Fun Izzy Foods

“Izzy, Breakfast!

Izzy, Snack!

Izzy, Juice!

Izzy, Lunch!”

Tutu

Sometimes breakfast is as quick as fresh Blueberries, String Cheese, Banana Muffin, Celery with Peanut Butter, and Crinkle Cut Carrots

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When Isabelle was born and I started becoming her main caregiver when she was 3 months old, feeding time was easy, BOTTLES of Formula, and then Bottles of Milk. Then, as she got older it was Baby Food. It was fun buying Baby Food at the grocery stores. Jars of Sweet Potatoes, Peas and Corn, Prunes, Yogurts, Green Beans, Turkey, Chicken…. even some exotic Japanese Baby Foods of Salmon, feeding times were easy.

Sitting her in her high chair while wearing a bib, as I spooned food into her mouth. She seemed to like everything.

Isabelle and Her Rice Cereal

It wasn’t until she got a bit older and didn’t need the Baby Foods anymore that it suddenly because a challenge to me when it came to feeding her.

I honestly didn’t know what to do? My mind went blank. I even asked my husband Gordon things like, “What did we used to feed our children? Did we feed them? I’m pretty sure we did. I just can’t remember what we used to feed them? What do I do?

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Isabelle, Sitting In Her Bluey Desk Eating Breakfast

(Naan Bites with Plain Hummus and Mozzarella, Toasted)

I get up very early in the morning to be ready for Isabelle. If our daughter Veronica is dropping off Isabelle, then I am up at 4:00 a.m. to be ready for baby drop off. If our son-in-law Brian is dropping her off, I have to get up at 4:20 a.m. in order to be ready. Showered, dressed, dogs and house ready to receive her.

The morning still starts with an old fashioned bottle of milk, followed by a nap. BOTH OF US! After all, our much needed sleep has been interrupted. That morning nap for me will determine whether or not I am a happily engaged Tutu, or a Grandmother that is dragging herself around barely functioning that day. Some days I keep Isabelle are long, other days are short. It depends on Veronica and Brian’s schedules.

When both Isabelle and myself wake up from our nice morning naps she is usually very hungry.

So are the dogs! That is another story though.

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BLUEY Cereal and Kiwi-Strawberry Juice

I immediately fix her some juice that I dilute with water. I avoid anything Apple as any Apple foods or juice tend to contain lots of arsenic. Unless they were organically grown. I buy organic brands of juices for Isabelle. Usually a Peach, or Kiwi, or Strawberry, or Berry Lemonade.

She also likes the Indian River brands of Orange and Grapefruit juices.

I also give her a small little saucer of some Breakfast Cereal for her to snack on while I make her something a bit more substantial to eat.

It is in that area that I want to impress upon you some nice fun foods to enjoy. Some I will create myself, and other’s I will rely upon from great sources like the Disney Princess Cookbook.

I find that as I get a bit older I need to reeducate myself on just how to feed my granddaughter so that she will grow up to be a healthy little human. Foods that used to be safe to eat when I was raising my children, some of them aren’t now. Educating ourselves on good nutrition is important when it comes to feeding our little ones. That is the challenge that I face now as her main care giver. I want my little Peanuku to grow up to be as safe and as healthy as possible. That is where I want to pass on to you just what I am now learning.

I just think we need to share with each other, everything! I hope you think so too!

Happy to have you here!

Tutu (Julie)

P.S. I will be adding more content as feeding times go by. 🙂

If you are thinking that some of these recipes are too simple, I agree to disagree. My website is viral worldwide and I hope to attract people from around the world where these ideas are not so common. Also, as Isabelle grows so will her tastes and I will expand on them as best I can.

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Isabelle, Talking to her Tutu Papa on the old fashioned phone, who is Working Overseas

It is important to maintain those connections so that she knows her Grandfather loves her and cares about her, even though he isn’t here right now.

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Bluey Pancake

Isabelle Loves BLUEY

Waiting for Tutu Papa to cook her Bluey Pancake

(Recipe Down Below)

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Chinese 5 Spice Toast

This was something that I, Tutu, thought of one day.

I had eaten quite a bit of Chinese 5 Spice over the holidays and it dawned on me how good it would taste on buttered and sugared toasts.

(Recipe Down Below)

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Disney Princess Cookbook

Mulan’s Smiling Breakfast Bowl

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Mulan is one of our favorite family movies.

Mulan is a Chinese legend that has inspired many generations. We also love the Asian cultures and foods and include them in our lives. We also have many Asian website pages throughout our website. Therefore, it made perfect sense that the first entry of something delicious was to be from the movie Mulan.

Our Asian Bowls and Spoons

Cookbook Ingredients:

1 Cup Prepared Hot Cereal (such as Oatmeal or Cream of Wheat)

Half a Peach, canned or fresh peeled

3 T. Plain or Greek Yogurt

1 Slice Cooked Bacon

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I did things a bit differently, I will explain below:

I used Steel Cut Oats and made them according to the package instructions.

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I also fried up a few Eggs, and some Bacon.

Instead of using Greek Yogurt and Peaches for the Eyes, I used some of my Fried Eggs and Bacon.

In Isabelle’s bowl I used some Strawberry’s and Blueberry’s. It was delicious!

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Bluey Pancake

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Isabelle is Getting Hungry!

The Bluey Pancake 🙂

(Perhaps a little brown but still delicious!)

I found online a Bluey Cast Iron Skillet with a Pancake Mix included.

I knew it would be fun to make, and I knew that this would help endear Isabelle to her Tutu Papa that was home for a little while from working abroad.

Gordon simply followed the package instructions.

We did need to add some Blue Food Coloring to the mix. Luckily, we had some.

Isabelle Enjoyed it!

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Chinese 5 Spice Toast

If you have ever made Cinnamon Toast then you know exactly how to make this.

Same concept, just replace the Cinnamon with Chinese 5 Spice.

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You will need some sort of sliced bread.

I prefer a thick sliced bread as it holds up nicely once toasted.

Butter, Sugar, Chinese 5 Spice

Place the Slices of Bread down onto a Parchment Lined Baking Sheet

Butter each slice, then sprinkle some Sugar and Chinese 5 Spice over top.

Turn the Oven on to Broil and place in the Oven Keeping Watch the Entire Time.

You Just Want The Bread To Brown a Bit.

If you like you can dip in to some Syrup, and Enjoy!

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Fruity Naan Pizzas

Veronica always sends over sliced Strawberry’s and Blueberry’s most every time I keep Isabelle.

Sometimes I try to think of other ways to feed them to her.

Here is one of those ways.

Although a bit hard to see, I have the small little plain Naan’s, some plain Hummus, and some Mozzarella Cheese, shredded.

Turn the Oven on 300F and spread some Hummus onto the plain Naan’s, topped with the Mozzarella Cheese. Bake for about 8 minutes. When done remove from the oven and place some of the fruit into the Naan.

Simple little morning breakfast. 🙂

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Manapua…

or by another name, Siopao!

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We raised our children in Hawaii. A food item that they both loved was Manapua. Manapua has many names.

Manapua is the Hawaiian name for this excellent food item.

It is a steamed bun filled with a sweet pork center. Eating this food gave our children independence. They would grab one from the freezer, and then throw it into the microwave for exactly one minute to heat up, and they could have their afternoon snack or even lunch, or dinner.