Kids and Good Food!

My two grand girls (4 and 5) provide some interesting insight into good eating habits. First a disclaimer Lexie's favorite food in the world is box mac and cheese and that is all there is to it, she is the five year old. Skyler's a bit more diverse and she changes her food likes more often. Right now she likes English muffins and cinnamon for breakfast but just a while ago it was oatmeal. However they both love many fruits and vegetables.

Yesterday they both asked for mashed potatoes for lunch even when given the option for local fast food. Breakfast was yogurt and berries and yes a few local donut holes from Tim Horton's. It is funny Lexie tries to like the donut holes but mostly likes the way they look..and in the end all the yogurt was gone, the berries and we threw away several donut holes. Dinner was pasta...sure do love that! Sky likes the meatballs too but for Lexie it is simple butter and pasta. For a night snack we had some cut up apples and a few not so healthy gold fish. But on balance they are pretty darn good about choosing healthy alternatives.

Some quick things that make them very happy. Keep frozen berries-heating up frozen blue berries just enough to take the frost off makes them very happy and blue. Cheese is a great snack food. Skyler loves a bowl of freshly shredded cheddar cheese, it makes messy but fun finger food. She also loves mozzarella with olive oil and a bit of salt (no pepper please). Grapes are favorites and a bunch will not last more than a few days. Dried raisins and peanuts always are easy and good. Banana and peanut butter...who does not love that? What I find most amazing is that they have grown up eating simple foods and generally good foods so that is what they crave.

Thought I would share since they are here and I was surprised to see just how good they really are even in the face of fast food options.