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Monday, April 29, 2013

Hippie food part 2: Rice Balls!


August (left) toasting life while Jude pauses to look cute!
Life with a 4 year old and 14 month old twins is crazy.  August and Jude are all over the place and get into everything.  They are very easy going little dudes but a ton of work!  Juliet has a far busier schedule than I do- school, ballet, swim lessons and endless play dates.

Mealtime needs to be kept simple, healthy and fresh.  One of our latest creations is a little side dish I like to call Rice Balls!  I steam and mash sweet potato, butternut squash or spinach (or a combo) and boiled white or brown rice and make little balls.  The boys cannot get enough and I've been known to sneak a few myself!

Ready to rock!

August inspecting the goodness



Monday, April 1, 2013

we heart tofu




I love Tofu.  I really only cook with chicken and ground turkey at home so tofu is just another protein in the rotation.  I'm actually quite surprised that I haven't given it to my boys until now- they are 13 months old already!

Tofu is high in iron, protein and calcium.  It's a very versatile food and basically takes on the flavor of whatever it is cooked with.  

August and Jude's first tofu meal was Tofu Teriyaki.  I gently fried up the tofu in some olive oil, drizzled on about a tablespoon of teriyaki sauce and steamed up some carrots.  These boys were in food heaven.  Tofu is a great finger food- it's so adorable to watch them pick up the little cubes and feed themselves.  

In reading up about tofu, I learned that there is some controversy surrounding soy.  I had no clue- I thought tofu was peaceful hippie food!  Honestly, these articles were a little too scientific for me but the take home message was to purchase organic, non- GMO (genetically modified) tofu.

Also on the stove top: tofu scramble with a variety of veggies and brown rice OR add a little tofu into an egg and cheese scramble for added protein.