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Breakfast: blueberry banana pancakes, plain yogurt with apricot jam, ripped up breakfast burrito

Lunch: rotisserie chicken, creamed spinach, grilled cheese strips, avocado

Dinner: slow cooker bbq garlic chicken w/ cheddar and brioche bun, peas, pineapple

I’m trying to think of any accessories to add to this jumpsuit to make it more of a complete costume. Trying to think of things that are minimal as the wearer is a young toddler. I figured a little baby scythe would be funny if I can find one but other than that I’ve got nothing. Any ideas are appreciated!

These are so easy and so fast! I’m one of those ‘measure with your heart’ kinds of people so if you are too this recipe is for you.

Mash 1 small-medium banana. Mix in 1 egg. Mix in roughly 2 tbsp of flour, I eyeballed it. A few drops of vanilla extract. For fiber I added a couple pinches of ground seed trio (flax, hemp and chia). I cooked these in unsalted butter.

That’s it! My whole family loves these. I live for a crispy edged pancake.

I finally cooked a real dinner for all of us tonight! Baked salmon, sushi rice, avocado dusted in rice cereal and some pineapple for dessert that I definitely ended up cutting smaller than this.

Some of it she swallowed, quite a bit ended up on the floor and some also got in her ear 🙃 so it was immediately into the bath

Any time I come across something quick and easy that’s nutritious I feel compelled to post it here. Especially for those of us starting finger foods who are specifically trying to keep the sodium low. Picked these up from Mariano’s (Kroger) this morning and I love that the salt content is suuuuper low so you can season as desired. Has anyone tried either?

The other day I combined leftover sloppy joe meat with pasta and mixed in some Greek yogurt, just sort of absentmindedly during a leftovers rotation. This creation blew my mind. My 9 month old devoured it as did my wife and I. I was inspired to take this a little further and decided because it’s 100+ degrees F in the Midwest, why not make a pasta bake? 😂😭🥵

I used this recipe and added a few tweaks to make it “sloppy joe” -

https://www.wellplated.com/hamburger-casserole/

Edits I made:

- I didn’t have paprika so I improvised with Penzys BBQ 3000. The bowl of spices is shown is all if the other dry spices, minus the salt is calls for, and an additional tbsp of garlic powder as I didn’t have fresh.

- I used a few frozen onion/pepper balls in leu of fresh. Also a whole bag of frozen peas and carrots.

- 1 can of tomato paste to add some richness

- Recently discovered this veggie pasta (from Kroger) and it’s SO good, highly recommend

Sauce: I added the following and measured with my heart - brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, yellow mustard, and pasta water

I’m baking it tonight without the Greek yogurt because technically my wife is lactose intolerant. Initially I just added it to my baby’s for a little extra protein and the flavor profile is *chefs kiss* the sweetness of the sauce with the tanginess of the yogurt ! My new hyper fixation meal. Had to share

EDIT: this was so delicious! A note I will add, plan to use a LOT more chicken or beef broth than the recipe suggests if making my version. Since there is an extra whole can of tomato paste in the sauce you can get away with diluting it with extra broth so the end result doesn’t get too dry in the oven. Another option is to just eat it right out of the pot which we’ll probably do next time.

Sloppy Joe pasta with a dollop of Greek yogurt mixed in, avocado slices dusted with baby oatmeal, watermelon

Please remove if not allowed to post a Lush combo with different brand but layering DS & Durga steamed rainbow over Dirty is such a minty cool heavenly experience in the summer heat!

Grilled chicken breast, Mexican rice, peas mixed with Serenity Kids beef chimichurri purée

The bananas with peanut butter dessert was gone first

Chicken and spaghetti, peas with green bean and sweet corn puree, chicken bone to gnaw on. Not pictured - “mango sorbet” which is just frozen mango microwaved for 30 seconds

Breakfast casserole, green beans mixed with some Serenity beef chimichurri puree, mango for dessert not pictured

My 8 month old just started crawling and I’m in a baby proofing frenzy. This table has trouble written all over it. And way to securely cover this X so nobody’s head or other limbs get caught in it? I could try to convince my wife to get rid of it we need a table in this area