Moran Family Adventures: musings of a boy mom

Snack Time  One of our go to meals is a good ole reliable fruit smoothie. Jellybean LOVES them. They're quick to make, filling, and healthy. Its also way I can sneak in some whole milk into my anti-whole milk drinking baby's diet. We keep big bags of frozen fruit from Costco on hand, we ALWAYS have milk, throw in some honey and greek yogurt, swish it all around in a Ninja for about a minute, and you've got yourself one very happy Jellybean (and mom & dad too).  I love that smile so much and that dimple.... :)  Post smoothie happiness.  That's his smile of the camera face. Gotta love those squinty asian eyes.  Banana, frozen mango, frozen pineapple  throw in some strawberry chobani, milk, honey  watching me put everything in the Ninja  patiently waiting for his snack These are my favorite cups for Jellybean. We have them with a straw or a sippy cup version. They're colorful, cheap, and easy to r...

He Eats What We Eat  Baby-led weaning may not be the EASIEST thing in the world, but it sure is fun! There are definitely some days when it seems like opening a jar of pureed baby food would be the quicker/easier option. But then again, my little man is absolutely worth the extra effort. If I'm really in a rush, I'll just pop him on the boob. I saw on alphaparent.com that although American babies consume an average of 600 jars of baby food by the time they are one year old, the WIC program doesn't recognize most jarred baby food as a credible infant food. Interesting….. In addition to this, I did some research on what exactly goes into baby food. Thickening agents such as refined rice or wheat that's completely stripped of it's nutritional value are often used as a main ingredient. Most of the time baby food is extremely diluted with water being the first ingredient! It's all about cost/benefit. Alphaparent.com also said something pretty interes...