{"id":16945,"date":"2013-07-31T21:02:35","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T01:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=16945"},"modified":"2021-02-11T14:09:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T19:09:36","slug":"munchkin-meals-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/munchkin-meals-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Fun ‘Ant on a Log’ Variations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Munchkin Meals! You can find previous link ups here<\/a> and please check out my post on baby led weaning<\/a> over at Rachel Cooks today!<\/p>\n

These past two weeks with Hailey\u2019s (22 months) eating have been odd. I\u2019m not sure if it was teething, her schedule being thrown off because of vacation or if it\u2019s a new stage in her eating development, but meals have been more simple. Some as simple as yogurt and chia seeds with fruit.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes a wheat English muffin thrown in if we\u2019re feeling wild.<\/p>\n

Some of the simplicity I can blame on my laziness<\/span> nutty schedule (that fortunately should be calming down soon).<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve tried to get fancy a few times\u2026<\/p>\n

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but with lackluster results. The only foods eaten in the above meal were the olives, the goat cheese and 1\/2 a red pepper strip.<\/p>\n

Hailey seems to have gotten wary of peels in the past week. She will scrape the flesh off a pepper stick then leave the skin; same with peaches. It\u2019s an odd new behavior for her and I\u2019m waiting to see if it sticks around or is just a phase.<\/p>\n

I can always count on her eating three things, though. First, fish.<\/p>\n

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Secondly, avocado. I love that she loves this one.<\/p>\n

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Finally, cream cheese sandwiches. It\u2019s a recently discovered favorite food. She gets really excited when she asks for \u2018Cweem Teeze!<\/em>\u2019<\/p>\n

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Life should calm down by next week, and then I am looking forward to getting back on track with serving vegetables on a consistent basis to her, but until then, avocado, cream cheese and fish will do just fine.<\/p>\n

Also, I have to share these cute snacks I\u2019m talking about on Thursday on WCCB News Rising<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

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I had so much fun creating alternative versions to the classic Ants on a Log.<\/p>\n

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Celery, peanut butter, raisins<\/p>\n

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Celery, cream cheese, craisins<\/p>\n

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Celery, hummus, black olives<\/p>\n

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Red pepper, guacamole and black beans<\/p>\n

Now, let\u2019s hear from you!<\/p>\n

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