The Boy lost his first tooth today. It’s been wobbly since May and he’s been so upset that it wasn’t falling out when all his friends were losing teeth left, right and centre. Today it finally fell out and he was so excited that I wanted to make him an after school treat. Clearly something loaded with sugar isn’t the best reward for losing a tooth but obviously something made of vegetables just wouldn’t cut it. So, using my new fabulous Star Wars cookie cutters, I made my little lad some yummy sugar (and egg) free biscuits (along with some animal ones for Little Lady).
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Gingerbread Biscuits
Little Lady and The Boy both love gingerbread biscuits made by a certain baby / child food company and I buy lots of bags and boxes of them. I’m currently attempting to try to save money wherever I can and realised that these biscuits (and similar snacks) are actually quite pricey so I wanted to try to make my own equivalent biscuits. These little smiley guys and gals are sugar free and took only 15 minutes from start to finish to make and both kids wolfed them down! I did plan to make them in more fun shapes than I did but my fabulous shaped cookie cutters haven’t arrived yet from Japan so I just used a little round cookie cutter today. You can make them in any shape or size you want but as my kids like the little round bagged biscuits I tried to emulate them as closely as I could. I hope you enjoy them as much as we all have!
Six Simple Salmon Ideas
I buy a lot of salmon as Little Lady loves it and occasionally I can get The Boy to eat it (usually by hiding it in something else and dousing it in ketchup!). It’s so good for kids as it contains Omega 3 and it has a mild creamy taste so usually is very popular with children. Here are 6 simple salmon ides for you. I hope you enjoy!
No bake “Chocolate” naughty(ish) treats
I am proud that none of my recipes contain any added refined sugar (by this I mean the white or brown stuff you get in bags and spoon into things) but sometimes you just have to let your children have something naughty as a treat so I do try to find as healthy treats as I can for them. These recipes are great as none of them require baking and they are quite healthy as there is no added refined sugar (although some of their individual ingredients do contain sugar). They also all contain cocoa powder so are really popular as children think they are eating a proper chocolate treat. I hope you enjoy them!
Pancakes galore
I love pancakes and I have found so many great ways to make them – sweet and savoury. So I thought I would show you some of my favourite pancake recipes that as usual are so easy and quick to make and only need a few ingredients. They can all be frozen so I tend to make a big batch of them, eat some – I mean my kids eat some!! – then freeze the rest. That way you only need to take a couple out at a time, let them defrost then just either heat them up in the microwave or frying pan or pop them in the toaster! Such a great idea for snacks or breakfast and the savoury ones make a lovely, easy dinner. Continue reading
Carrot and apple stars biscuits
I find the most successful recipes are usually the simplest ones. Todays MyMiniMeals Mates Monday recipe is from a lovely lady called Jude on my FB group who showed us all these delicious carrot and apple star biscuits and so far everyone who has made them has loved them. They are so easy to make and are great for a snack or dessert and freeze beautifully. They don’t contain any refined sugar but they do have some honey so aren’t suitable for under 1’s. You could remove the honey if you liked and I am sure they would be as yummy just not as sweet.
MMM Mates Monday – Easy Macaroni Cheese by Deborah
I love getting ideas from people about what they are making their children so I have decided to open up MyMiniMeals on a Monday for my lovely friends and followers to show everyone their recipes. So if you have a fab recipe please either send it to me via the Contact Me page on this site or pm me through my FB page www.facebook.com/myminimeals .
I can’t promise to publish every recipe sent to me but will do my utmost best to post as many as I can. The only criteria is that the recipe is suitable for children and babies and ideally has no added sugar or salt. Apart from that the world is your oyster! I am very excited to see what lovely things you are all making your little ones.
To start things off my fab friend Deborah has kindly shared with me her recipe for her completely delicious and so easy to make Macaroni Cheese. Continue reading
Cauliflower Cheese Biscuits
Those of you who know me well by now will know that Little Lady likes all things green whereas The Boy recoils in horror if I have the nerve to put anything green on his plate. Consequently I have become very adept at hiding all kinds of vegetables in his food but I find cauliflower is one of the easiest things to hide as it can easily pass for cheese or potato. Little does The Boy know but he eats ALOT of cauliflower!! He’s always ravenous after school and I wanted to make him something healthy for a snack and, as he loves cheese, I decided to see if I could make cheese biscuits with hidden cauliflower in them. And hey presto my “Cauliflower Cheese Biscuits” were born! They are incredibly simple to make and are perfect for a snack on the go. The Boy wolfed down 3 in the space of 5 minutes and declared them “yummy” which in my eyes is a huge success!! Continue reading
Sugar Free Biscuits – Part 1
I buy a lot of biscuits from the baby food aisle and both my kids love them but it’s always nicer (and cheaper!!) to make your own. The Boy loves helping me in the kitchen so I try where I can to involve him when I bake. As you have guessed by now I try to avoid giving the kids sugar wherever possible so here are 3 biscuit recipes that are baby, toddler, child and adult friendly and none of them have any refined sugar in them. The first one does have honey but it’s a small amount so it’s good for children over 1 but remember that under 1’s should not have honey. I have called this post Sugar Free Biscuits – Part 1 as I have a few more recipes in my collection but want to save them for another day! Continue reading
3 Ingredient Sweet Potato Biscones
I’m always on the hunt for snack ideas for my kids and especially love finding sugar free biscuit recipes. This one is bound to please as it only has 3 ingredients and takes 20 minutes from start to finish. Even the Boy – who as you know by now rarely eats any of my “creations” – wolfed down 3 of them! Continue reading