Yummy Summer Treats for Kids!

We know the mercury has been soaring & there isn't much respite from the heat in the coming months. Mommies worry about keeping their children hydrated as well as excited about the thirst-quenchers & heat-beaters that are offered to them.

Momsters found some exciting fun recipes online which are perfect for the summer. Your child will absolutely love them.

How to Beat Lunch Box Blues?

As a mother to a 4 year old, I experience “LUNCH BOX BLUES” on a regular basis. According to a recent study conducted by Coupons.com, shopping and preparing for school lunches stresses out over 50% of moms! So thankfully you & I aren’t the only ones with fussy eaters.

 

As a mother, I constantly try to come up with healthy options for his lunch box & as a true-blue preschooler Zefan dismisses all my efforts in a jiffy. The little man’s behavior forced me to research & experiment with exciting, healthy & new food options. I explored different ways in which I could encourage him to eat healthy foods.

Handling Picky Eaters

Does your child want to live on a restricted diet of a chosen few things? Or refuses to try anything new? Picky eaters can be frustrating. But their quirks and preferences aren’t entirely arbitrary. Simply stated, your child’s taste perceptions may differ from yours. Being a picky eater can be a natural state for young children.

Babies are born with an instinctive desire for sweet and salty foods, and an instinctive aversion to sour and bitter tastes. These instincts are a trait left over from our "caveman" days. Back then, the reflex to reject sour-bitter foods served as a survival mechanism so that youngsters wouldn't wander off and nibble on poisonous plants and berries – many of which are not sweet. Today, however, this reflex is one of the key reasons so many kids become picky eaters and shun fruits and vegetables.

Yummy Brownies with Your Preschoolers

Momsters love spending time with their kids, weekends mean fun time with them. This weekend we spent baking some totally Scrumptious brownies with my 4 year old. Zefan loves baking, and I just love the look on his face when he sees the final product.

French Toast Sticks

The Toddler loves French Toast, I guess most of the kids love it (at least the kids I know do). I was bored of making the same kind of French Toast for her, so this is something I tried... French Toast Sticks. These became an instant hit, the best thing I like about them is I can store them in the freezer for 3-4 days.

Ingredients- the ingredients mentioned in bracket are the ones I use when I want to make these sticks for myself :-)

Very Veg Pancake

My daughter loves Pancakes and so do I, I mean who doesn't like a light fluffy pancake with maple syrup and butter. Besides the fact they taste good, the best thing about Pancakes is they are really quick and easy to make. Z has to have pancakes especially on weekends with dad.

This is a modified version (savoury vegetable pancakes) which have become our absolute family favorite. We call them Very Veg Pancakes.