Today was Mr. Ben's first day of preschool. Since we are homeschooling Faith this year, I moved him to the preschool program that she went to that I absolutely love. It's from 1-3:30pm, so perfect for him and I only need to send snacks, not a whole lunch.
Of course, the boy does like to eat, and our version of snack may be a little larger than average.
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Of course, the boy does like to eat, and our version of snack may be a little larger than average.
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Today, he took homemade cherry banana bread (see below for the recipe) and cantaloupe stars. It was all gone and he told me it was yummy.
What, did you think I was going to send a juice box & granola bar and call it a day? ;o)
Banana bread:
2 cups flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup sugar **see note about this
1/4 cup butter
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup mashed bananas
1/2 cup yogurt **see note about this
Beat butter & sugar together, add eggs.
Add banana, yogurt, vanilla, blend well.
Add dry ingredients, blend until moist.
Bake in a loaf pan at 350 for approximately 50 minutes-1 hour.
**Notes**
You can use plain yogurt or flavored. I use flavored in complementary fruits (cherry, blueberry, strawberry, etc) and sometimes throw in a cup or so of dried or chopped fruit with it. If you use a flavored, sweetened yogurt, you can cut back 1/4 cup of sugar without a noticeable flavor difference. If you use plain yogurt, I'd leave the full amount of sugar.
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ReplyDeleteThat looks so delicious. I have other snack ideas at http://www.snacksnoop.com though I doubt you will need them.
ReplyDeleteHappy Snacking!
Lisa
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I was just wondering how big of a bento box you are packing for preschool snacks. I have a 5 year old in kindergarden who needs snacks and I'm working with 250 Ml containers. It's always hard to know how much food to send, though I was pretty happy about how healthy and tasty our food was compared to the other kids' snacks.
ReplyDelete@ Silver Sisters: My first grader eats the cafe lunch but they have a snack time in the later afternoon. I pack her a small 'sidear' bento and use three mini silicone baking cups that I have cut down in height. I think it's best to figure how much time they have to eat and how much your child likes to eat and how fast or slow they eat. Mine likes a lot of food, but eats slowly. I usually give her something like 3 grape tomatoes, a strawberry and a few goldfish and rasins. I try to mix the color and texture.
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