Piper suggested blueberry and Londyn was all about strawberry and mango. What flavor would you like to make?”īoth kids were interested in the idea and offered suggestions. I ordered the yogurt stick molds from Amazon and told the kids, “Hey I bought yogurt stick molds! Let’s try making our own. One of the best ways to get kids excited about something new, particularly a food, is to encourage their participation and to really hype up the new experience and food. How could I compete with a jumping blueberry that plays soccer or a dancing strawberry? Why do companies make it so hard for parents to compete with their cute packaging and fun graphics? Anyway, despite the uncertainty, I decided to “test the waters.” After all, homemade yogurt sticks don’t exactly have the same packaging appeal as the store-bought sticks. And, store-bought yogurt sticks are expensive! Then, I remember Renee’s post, from way back when, and thought, “Wait, I can make yogurt sticks!” I’m not opposed to purchasing the sticks, but this was becoming much more than an occasional treat request. Now, are Stonyfield yogurt sticks horrible? No! But they are made with way more sugar than I would use at home to sweeten yogurt.Įarly this summer, my kids began regularly requesting yogurt sticks during our grocery store trips, and for a while I accommodated this request. This past year, thanks to some family influence, my kids have fallen in love with yogurt sticks. I honestly forgot about her post, and it’s kind of “slipped through the cracks” here on the blog. Let me explain…Ī few years ago, Renee, from Raising Generation Nourished, shared a post on the blog about how to make your own yogurt sticks. Yogurt sticks have become a regular summer snack. That’s not to say that my kids don’t ever enjoy yogurt sticks, or other fruity pouch snacks, but when they do it’s usually more of a treat than a regular snack. Most of these convenient options, which are purposely marketed to children, contain ingredients that I personally don’t want to feed my kids (or myself) on a regular basis (like added synthetic vitamins and food preservatives and artificial food dye) or an extra large amount of sugar(s). I also want to make sure that what my kids eat will give to their body and nourish them. And I fully welcome this convenience when needed. As a mom, I see the convenience of those pouches and sticks. There’s fruit pouches and yogurt sticks and cheese sticks. Product Description Using traditional techniques, Kite Hill blends artisan almond milk with live active cultures to create our creamy, dairy-like original style yogurts. ![]() Today, kids are all about food that comes in a pouch or stick.
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