Muffin Tin Monday- Fun Snack for Kids

I love it when I take the time to make these muffin tin meals because while they are fun for the kids.....I enjoy making them, and more importantly, the food that they eat from them tends to be on the healthier side.

This weeks snack: strawberries, pretzels, cheese its (not so healthy), cantaloupe, watermelon, and marshmellows (also not healthy, but fun).

I made 1 for each girl.

And remember watching them eat it....asking myself, "why don't I do this more?"  They get excited, and honestly- ate more fruit in the day because of it.

She thought she was so cute turning away from the camera.

Parker wasn't very hungry on this day and only ate her strawberries and a few cheese its.  But what I have to remember, that I don't always do, is that I have to keep offering her the 'healthy' choices and hopefully one day it will click.  If I never offer it, then she will surely never eat it (at least while in my house).

And Grace at her marshmellows (first) and then the watermelon and strawberries.  At first I thought, maybe I should not have put those marshmellows in there since she went for them first, but honestly- there weren't that many and it just kind of caught her attention.  Then she went on to eat more fruit.

This was sort of a lot of food for them for a snack, but I think we were maybe going to have a late dinner?  I don't know.  Sometimes I get carried away.  ;)


For many many other muffin tin meal ideas....visit Muffin Tin Mom.  Some of the fun lunches over there are just so creative!

Muffin Tin Monday

This week's theme is Red/Valentine's day. Since I am working today- I made them their 'Valentine's Meal' last night.

Parker's meal: pink pancakes cut into hearts; m&m's; strawberry applesauce; strawberries; and red jello.

She did not want me to take her picture.....so this was as good as it got....



Grace needed to eat before I got the pink pancakes ready......so hers are regular pancakes cut into hearts; 3 m&m's (I was feeling very generous); strawberry applesauce; cheese slices; and strawberries.


This was her first time to ever have strawberry applesauce- and she loved it. It was almost as if she did not even notice what else was on her plate until it was gone.

She did make a mess.....and it was kind of hard for me to watch. :) But really- I think it is good for her to feed herself. And surprisingly- she's pretty good with the spoon and fork!



She thought she was too cute doing this.....


She did, eventually, give up on using the spoon.....




She did end up eating everything but the strawberries. But we had to finally move the cupcake 'tin' because she was starting to throw everything on the floor.

Muffin Tin Monday

Today is my first day to participate in an actual "Muffin Tin Monday." I have used the muffin tin idea before...mostly for snacks. But I am excited to be joining in today, and hoping to get some more ideas of healthy and fun things to feed my girls!

Last night- Geoff and I ate leftovers from the weekend, but I made the girls 'muffin tins' of some of their favorite foods.

Parkers: sliced apples, a pancake (It's actually frozen because when we make them- we make extra to freeze. Parker now only likes to eat them frozen?), Skittles (For after she ate her apples and chicken, which she minded SO well and I was so proud of her. Not one argument!), chicken nuggets, and ketchup.


For Grace: I didn't have another actual tin, so I just used the square muffin silicone cups and then placed them in a square tupperware container. Her cups are filled with: mixed vegetable medley (instead of boiling the vegetables in one cup of water, I added a chicken bouillon cube for flavoring, and although she did not eat them....I tasted them and they are much better this way!), a few crackers, cut up apple slices, and yogurt.


This little one ate really well....almost all of her apples and chicken....and a few bites of the pancake. All of her Skittles, of course. But she would never sit still for me to snap a photo....so this is as good as it gets!



Grace was actually my 'not-so-good' eater! She was excited to eat and hold the cracker all by herself. She ate all of the yogurt.....a few bites of her apples......and I think one bite of the veggies! My 'good eater' has not been so 'good' these past few days. I knew it would happen sooner or later. I was just hoping for a little bit later!