April 22, 2011

Fun With Easter

Easter Eggs

 

  13 calories in 1 tablespoon of boiled egg
  43-44 calories in 1 ounce, or 28g, of boiled egg
  54 calories in 1 small size boiled egg
  63-70 calories in 1 medium size boiled egg
  77-78 calories in 1 large size boiled egg
  80 calories in 1 extra-large size boiled egg
  90 calories in 1 jumbo size boiled egg


Fresh Tomato Salad
Something Fresh from the garden
2 spicy tomatoes
1 palmful of fresh basil leaves
1 palmful of fresh cress
sea salt and olive oil


Prime Rib a favorite of many on Easter 




  
335 calories
Beef, rib, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, prime, raw
335 calories
Beef, rib, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, prime, raw








April 19, 2011

Tips for Tots

    Toddler Diet Informational Guide
    FINGER FOODS FROM THE FOUR BASIC FOOD GROUPS
MILK & DAIRY 4 servings each day
  • Cheese strips
  • Grated or shredded cheese (1 ounce)
  • Cottage cheese, small or large curd (add fresh or canned fruit for interest)
  • Whole milk
  • Yogurt (smooth) puddings
  • Ice Cream
  • Custard
  • Pudding
  • Yogurt
FRUIT 2-4 servings each day
  • Banana, mashed or small slices
  • Apples, peeled and cut in 1/8ths
  • Applesauce
  • Blueberries
  • Cantaloupe, cut into bite-size pieces
  • Dried fruits, cut into bite-size pieces –avoid raisins
  • Fruit cocktail, canned
  • Grapes, halved
  • Guava
  • Honeydew melon, cut into bite-size pieces
  • Kiwi pieces, peeled
  • Mandarin oranges, canned
  • Mango
  • Oranges, peeled and sectioned
  • Orange juice, Calcium fortified if milk intake low
  • Papaya
  • Peaches, ripe and peeled
VEGETABLES 3-4 servings each day
  • Asparagus tips, cooked
  • Avocado, ripe
  • Beets
  • Broccoli florets, cooked
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Carrot sticks, soft cooked or grated,
  • Cauliflower, cooked
  • Celery, all strands removed
  • Cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Creamed Corn
  • Eggplant
  • French-fries
  • Green Beans, cooked
  • Kale, cooked
  • Lettuce, shredded
  • Mashed Potato
  • Mushrooms, cooked
  • Okra pods
  • Peas
  • Peppers, green or red bell
  • Pickle spears
  • Potato Cubes
  • Pumpkin, canned, unsweetened
BREAD & GRAINS 6 or More Servings Per Day 
  • Dry Cereals: Cheerios ®, Kix ®, Puffed Rice, Corn Bran (dry or with milk)
  • Bagels and cream cheese
  • Bread sticks
  • Biscuits
  • English muffin
  • Bran muffins graham crackers
  • Cooked Cereals (baby cereals are more nutritious)
  • French toast, sliced
  • Goldfish crackers
  • Macaroni and other pasta
  • Oyster crackers
  • Pancakes
  • Pita bread, regular or whole wheat
  • Pretzel rods
  • Rice, white, brown or wild
  • Rice cakes, avoid ones containing nuts
  • Saltines
PROTEIN FOODS 4 Servings Per Day (total of 25 grams)
  • Beans, (garbonzo, (chick peas), pinto, kidney, navy), cooked until soft and mashed or split for a young toddler)
  • Bacon, crisp
  • Eggs, boiled, scrambled, poached or deviled
  • Gerber meatsticks
  • Ham, cut into bite size pieces
  • Hamburger patty
  • Lamb chops (make sure bone has no sharp points)
  • Lentils
  • Luncheon meats
  • Meatloaf
  • Sausage
  • Spareribs, well-cooked, little sauce
  • Tender fish (no bones)
  • Tender meat (ground, chopped or cubed)
COMBINATION & SNACK FOODS
  • Bean & cheese burrito (cut up)
  • Beefaroni
  • Cheese and crackers
  • Gnocchi, tortellini, ravioli with a variety of fillings
  • Macaroni and cheese
  • Macaroni and pastas (try different shapes and colors)
  • Plain peanut butter on toast or crackers
  • Quesadilla strips (cheese melted between flour tortillas and sliced into strips)
  • Ravioli
  • Spaghetti O's
 * Avoid egg white if less than 12 months old.   Remember each child is an individual.