Made these for 4yr old's birthday treats for daycare...
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Paleo, are you kidding me? It's a birthday treat. I feed my kids fruit, veggies, lean meats and whole grains. But I am not a mean enough mom to not allow delicious treats for birthdays. That's why it's called a treat, not a food.
Yesterday, for his birthday party, they had cake and they had strawberries and blueberries at the party after bouncing. They all ate the fruit too.
If you don't get to eat stuff like this every once in a while as a kid, when do you get to eat it?
Forgive her.. she's hungry and cranky from not eating enough.
They look great! And honestly, pretzels with a little dip of chocolate and some candy is not that bad! It could be a 12oz family size bag of m&ms for each kid I mean come on.0 -
I've noticed a pattern on threads of 100% 'clean' eaters being cranky. Lol. These look like a awesome birthday treat, sure they'll love them. Much better than a store bought cupcake! X0
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soo yummy!0
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It is ridiculous that people can not distinguish between a treat & good healthy food. The reason I got here was because I made bad choices. The junk is always out there & making some nice stuff for your kid's birthday is a great thing to do. It's taken me 50 years to make good food choices but while having fun. If we take all choices away from out kids they will have the same trouble!0
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Can I ask why? You are feeding them nothing but crap, white flour, sugar and more sugar.
SMH - Sorry, but this irritates me to no end.
Why not a huge fruit salad or something that has some actual nutrition for small growing bodies and developing bones and brains?????
Shut up. It's the kids birthday, get over it. What? Have you never eaten chocolate EVER before in your life? If not........that's pretty sad.
I think they look great, I'm sure the kids will love them!0 -
OP I think the kids will love them. Very cute and very sweet of you to make them.
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I got the idea one day when I took the kids to the zoo. I have a deluxe membership that allows me to bring in visitors with me. There was a line to get in and a line for the tickets. There were two moms with 3 kids in a wagon who accidentally got into the wrong line. We were a few feet from the entrance when they figured it out (I wasn't eavesdropping, they were just right behind me). And they were totally frustrated with themselves for not paying closer attention and now would have to go to the back of the ticket line and start over again. I told them not to worry about it and they could just be my guests to get in.
They were both super grateful and one of the moms reached into her lunch bag and pulled out these 3 totally decadent looking chocolate pretzels with 3 types of chips on them (white, dark and caramel). She asked me if she could give them to my kids as a thank you. My kids have not had these before simply because I never thought to buy them. They all got so excited, took them and thanked her like exemplary children. Then, they demolished them. I thought I'd get a bite left over from one of them, but nope, they inhaled them.
This was in April. I decided to make them for the birthday treat since when I asked what he'd like, the first thing out of his mouth was "Remember those chocolate pretzels the lady gave us at the zoo?"0 -
Those look wonderful! No they aren't healthy, but its for a birthday, not an everyday treat. Let the kids have some fun and enjoy them!0
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Those look delicious!! I will have to remember this for when I have kids. Birthdays are such a special celebration, they deserve something special! Happy Birthday to your 4yro, I bet your kid and all the kids at daycare will LOVE them0
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Paleo, are you kidding me? It's a birthday treat. I feed my kids fruit, veggies, lean meats and whole grains. But I am not a mean enough mom to not allow delicious treats for birthdays. That's why it's called a treat, not a food.
Yesterday, for his birthday party, they had cake and they had strawberries and blueberries at the party after bouncing. They all ate the fruit too.
If you don't get to eat stuff like this every once in a while as a kid, when do you get to eat it?
well said!0 -
Seriously, its a birthday treat...one per kid...probably after lunch time too0
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Paleo, are you kidding me? It's a birthday treat. I feed my kids fruit, veggies, lean meats and whole grains. But I am not a mean enough mom to not allow delicious treats for birthdays. That's why it's called a treat, not a food.
Yesterday, for his birthday party, they had cake and they had strawberries and blueberries at the party after bouncing. They all ate the fruit too.
If you don't get to eat stuff like this every once in a while as a kid, when do you get to eat it?
They look great! And honestly, pretzels with a little dip of chocolate and some candy is not that bad! It could be a 12oz family size bag of m&ms for each kid I mean come on.
I'd be cranky if I ate like a caveman too to each their own, I suppose but that would be TORTURE for me
Forgive her.. she's hungry and cranky from not eating enough.0 -
I thought this whole site was to encourage, inspire people and meet new friends not to say mean things to people. How rude of you who posted the mean comments. I learnt in Kinderarten if you don't anything nice to say don't say it all and I think that's what you need to do. By the way radosti1 I think they look delicous and hope your son had a wonderful birthday. 0
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I think they look like a yummy treat for the kids! I wish more moms would bring in treats like that instead of store bought cupcakes! Plus my daughter says they look gooooood not too much sweet.
We had a bake sale to benefit the high school winter guard and the chocolate dipped pretzels sold out before the brownies and cookies.0 -
I know someone who makes theirs kids birthday cakes but won't put frosting on it. Not for any dietary reason, just because she doesn't want her kids having much sugar.
I am all for not having a lot of sugar and I actually enjoy my homemade cake so much I don't even think it needs frosting, which used to be the only reason I ate cake! But...its their birthday. They can't have frosting on their cake for even their birthday? Even a thin layer?
I think the bigger deal you make of not allowing them to have certain foods, the more they want them. I think teaching your children when its appropriate and how to eat a balanced diet is much more helpful. I definitely find the more I "allow" myself to eat whatever, the more the novelty wears off and the less I want those things......well, maybe the more that I can eat one cookie and be satisfied verses in the past I would want to eat 50 and still not be satisfied.
I have 3 daughters of my own and it seems to work fine for them. Candy and sweets are no big deal to them, usually they eat half a cookie or piece of cake and walk away from a bag of candy because they know they can have it so they have a small amount then move on. They eat healthy meals and snacks and yes, sometimes they do have a piece of cake or two, a day of junk eating such as Christmas or some other Holiday but they know (the oldest two anyway) t,hat its a couple times a year thing, not an every day thing.
Oh and I run an in home daycare and have some birthdays coming up. I think that would be a great idea instead of cupcakes and I will turn it into an activity where they can make them themselves. My daycare kids don't get much junk here since I know they get all that at home, but not only do I know my parents won't minds, the kids will really enjoy this!0 -
I wanted to say thank you to everyone who offered support. I was shocked by the initial responses to say the least. So, I really appreciate those of you who took the time to say something positive.0
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Looks good! You have a lucky kid :flowerforyou:
Don't mind all the omg-how-can-you-feed-your-kid-that-crap crows. Good lord, they're children and you're feeding them pretzels and chocolate, not toxic waste. Kids can afford to have some empty calories, they run around like the Energizer Bunny anyway (at least mine do!)0 -
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Must...not...attempt to reach through computer screen...
Must...resist...pretzels...0 -
So, I handed them over today. They had them in the afternoon. They all got one and everyone LOVED them. The teachers had some too. There were 6 left and they all had M&M's on them. When I asked the teacher if the kids didn't like the M&M ones, she said they didn't give those to the kids because they were afraid the kids would choke... ok. So, I walked over to the toddler room my daughter is in and offered the teachers there the pretzels. They all happily grabbed one each. I brought 3 home... So, they were a huge success. On the ride home my son kept telling me how much everyone LOVED the pretzels.0
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Yum! Can I have some?0
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YUMMY!!!! I love Chocolate covered pretzels!!! Happy 4th Birthday to your Little one!!!0
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Happy Birthday to your little one!0
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Glad to hear everyone loved them! They looked tasty. Horrible luck to get a rude Paleo rant when you were just trying to share some Birthday joy...happy late birthday to them though!0
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oh my god! i dont normally comment when something pisses me off but seriously?! its this kids birthday they're allowed a little something nice. and as a previous poster said - all the kids i know who had super pushey, innocent, health freak strict parents have all ended up going crazy on what they were deprived as soon as they were given the opportunity. if you make a huge deal out of treats they;'re just going to want them more. enough said.
This^!!! AGREED!! Happy bday to your kiddo!! The snacks look perfect!!0 -
Don't take offense to nonsensical rants..You certainly do not owe anyone on here an explanation. I'm sure you were just trying to share something nice with the MFP community. God forbid someone actually take a break from calorie counting, fat burning posts and offer a sweet little blurb. I think it's great that you took the time to make a treat for your child. It's so easy to grab a store bought item and call it a day. Making chocolate pretzels for a treat hardly equals cramming junk food down your child's throat. Enjoy the day! Your child will remember what you made by hand over a handfull of blueberries any day! :drinker:
^^^This. (And Happy Birthday to your little one!)0 -
My only thought is "Why are you torturing us with pictures of those yummy treats?" lol They look great, I have made them for my kids too. Sorry that the first comment was so ugly and distasteful.0
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Well put pfarley68. They do look yummy!0
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I am totally not into sprinkles either. But the 4 year old requested them, so I got them. He said they make the pretzels look like a happy party.
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^^ So sweet!! A happy party!! LOL0
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