hsarmywife Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hi everyone! I'm working on my second Whole30, and things are going well. I have had a tradition of having tea parties with my kids on Wednesdays as part of our homeschool day. My dd is 12, and wants to make something sweet. Any ideas of something that feels special that is W30 compliant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 There are some really fun shapes people make with fruit and veggies for kids. There's lots of blogs and pinterest entries for these kids of things. Fruit racecars: http://www.bentonbetterlunches.com/2012/01/eating-real-food.html Vegetable faces: http://jillshomeremedies.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/how-to-get-your-kids-to-eat-more.html Sesame Street food: http://quotesatpoeticthoughts.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/quote-theme-unique-food.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsarmywife Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 My 5yo would enjoy that, but my dd is too old for it. It's about making it special and yummy. And preferably sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted January 8, 2014 Moderators Share Posted January 8, 2014 Warning - This is philosophical It sounds like you think that "special" is something that is yummy and sweet. Maybe the issue here is that line of thinking and what you want to teach your daughter. Having a tea party with imaginary tea can be special. I don't think you need bacon-wrapped figs. Special isn't something you put in your mouth. Special is kind and loving words that come out of your mouth when you are together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsarmywife Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 My daughter is 12. She is long past the days of pretend tea. She is full-on adolescent. I have a weekly time of mentoring her, which often includes a cooking lesson. I would rather do non-sweet things, but to keep her interested in cooking and spending time with me (and reading this book she doesn't like much) I let her make some choices. I choose my battles, and the food served at our tea is not one I'm willing to die over (within reason). I do like the bacon-wrapped fig idea, though . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted January 8, 2014 Moderators Share Posted January 8, 2014 I've never made bacon-wrapped figs, but I've eaten a lot of them. Simple and really tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjosey77 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Bacon wrapped whole water chestnuts are good too! And it's fun to make because you get to use toothpicks. (Yeah I'm a kid at heart) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenMc14 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 This probably very much qualifies as a "sex with your pants on" type of food, but something like this could easily be compliant: http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=2186204. You could also just do homemade Lara type bars. You could also do prosciutto wrapped melon, or make fruit skewers with "exotic" fruits and make a tasty, compliant dip. Or, could you do an antipasto type platter with a sweet or two for your daughter and olives and meats for you, then you can skip the sweet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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