Whole milk and yogurt fruit pops (for kids!)

In my last post about Dusty Snacks, I mentioned that sometimes you have to get creative with snacks for your kids. Another issue to tackle? Teething! Oh boy, that just adds a whole new level of fun into the mix ;) Poor LJ, he was such a trooper with the top and bottom teeth but those pesky big suckers on the sides are causing him some trouble.

Fortunately, I found a solution that both eases the pain of teething for my little guy and gives him a snack I can be happy about.

Whole milk and yogurt fruit pops!

Ingredients:

• Yogurt - use whatever flavor your child prefers. Also, if you've ever seen YoToddler in the stores I highly recommend getting the apple flavor. It has 45% of your toddler's daily vitamin needs in just one serving!


• Whole milk


• Fruit - I used peaches and bananas


• Popsicle tray - I found this at the Dollar Spot in Target but I'm guessing you can find a set just about anywhere for fairly inexpensive.


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Directions:

• Dump your yogurt into a bowl and add a few tablespoons of milk. Stir together. This makes both A) the yogurt stretch a little farther and B) allows it to be easier to work with.


• Chop up your fruit and add to the bowl of yogurt. For the peaches, I cut them into really small pieces. For the bananas, I cut into slices and mashed them with a fork before adding to the yogurt/milk mix.


• Now carefully pour into your popsicle molds. Stick 'em in the freezer and wait until they're frozen through before enjoying!


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I made these in the morning so I'm not sure how long it takes to freeze through, but you'll know when you check on them. After a while, I gave one to LJ and they were a hit! Easy to make, healthy, and soothing on those sore gums.

PS - If you're having trouble getting your popsicles free from the mold just flip them over and run a little hot water over the mold. Just a few seconds and they should wiggle out easily!