Saturday was Sophie’s third birthday party.   OMG Babygirl is three!!!   Sorry. Had a moment. It happens. Anyway – birthday party. I wanted the party to be totally dye-free so Sophie could enjoy her day without me worrying, and without being told “No, you can’t eat that even though all your friends are.” The [...]

This weekend I had some overripe fruit to use up, so I experimented. Luckily, both recipes were a success! My parents and older daughter visited Florida recently, and brought home some fresh Georgia peaches (YUM). I had taken one to work for lunch last week, but it was forgotten in my lunch bag. How did [...]

I posted in more detail on my other blog, but Sophie has joined the food allergy club. She is allergic to the artificial dyes. This explains MANY problems she’s had since she was smaller, and the results of a dye-free diet are incredible. However, the dyes are EVERYWHERE! So, I’ll be making more foods for her [...]

Sophie is finally over the plate-dumping stage! However, she is refusing most vegetables now. Even though I’ve been a parent for 14 years, this is new to me and was quite the surprise, since she liked them so much as a baby.  So, I’ve been getting creative. She gets a cup of V8 V-fusion fruit [...]

It hardly seems possible, but Miss Sophie is now two. Some days, she’s very much two, if you know what I mean. Full of independence and spirit. Former favorite foods are met with hands over the mouth and “I don’t want it!” Even the usual standby, pumpkin and cottage cheese, won’t make it past her [...]

I tried something new with Sophie. She is still in the “dump the plate” stage, and doesn’t always eat what she dumps. I saw somewhere in Internetland (I wish I could remember where, I’d link it) an idea of using silicon muffin pans for feeding toddlers. The small sections make great portion dividers, and it [...]

Last week, my mom had surgery, and while we were waiting a 2 year old little boy shared his fruit snacks with Sophie. She loved them! Later in the week, I found a recipe on Pinterest for homemade fruit snacks using 100% juice and no added sugars or preservatives. I used Target’s store brand of [...]

I need help. Sophie has been doing somethng lately at mealtimes, and I am at a loss on how to stop it! She, almost every time, dumps or scrapes the contents of her plate or bowl onto her high chair tray. Even cereal with milk. Luckily, I don’t put much milk on her cereal and [...]

Babygirl isn’t a “baby” any more – she’s a full-on toddler! She is running, climbing, jumping, climbing, playing outside, climbing – have I mentioned she likes climbing? Last night after dinner, we found her on top of the dinner table. She can climb the steps on her slide, and the steps to get into the [...]

Last night I made Crack Roast for dinner. As I was making Sophie’s plate so it could cool, my husband dipped a small piece of the pork into the sauce and gave it to her. She licked her lips – “Yum num num.” She loved rice with a sauce over the weekend, so last night [...]