some in Theodore’s lunch as well because if I don’t attempt to serve it, he will never try it. He didn’t eat it, however he didn’t cry, scream, or refuse to eat the other foods in his lunch so that’s a win! I will continue to try to get him to try broccoli and I’m sure it will be served again soon.

The Hummus


I think store bought hummus is one of those foods that can go either way. Most brands do use highly refined and likely GMO canola or soybean oil so I would recommend staying away from hummus that contains these ingredients. Although hummus is a healthy dip, when you add canola or soybean oil it becomes a genetically modified, highly processed, unhealthy dip. We recently found the brand Cedars, that is Non-GMO certified and uses sunflower oil and olive oil. This is a company using quality ingredients that we will definitely support by purchasing their hummus! I would also use caution when choosing a store bought hummus because I have seen labels claiming to be using olive oil when in fact there is more canola oil then olive oil in the product. Another reason to read all ingredient labels!

The Pita

I’ve seen a lot of Pita recipes floating around on Pinterest, so they are on my “to try” list! I’ve also heard they are super easy to make so I will be updating on that soon. For now we use Food for Life Ezekiel pitas which are loaded with naturally occurring vitamins and minerals and even include lentils and carrots. They contain no preservatives or additives of any kind and all of the ingredients are recognizable. I’ve said it before and I will say it again, I  LOVE their products! On the flip side I have seen brands, like Sahara, turning a simple Pita into a food nightmare by using preservatives, high fructose corn syrup, soybean oil, and refined flours.

 

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