I took C to an indoor bounce house facility this morning to meet up with two of her (and my) friends for a little bouncing fun. To be honest, what I love most about this place is that it is all enclosed, so I don't have to worry about her bolting; everything is padded, so I don't have to worry about her getting too hurt; and I get to sit on a bench and visit with my two mom friends while the kids bounce themselves silly. I hope each time that C will bounce till she drops from shear exhaustion, and my afternoon can be spent in the peaceful silence that I only get to enjoy when my kids are asleep.
This plan works out for the most part, except that C develops quite an appetite from all the jumping, and she gets extremely demanding and surly when she's hungry. Let's be honest, I do the same thing. I'm just able to get myself a snack, whereas she relies on me to be ever prepared to meet her immediate needs. Thank goodness, I thought ahead and tossed a few treats into her lunchbox in case of such an emergency! In addition to whole fruits, string cheese, and the like, some of my favorite on-the-go snacks are pouches of pureed fruit.
What I like best about these treats is that they are healthy, not messy for little hands to eat by themselves, and fun. Many flavors also have a great texture, and are not "baby foodish". Although, I first discovered the wonders of these neat little packages when C was 8 months old while visiting friends in France, so it is perfectly acceptable snackfood for your baby, too! She and K continue to enjoy them here in the good 'ole US as an easy addition to their lunchboxes or for snacks on the run. My favorite brands are Revolution Foods Organic Mashups Squeezable Fruit, which comes in a variety of unique flavors, and GoGo Squeez, the ones we discovered in France, which are really delicious and come in apple, apple cinnamon or apple/strawberry!
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