Crunchy Chocolate Almond Cereal Bars Recipe with Honey Bunches of Oats!

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Mar 062014
 

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It’s kind of funny, but while I love cereal, I almost never have it for breakfast. I’ll have it for an afternoon snack, sometimes even for dinner. And I love using it in recipes, but I just don’t think about it when I’m stumbling bleary-eyed through the kitchen in the mornings.

Recently I had the chance to try a couple boxes of the new Honey Bunches of Oats Morning Energy cereals. There are two flavors, Cinnamon Crunch and Chocolatey Almond Crunch. They’re both so yummy I broke from my tradition and ate them both for breakfast a few days after they arrived.

Because Honey Bunches of Oats Morning Energy cereals are packed with whole grain, fiber and protein, they’re actually a great choice for your morning meal.  That combination gives you a pick-me-up of energy right away, plus leaves you feeling satisfied and ready to go until lunch.  And because of the delicious cinnamon and chocolate flavors, kiddos will even reach for this cereal, so you know they’ve had a healthy start to the day. Continue reading »

Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cereal Bars Recipe

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Nov 162013
 

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Alpha-Bits and the Mom It Forward Blogger Network.  All words, opinions, and the Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cereal Bar recipe are my own.

Bubbles has been a pretty typical toddler in her favorite food choices.  Ask her want she wants for lunch or dinner and you’ll almost always hear mac & cheese, mashed potatoes, or pizza.  Occasionally she’d eat something else, but those three options were in frequent rotation.

Recently, though, I started to figure out that she could be enticed into trying new foods in a couple of different ways.  One, if Daddy is eating it, she’ll at least try a bite.  Sometimes that bite – like in the case of peanut butter & jelly – turns into something that she’ll request on her own.  Other times, a bite is all she wants and Daddy gets to finish his own meal.

Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cereal Bars Recipe Using #AlphaBits

Another way that I’ve been able to add new favorites to her diet is through foods that incorporate her interests.  Animal-shaped crackers are now regular inclusions on my shopping list.  And letter-shaped pasta in tomato sauce has become a favorite of hers.  She loves looking for specific letters in each spoonful, especially the ones that spell her name. Continue reading »