Showing posts with label bananas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bananas. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

What's for Breakfast? - BANANA OAT PROTEIN MUFFINS for Toddler AND Parents!

I saw the backbone for this recipe on good 'ol Pinterest and altered a few ingredients and measurements here and there to the way I thought Pip and I might like it a little better. But overall, a completely and totally healthy breakfast idea for the entire family! Great for on-the-run and freezing for later consumption. My daughter sure didn't seem to mind them that's for sure. I tried one and I gotta tell ya, it tastes exactly like banana bread. With absolutely no guilt. Who wouldn't love that??

~Ingredients~

1/2 cup ripe mashed banana (about 1 and a 1/4 medium-sized bananas)
3/4 cup of eggs, beaten (about 3 eggs)
1/2 cup honey-vanilla flavored Greek yogurt (It has 2x the protein of regular yogurt. I used Yoplait brand and just bought one 6-oz individual container of it which equaled a 1/2 cup perfectly)
3/4 cup oats
2 scoops vanilla protein powder (I used vanilla flavored whey and soy protein powder)
13 packets stevia
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
 ~Directions~

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2.  Spray 12 muffin tins with cooking spray.
3.  Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until very smooth.
4.  Pour evenly into the muffin tins.
5.  Bake 15-18 minutes, until tops are golden brown.
6.  When muffins are cool, wrap them in cellophane and label a gallon-sized freezer bag with the date so you can freeze the ones you or your kiddos don't eat right away.
 7.  Let your toddler enjoy them! Apparently, you need to poke them first....
 8.  Hold it speculatively....
 9.  Taaaaste it...slooooowly.....
 10.  Realize that's it's AWESOME and enjoy it...
 11.  See what it tastes like after washing it down with some delicious milk....
 12.  Give an overall A+ rating.   Hehe.

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Foodie Baby: Thank You Jamie Lee Curtis

Not exactly table talk, but let's face it. Some kids are poopy, others aren't. My kid falls into the not-so-poopy category and sometimes has trouble staying regular. So how do I help my little one more easily relieve herself? That's a "load"ed question. I tried prunes in a few different forms, one of which you can see here. Alas, after greatly anticipating a diaper detonation I was left high and dry in the most anticlimactic way. Only in infancy and our geriatric years do we ever get this excited about a good B.M.  I tried to cut out the bananas and down on the cheese as these are known to cause constipation, but nothing was greasing her gears.  While watching TV a few days ago, Jamie Lee Curtis came to me like an angel with unusually amazing breasts for a woman her age, speaking of eating yogurt to keep you feeling regular. That's it!  I bought Piper Dannon All Natural Plain Yogurt and within one day she was giving me the good stuff. I also incorporated whole wheat toast with real butter and big juicy blackberries alongside the yogurt for a well-balanced and delicious breakfast. We have solved the regularity issue, well, in her diaper...


Here is a video of Pip enjoying her new doo-dooriffic breakfast!




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