20 May 2012

my food: feeding the toddler edition

I'm constantly trying to think of new things to feed Noah. He gets bored of having the same food so quickly - one day something is a hit, and then the next he flicks the bowl away in disgust. This conundrum was made all the more difficult over the past week while we weren't at home, so I had to come up with a few thrifty ideas that surprisingly worked. Case in point:


Chickpeas - the wonder snack. Who would've thought?! A fibre and protein hit in one - winning! Once I caught wind of this little gem I was keen to take advantage, so our first meal back at home was the chickpea stew from Super Natural Every Day.


Once again, surprisingly, it was a hit! As always when I try a new recipe, I was worried that he wasn't going to like it and I'd be stuck with the leftovers for a week. In this case, we were lucky that there was any to spare. Success for now, but I won't rest on my laurels just yet. Who knows what's going to pass the test tomorrow?

3 comments:

  1. Hey em, Great post. Where do you get your chickpeas from? Do you use dried or canned? I am not giving enough to Pia as I am scared of canned foods now(hahah) and the dried ones seem like a little effort... Please give me a push! Thanks!

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    1. Cass, I buy dried chickpeas in bulk and cook a big batch of them then freeze them in smaller batches. Not such an effort when you do it that way! Although when we were away I had no choice but to use canned. Am sure small doses wouldn't hurt!

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    2. GOod idea on the bulk thing. Bought some dried today so will get stuck into a batch tomoro. x Great to see you today! xo

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