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Toddler snack ideas
Check out these toddler Hors d’oeuvres by 'Super Baby Food' author Ruth Yaron.
Toddler Hors d’oeuvres are my favorite kid’s snacks, because they are so nutritious and easy to make. They are actually more than snacks – serve them with a fruit or a vegetable and they make a meal. You can make a whole batch and refrigerate or freeze them, then thaw when ready to serve.
Form balls and roll in ½ cup whole wheat bread crumbs (or wheat germ) mixed with ½ teaspoon fresh finely minced parsley.
Bake or fry, making sure that egg gets thoroughly cooked.
Variation: Use 1 cup canned pumpkin or cooked carrot puree instead of pureed sweet potato
Form into balls.
Do not cook
Variation: Use raw broccoli instead of carrots, or any other raw vegetable.
Mix first four ingredients and shape into 4 burgers or other shapes, or make mini-balls. Roll in cornflakes to coat.
Bake in pre-heated 425 degree oven on greased cookie sheet for 10-15 minutes until browned.
Burger shapes can be served on whole grain buns or bread.
Cover balls with wheat germ by rolling balls in shallow dish with the ½ cup of additional wheat germ.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, watching so they don’t burn!
Fresh Fruit Hors d’oeuvres
- 1 cup of ripe mashed banana, or some mashed avocado or other mashed fruit
- ½ cup nuts chopped finely (as long as no allergy)
- 2 teaspoon honey
Sweet Potato Hors d’oeuvres
Mix together:- Flesh from 2 cooked sweet potatoes
- 1 beaten egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
Form balls and roll in ½ cup whole wheat bread crumbs (or wheat germ) mixed with ½ teaspoon fresh finely minced parsley.
Bake or fry, making sure that egg gets thoroughly cooked.
Variation: Use 1 cup canned pumpkin or cooked carrot puree instead of pureed sweet potato
Raw Grated Carrot Hors d’oeuvres
Mix finely grated raw carrot with cottage cheese, mashed tofu or yogurt cheese until good consistency.Form into balls.
Do not cook
Variation: Use raw broccoli instead of carrots, or any other raw vegetable.
Egg Burgers or Mini-Balls
- 3 hard-cooked eggs, mashed
- ½ cup cooked brown rice or other whole grain
- 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon finely diced onion
- ½ cup whole grain cornflakes, pulverized in blender
Mix first four ingredients and shape into 4 burgers or other shapes, or make mini-balls. Roll in cornflakes to coat.
Bake in pre-heated 425 degree oven on greased cookie sheet for 10-15 minutes until browned.
Burger shapes can be served on whole grain buns or bread.
Honey Wheat Germ Balls
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- ½ cup toasted wheat germ + about ½ cup of additional toasted wheat germ
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 beaten egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Cover balls with wheat germ by rolling balls in shallow dish with the ½ cup of additional wheat germ.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, watching so they don’t burn!
Next: Helping your toddler develop a healthy relationship with food
By Ruth Yaron - Ruth Yaron is the author of the best-selling guide for feeding baby and toddlers Super Baby Food.
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