Hi Kayla

Try making up some mini muffins... Use a generic recipe (I'm sure you'll find heaps on the net), and add any fruit that you like... We usually make apple and cinnamon, banana, and once we made raspberry and white chocolate for a special occasion.  They can be frozen and thawed or heated as you need them - they are also awesome for unexpected company.

Jaydee is crazy about raisins, and he doesn't mind those fruit chips that you can get in the healthfood section of the supermarket.  He is crazy about raisins, and of course rice crackers - he also likes those big round corn things (you know, like a bread alternative).  I put cottage cheese and cherry tomatoes on them for him.  Also, try popcorn - plain with no added butter or anything - it is a healthy snack that way.

As for fresh fruit, I am finding that kiwi fruit (no, not biased), is a great way to go.  It is usually reasonably priced, and keeps fresh for longer, plus it has a very high concentrate of vitamin C.  I just slice it up for MicrcoMe, and he sits down with it and a wee bowl of cheese and crackers. 

Cheers - Lui

Hi there- children at this stage enjoy differentflavours and often the first 2 -8 times you offer them they may hate it then decide they love it!  Here are some healthy ideas!

* sultanas

* Hommus dip ( use the ones that are all natural) with partly cooked carrot sticks or rice crackers.

* Pitted prunes

* Lite grated cheese

* Sliced turkey or reduced fat ham

* Don't be too afraid of nuts! I started with crushed walnuts- they don't have as many reactions as peanuts ( very nervous as I was 3 hours from a hospital - local clinic was good though!) they are also very soft and not so slippery as peanuts. Katie now loves walnuts, cashew nuts and almonds( I always use natural, non, salted) I am still very nervous with almonds as they are harder than cashews and walnuts!

* pitted olives

* grapes, strawberries, sliced fruit with yoghurt to dip it in!

* Frozen yoghurt in a "kiddy cone" ( no artificial stuff)

*mini ham cheese and broccoli quiches - I use a few eggs, skim milk, diced lean ham and broccoli ( steam first ) , light grated cheeseand a few tbsps flour, pour into mini muffin pans  and voila!!

* wholemeal or multi-grain toast with avocado spread on it and cut into fingers.

Hope this helps! Just a few ideas!

 

Try any dried fruits, figs and dates are popular with mine, vege sticks or if you have a food dryer you can make fruit leather and also fruit/vege chips

Home made yoghurt is great too... I make a base yoghurt and then add fruit.

little lite jatz with cheese is also a favorite......

Hope these help

Regards Flossy XX

Hi there...

This is what chloe can have on any given day,,,, She has cheese sticks, fruit, packet of JJS(healthier alernative to normal chips)  Yoghurt in the kiddie sizes, or u can put some in a small container... Muesli bars- again can buy healthy ones or make them..... Any sort of biscuits,, or cupcakes,,, Snackabouts with dip,.... also could let her have a little chocolate as a treat... and sultanas........

    Hope some of these ideas help.... also if u got to the search button at the top,. and look for this sort of topic there is some great articles on this as well...

xxx cazza

Hi there. I give my 1 year old fritz(devon) on it's own or in bread with a little tomato sauce(not always with sauce) plain yogurt mix in fruit i.e banana, custard with banana, water melon cut in cubes - good for summer. crackers with vegemite or cream cheese or bread with vegemite or cream cheese. Cheese grated and rolled into balls, rice & vegie cakes-easy to make go to "exclusively foods" web-site I use these recipies for my son. Also give scrambled eggs sometimes during day- you can mix lunch up by having some dinner type meals like soup,casserole,tuna morney. You can buy Leggos "Tuna Bake" in bottle and mix in pasta and cook. Spagehtti bolognase, bits of ham & cucumber..hope these help. Look at web-site. Good Luck