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Most impressive healthy snacks and puds for jaded kids?

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By Mon 22-Jun-09 20:18:54 Add message | Report | Contact poster
There is a definite expectation when I have the DDs' friends round that they will be offered 'treats', and I'm feeling the need to up the stakes these days in order to rival the junk they are offered elsewhere.

My defaults are Goodies bars for snacks, and vanilla ice cream/banana splits with sprinkles for puds.

Not much time for anything elaborately home-made these days, but I do do pancakes which always seem to go down well, and am going to try Eton mess made with Greek yogurt this week.

Now I'm after further inspiration ...
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 23-Jun-09 20:30:43
Thanks all
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 23-Jun-09 19:14:24
duck popcorn maker
they aren't made anymore but i bought one a while back on ebay for a friend whose children loved ours
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 23-Jun-09 17:36:14
think it is Prima. Lost the box years ago...not sure if it says on the machine. Will check later
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 23-Jun-09 10:22:30
molly, what brand is your duck??
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 23-Jun-09 10:18:04
DD2 is obsessed with popcorn and has a birthday coming up ... Good tip, thanks!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 23-Jun-09 10:10:47
seriously, we bought the duck around 8 years ago, it still going strong and used on a weekly basis. It's probably one of my best ever parenting buys grin
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 22-Jun-09 22:29:16
we have the duck also moll
search for popcorn maker if you fancy one - it makes popcorn without any oil or mess
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 22-Jun-09 20:58:01
If the dc are thinking that fruit is boring, just chop up a load and then thread onto wooden skewers, making them nice and colourful. My dc love that and will even eat fruit that they would normally not eat!!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 22-Jun-09 20:47:30
Thanks all. I don't have an anti-splatter lid but just did some googling and apparently kitchen paper or a paper plate work equally well. Now I have learned something
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 22-Jun-09 20:41:26
Plain popcorn is DD's ultimate treat, just as Grimma said, in a tub with a lid and no covering. They love it <weirdos>

Banana flapjacks, or any flapjack goes down well here as well.
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