Posted by Ethne~
There’s nothing better on a summer afternoon than a
popsicle. KD and Easy Mac love
them. Of course, my kids love
anything with a granule of sugar in it so you know that means I want to control
what is in the sweet goodies the girls eat.
Rhubarb - yum - add some sugar please, says KD |
Then, of course, this past weekend both of the girls came
down with the stomach flu. Not the
24-hour version, but the full-on, days-on-end flu. They are still not 100% over it, but a zillion times better
than last weekend. When we took
them into the doctor, we were really worried about Easy Mac being
dehydrated. And what did the
doctor suggest? You guessed it –
popsicles! He really said anything
she’d eat, including French fries, which we also got her, would be better than
nothing. But the liquids and salt
(in moderation) are key. Hence
popsicles (which are fun, sweet and the kids can’t drink the liquids too
quickly) and French fries (potatoes aren’t too likely to upset the stomach of
their own right).
Poor Easy Mac |
For the flu, Shaun picked up regular popsicles, though
Thrifty Nana and I did pick up some Gatorade and we made some homemade
popsicles with that successfully.
Pedialyte makes popsicles now too, but for the record, KD and Easy Mac
refuse Pedialyte and generic versions from sip #1. Don’t waste your money.
For regular sweet treats, I like to be more creative with my
girls’ popsicles. I picked up one
of those homemade popsicle molds for super cheap. You can get them about anywhere. I chose a mold that didn’t seem too flimsy – and it’s pink
of course!
I’ve been making a lot of fruit smoothies this summer to
drink – and what better than making a little extra for the girls’
popsicles? Plus, my smoothies don’t
have any added sugar (maybe a little honey depending on what I’m making), just
100% fruits and vegetables.
These popsicles were banana strawberry with pomegranate juice - whizzed up in my Magic Bullet! |
Easiest thing ever.
Pour, freeze and serve. You
just warm up the outside of the mold with your hand for a few seconds to pull
the frozen popsicle out.
It’s genius and the girls think I’m the best mom ever. Well, not for the popsicles. I’d say that title comes at 3 a.m. when
I’m catching your puke in a bowl, my darlings.
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