Comments on: Nourishing Portable Food: Babies & Little Ones

By: amandaginn

amandaginn — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:14:00 +0000

Anyone out there have a good homemade fig newton recipe?

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:13:41 +0000

haha, that was three words, ok…BOILED CHICKPEAS!

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:12:57 +0000

I’ve got two words…BOILED GARBANZO BEANS!!

By: VirginiA

VirginiA — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:08:56 +0000

I make “egg muffins” for my toddler and they are a easy, healthy, portable, high protein snack! I use a mini muffin tin and put cheese and frozen chopped spinach (but you could use whatever you want) in and then pour in beaten egg (w/ a little milk) and bake for about 20 minutes. They are yummy….and freeze well!

By: Lanette

Lanette — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:05:26 +0000

For a baby, I like to take along any clean, soft, ripe fruit that is stored at room temperature and a spoon in a ziploc bag. When it’s time to eat, I take a large, shallow bite- mostly peel- then spoon out the inside to feed baby. I keep taking bites and scooping out the inside until the baby has enough and finish off the remains myself. Pears and peaches are nice.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:21:35 +0000

Yum! Great suggestions! Like your pancakes, I’ve found that just a piece of wheat bread is often the perfect snack for my little guy. People look at me wierd in the grocery store, but he’s happy with it and I know that he is getting a wholesome snack!

We also love fresh fruit (though this is always better at home), raisins, string cheese and I’ve ben experimenting with homemade graham crackers and whole wheat crackers (similar to wheat thins). He likes the graham crackers so much, I think it finally sunk in what the sign for “cracker” is in the past few days and he is now singing it every five minutes to get another one!

Best,
Sarah

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:29:24 +0000

Oh yes, I know. I actually was referring to a homemade variety as well. I provided a link above to the recipe I will be trying. Thanks for your version as well! Sounds the same.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:57:37 +0000

I used to eat Larabars but they are very expensive! I make my own “date balls” by simply putting dates I put myself into a cuisinart, with a touch of coconut oil and some cocount flakes. I often add an oilier nut like walnuts too.

You simply blend everything, then take the “dough” and make it into bitesized little balls. Then I stick them in the fridge because I like them hard, not soft. They keep really well – and are a very nutritios snack! You can make about 24 from one little thing of dates from Whole Foods – so you save a ton of money versus Larabars. : )

By: Stacie@hobbitdoor

Stacie@hobbitdoor — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:12:54 +0000

Thanks for the great ideas! I am expecting my first baby and looking for all the tips I can find.

By: lylah ledner

lylah ledner — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:59:33 +0000

fantastic lindsay….i keep forwarding these great ideas you have to my sister in law who just moved here from Portland! blessings woman…lylah