Egg Carton Edibles

What parent isn't looking for a way to get their kids to eat their "food pyramid?" How to get those veggies or fruit or proteins into them? Oddly enough, it never seems to be too hard to get those carbs in!

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Expanding on an idea I saw that used muffin tins (a little too many cups to fill for two-year olds), I cut an egg carton in half so both Sam and Ben would have a tray that was manageable enough for them to carry to the table on their own, and had just enough spaces to hold the amount of food they'd eat. This was a huge hit with them! The egg was pretty messy but it was, naturally, the first thing they both ate. The ideas are endless - fill the cups with cheese, broccoli, asparagus spears, peas, rolled up luncheon meats, cut grilled cheese into strips, French toast cut into sticks . . . the list goes on.

.It is a challenge every day to keep the boys' minds engaged in things that do not involve the Wiggles, Barney or Hi-5, but I am determined to try - even if it just means making mealtimes a little more fun. I want them to linger at their activities and play instead of sailing through them all at high speed. I'm trying to slow down their life in any way I know how. Okay, so a cut-up cardboard egg carton is probably not going to change their world, but I'll tell you, that snack took three times longer to eat than the ones they wolfed down yesterday and it was enjoyed. And isn't that what childhood is all about? Enjoying each moment. Oh wait a minute - that's what motherhood is supposed to be about. Got it.