I am posting this for yesterday because I never found time to finish it yesterday. We went to the park with our friends Kelly and Kaden and I threw these things into Theodore’s LunchBots container so he could eat his lunch there. There were a lot of other babies/toddlers there playing so he was too busy to actually sit down and eat, but he did grab a few bites while playing.
Often times I hear from parents how they are just so busy they don’t have time to feed their kids good food. I think part of it is being in denial about what is actually in our food, and the other part is not realizing what the ingredients actually are. With summer fast approaching I know I will need to have “on the go” food for all 3 kids ready to go. We have a few weekend trips coming up and we will be going to the park or pool all summer so there will be a lot of meals eaten outside of our home. I like to keep things simple and resort to fresh produce and high energy snacks for situations like this.
I know if I don’t bring something the choices there will be highly processed junk. If I have something already prepared for them the temptation to give in and allow them to have those things won’t be there. “Fast Food” to us is nothing more then fruits, vegetables, and maybe a cheese stick or a homemade fruit and nut or granola bar. If I have the bars made ahead of time (they only take 5 minutes to make anyway) I can have something ready to go in a minute or two. In Theodore’s lunch above you see my Fruity Nutty Oat Squares, which are raisins, dates, almonds, and oats. These are perfect for on the go and the kids love them!
