Mini sandwich crackers from Late July

Now that the twins are at the 'picky toddler' stage, Iam always looking for good snacks for them.

These mini cheese sandwich crackers from Late July are great, both in taste and size. My daughter forgets to take bites when she is hungry and gets frustrated and clumsy. So these are perfect for her .

Wild blackberries

We were walking around our new backyard the other day and discovered wild blackberry bushes. Now the twins always want to go 'out' to eat 'baabies' all the time.

My son is not crazy about them - he likes the act of going out and picking them but my daughter loves them.

Wow - 200th post!

Mango orange fruit smoothie from Fruit Simple

It had mango in it (and no added sugar) so I had to bring it home to try. Nobody really liked it - it was too much orange (was hoping for more mango) and it had no pulp (we all like pulp.)

My son finished his 'juuch' but my daughter didn't.

Maple Agave syrup from Trader Joe's

An impulse buy (price reduced,) this maple agave syrup blend from Trader Joe's is a miss. It is just too thin and too sweet. Yes, yes I realize it is 'syrup,' but …..I thought it would be more like pure maple syrup.

I spread a little on a piece of toast for the kids - my daughter loved it, my son not so much.

Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies from Country Choice

I bought these oatmeal choco-chip cookies from Country Choice for myself but the second the twins saw me eating they demanded (a very rare thing for them - asking for what an adult is eating) a 'cookie' (another rare thing, because they hardly hear the word cookie.) How did they even know that this was a cookie?

So I caved in and gave them a piece each. My son actually stomped around in glee - I consoled myself that there was some oatmeal in there and that a not-so-good dessert once in a while is not the end of the world.

Van's 8 grain frozen waffles

Iam somewhat obsessed with whole grains in the twins diet. These Van's waffles caught my eye with their 8 whole grains - wheat, oats, bown rice, dark rye, barley, quinoa, amaranth and millet.

They are a bit dry but the twins don't seem to mind. Since they are already sweetened with a bit of honey and brown sugar, no syrup is needed.

Animal crackers from Wild Harvest

The twins can identify a hippo now! Well, almost all the crackers in these animal crackers packet from Wild harvest get called a hippo.

The twins like them a lot but I try not to offer them too many times (just like adults and potato chips, they can't seem to stop at a few.) Sure, they are made with organic ingredients and have no preservatives, artificial colors or sweeteners, but they are still basically flour, sugar and oil.