Liberté 6 whole grains yogurt

Liberte of Canada also makes a 6 whole grains flavored yogurt. Sweetened only with fruit juices and with 6 whole grains it is a great yogurt - but not for 14 month olds. The whole grains are exactly that - whole chewy grains soaking in the yogurt. My daughter spit them out while my son chewed on them for a really long time before accepting another spoonful. After sitting with him for more than 45 minutes I gave up.

So while this is another great yogurt I won't be buying it for the twins till they grow some molars.

Kashi honey sunshine cereal

Kashi honey sunshine cereal is great finger food to keep the twins occupied while I am scrambling to fix breakfast. Even though the little pillows are crunchy, they are very fragile. As soon as they had 4 teeth each, the twins could handle the cereal and if the pantry door is open they will point to it at any time of the day they are hungry and munch on them. Since they are made with 7 whole grains and sesame, and all organic ingredients, I let the eat as much as they want.

Carbs are necessary

Everyday the kids get Bob's Red Mill 100% whole grain 10 grain hot cereal twice a day. I cook one cup of it in the morning and use it for lunch and dinner. It has wheat, rye, triticale (hybrid of wheat and rye,) oats &bran, corn, barley, soybeans, brown rice, millet and flaxseed. Why triticale when there is already wheat and rye in there I don't know.

The cereal has a very grainy texture and when my twins were under a year old I would run the cereal in a food processor before cooking it. This would create some powder and I had to stand there while it was cooking and stir constantly to prevent lumps. Now I just stir it once in a while. Adding a little bit more water than the instructions call for keeps it at a cereal consistency even at dinner time.I still cook for 15 to 20 minutes instead of the recommended 10 minutes.