Turtles? Porcupines? Hedgehogs?

What do you think?

Battle of the Sniffles

So, early on I wrote about how much I value these breakfasts as a tool to keep the little guy's immune system in tip top shape. Well, they saw us through to the beginning of March when all three of us were hit with a "winter cold." You know: sore throat, coughing, runny nose, no fun. You could almost see the germs hopping from one person to another. 

I was out of work for three days and certain things fell to the bottom of the priority list... like making cute pictures with food.

But we're back and I have a couple of updates to share. Like these fun pinwheel flowers and strawberry bunnies!

I've been trying to find fun things to do with strawberries, because they are so yummy! Ideas?

Giraffe!

It's always nice when my little dude recognizes what I've created for him. He's in the middle of a little cold, so I wanted to create a high vitamin plate this morning: pear, mango, strawberries and kiwi!

He immediately exclaimed, "Giraffe!" Love it!

Pear and mango giraffe

With strawberry and kiwi tree

Immediately recognized and promptly consumed!

Snowstorm?

There is currently a snow advisory and we're all waiting on a storm. So far, nothing. Except this huge, beautiful, nutritious snowflake hanging out in my kitchen.

Pancake, kiwi, strawberries and blueberries. 

We had pancakes and sausage for breakfast yesterday. I always make extra pancakes to freeze and re-heat later.

Leftover pancakes from the weekend make great art!

And I'm so glad that strawberries have finally come down in price. Hooray!

Imagine a snowstorm of these guys!

Love!

Some mornings I struggle for ideas, today was easy.

Chocolate pancake heart, joined by two cinnamon toast hearts with
butter and grape jam... and LOTS of fruit!

Raspberries, blueberries and strawberries round out the Valentine. 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hungry Little Caterpillar

This guy has been on my mind for a long time. I forced myself to wait until I had the right ingredients, to put forth a solid effort and I'm glad I waited!

It's the very hungry caterpillar! It looks like he's already had his breakfast! I thought about adding a piece of chocolate cake and some sausage, to stay true to the book, but decided to keep it simple. 

 

Maybe soon I'll try the beautiful butterfly! 

You can do it too!

There is a very fun beach seen that can be found all over the Pinterest-sphere:

It's pretty simple. You need the following items: kiwi, banana and orange.

Cut off the top and bottom of the banana, slice it in half, then cut it into pieces and position on your plate like so:

Then, peel the kiwi and slice it from top to bottom into wedges. 

Finally, peel the orange and place it at the bottom of your scene. I think it would be a bit more cute if I was using a tangerine or clementine. 

The little guy loves blueberries and there is usually always room for blueberries!

I hope this blog has inspired you to start doing fun things with your food. You don't need a little one to enjoy these playful plates - all you need is a little patience and some good knives!