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Delilicious: Heart-Shaped Sandwiches
Surprise your lil love on Valentine's Day by slipping a heart–shaped sandwich into their lunch bag. Lots of lil eaters are picky about their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches — so whether they like crunchy or creamy, crust or crustless, this handy gadget is sure to sweeten their meal.
The large heart cookie cutter can be placed over any creation and sliced into shape.
Nutty Competition: Vote For Jif's Most Creative Sandwich
If you're a choosy mom who thinks outside of the lunchbox, cast your vote for Jif's Most Creative Sandwich. The top 10 "most tasty nutritionally balanced, creative, appealing and easy-to-make recipes" include: Peanut Butter Butterfly Panwiches, Monstwich, Crunchy Chinese Fortune Cookie Sandwich and a Peanut Butter Meatball Sub. The winner of the the nutty competition gets a $25,000 scholarship fund and a gift basket.
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Elvis Pancake Sandwiches: Breakfast and Lunch!
Breakfast sandwiches are popular with rushing mothers and their kiddos on the go! From egg filled bagels to bacon and cheese caught between an English muffin they fill the tummy up right. My son favors waffles sandwiches.
What Is Your Child's Strangest Food Combo?
What could be better than peanut butter and ranch dressing? There are some foods that are rarely paired in cookbooks: bacon and syrup, cantaloupe and pepper, and honey and broccoli are just a few of them. While mommy offers up different fare for tasting, wee ones often find meal combos that please their young palates but make mama want to hurl.
Do Your Kids Indulge in Sweets More Over the Summer?
Think twice before letting your lil ones indulge in their favorite snacks this Summer. Sunny days spent outdoors often lead families to the ice cream truck for respite from the heat and humidity, but those little treats add up. According to WebMD, without the structure of school programs, many tots don't get the physical activity they need to burn off the fat and calories their snacks pack in.
Kate Gosselin's Recipe: PB & Banana
If your wee ones are craving something slightly different than the staple peanut butter and jelly, Kate Gosselin (who recently shared her tricks for feeding a family of ten with us) suggests opting for a nutty sandwich with a more starchy fruit complement.
PB & Banana
Delilicious: Peanut Butter Packets
Need a quick snack that packs a fast protein punch? My daughter can't get enough of Justin's Honey Peanut Butter Packs. The 1.15 ounce sleeves (.50) are slim and portable, which make them kid-friendly and easy to slip in mommy's purse.
Interview with Kate Gosselin: Feeding a Family of 10
Parents watch TLC's Jon and Kate Plus 8 in shock and awe. Moms and dads are awed by the way the young couple, Jon and Kate, are raising two sets of multiples and shocked by the fact that all the children — Cara, Mady, Alexis, Hannah, Leah, Aaden, Collin, and Joel — eat! The twins' and sextuplets' diets don't consist of just peanut butter and jelly and buttered pasta; they entertain their pint-sized palates with everything from traditional Korean food to cracked crab and fresh vegetables.
Bite of Love: Almond Be There For You Brownie Cupcakes
If you want to treat your family to a special treat on Valentine's Day, but hope to keep their sugar consumption reserved to Conversation Hearts, forgo fancy icing and add a pretty protein boost to a brownie bite. Almond butter is a delicious and nutritious paste that can be substituted for traditional peanut butter on sandwiches, waffles, pancakes, and used as a healthy decoration on desserts.
To check out my guide to making these yourself, read more
Lil Tip: Tasting Peanut Butter for the First Time
PB&J, the sandwich that defines childhood, can potentially be harmful if a child is allergic to peanuts. And, because some kids have strong allergic reactions to the nuts — many which involve problems breathing — and chunks of the spread can prove to be a choking hazard, some pediatricians recommend that parents wait until children are 3 or 4-years-old to feed them peanuts and peanut butter.
While this is a great guideline, it doesn't calm a mother's fear of actually watching a child ingest peanut butter when the time comes.
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