Top Toddler Food Cafe Distractions
Have you ever planned a cafe date with a friend (and your delightful toddler) and attempted to have coffee? Pretty fun. It always starts the same way; you convince yourself that it will be a good idea, and it will be good for you to get out. Moments later you are sweating profusely, partaking in a spoon grabbing, hot coffee dodging, sugar flying duel. Your friend who does not have children, now does not want them, and you regret leaving the house.
This was me. And I see others. What I also see, are gossip deprived mothers plying their kids with prepackaged snack after snack after snack. I did it once, and I had a bloated, crabby Harry all afternoon. So now I have at my disposal some much healthier options that aren’t too messy, and at times give me up to 20 minutes of silent-child-peace.
Cafe plan
- Leave the house when your babe is not too tired
- Make sure they are not starving, but could eat something
- Call ahead to find out if the cafe has a highchair, with four legs (preferably)
- Bring very tempting homemade snacks
- Bring a suction bowl to attach to the table
- Bring wipes
- Bring sense of humour
Top 10 healthy recipe’s kids might eat quietly before they impale fellow diner with a fork :
- Pick ‘N’ Mix fritters
- Chew-me fruit oat bars
- Mango banana smoothie
- Pick ‘N’ Mix Cheesy Triangles
- Cheesy Vegemite Scrolls
- Popcorn Chicken
- Fruit ‘N’ Nut muesli Bars
- Apricot Coconut Muesli Balls
- Carrot Cookies
- Vegetable Sausage Rolls
These are mine, what are yours?
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posted by Jess C on June 20, 2013
Love your ideas! I usually have to hand over my phone to my one year old to watch peppa pig which I hate doing! Can’t wait to try some of your healthy snack options!!
posted by Allie on June 20, 2013
We’ve all done it
Sometimes you just need to finish your coffee. Ax