Time to tap into your inner child and get down with some homemade fruit leathers, or as my son so lovingly calls them, fruit roll-ups.
You cannot believe what a cinch these are to make—pick your flavor, get some ripe fruit, puree it, cook it down and then spread it onto a baking sheet and bake it low and slow for a few hours—and, done!
Of course if I left it up to Cole, the fruitarian in the house, he would just eat this for lunch. But knowing that, I have to be all dad-like and regulate. It’s sometimes a challenge to stay on track with finding him a healthy, balanced lunch to pack. Like most kids, he gets tired of the same thing – turkey sandwiches and cashew butter and banana honey sandwiches can only go on repeat for so many days. Lately for him, he’s into salads.
I know, imagine a little eight year old busting out an arugula salad for lunch at school. He does and then loads it with croutons and salad dressing—whose complaining—at least he’s getting his greens in. Alongside those healthy greens are snacks like this homemade fruit roll-up, Ocean Spray® Craisins® Dried Cranberries, some crackers and a rotation of almond milk and Ocean Spray® single serve juices along with Ocean Spray® Sparkling Cranberry (his favorite).
To keep me victorious with the weekly lunchtime challenge, I’ve learned to stock the pantry with a variety of snacks and drinks and having him help me decide and pack his lunches. It’s a great way to teach him about food choices and it gets him eating what he likes rather than coming home with a half-eaten lunch box filled with what I thought he would like.
Peach Leather Recipe
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