Cranberry and goat cheese cutlet from Quorn

The cranberries in this cranberry and goat cheese cutlet from Quorn are soft and sort of blend in texture-wise. I loved these, the kids though hated them.

Both of them took one bite and refused them every time I offered after that. I will reintroduce them after a couple of months - this packet Iam finishing.

Puffets from Peas of Mind

I read about Peas of Mind products is some parenting magazine a long time ago. So when I finally found them in the local grocery store I jumped.

I only tried the 'eat your greens' puffet so far because the twins absolutely hated it. It had a strong egg smell and I didn't like that it has 55% cholesterol for the day. Not that Iam concerned with the kids cholesterol intake at this point that much, BUT, they eat eggs, full fat yogurt and whole milk every day already.

I still want to try their veggie wedgies though if I find them.

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.