June 22, 2016

Snack Monsters

This post is part of a compensated campaign with Linqia and Gerber but all my opinions are my own.

That's what I like to call my kids, snack monsters.

Now that school's out for summer my snack monsters are in full force.  They want snacks for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  A real meal on a plate with utensils?  Meh... Present it as a snack/finger foods?  They're all over it.

Enter The Muffin Tin Meal.

I love The Muffin Tin Meal because my kids will actually eat all of the food.  If I give them the same combination and amount of food on a plate I can guarantee they'll eat exactly half of it, claim they are full, and then ask for "snacks" within thirty minutes.  Never fails.  If I present them with a Muffin Tin Meal, however, they will demolish the whole thing in a matter of minutes.  My kids love a Muffin Tin Meal because they are basically eating a meal full of snacks.

But, really, I win because my Muffin Tin Meals are a nice mix of healthy, good for you things like Gerber® Lil’ Beanies(TM) snacks, strawberries, lean meats like turkey, and carrot sticks and then I throw a couple of "treats" in there like fruit snacks and cookies.  Best of both worlds, that's what we call a #GerberWinWin. 

My kids are kinda crazy and they still love "baby food" like "puffs",  "squeezy pouches", and the Lil' Beanies which I don't mind because they are made with hidden veggies like navy beans {which my kids would never eat on their own} and broccoli.  I have to admit, I haven't been down the baby food aisle at Target in a long time so it was a bit nostalgic, in a way.  Kendall was all, "MOM!!! Remember those {puffs}?  I love those!!!"  It was really cute and I couldn't help but buy them again.

I've shared my Muffin Tin Meals on social media several times and everyone always asks, "Will they eat all of that?"  {See, we are all in the same non-eating kid boat.}  And I always reply, "Yes.  They will eat all of this." and they do.  I don't always make their meals this way because it is time consuming and the amount of food they eat would mean more trips to Target and Jimmy would not like that.  

A mom for almost six years and I finally figured out the secret to getting my kids to eat all of their food.  Muffin Tin Meals for the win!

1 comment:

  1. YES!! It's crazy isn't it? I don't get why they eat everything in a Muffin Tin Meal, but it's like magic - it disappears so fast!