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Oscar and I have been busy trying out new snacks this month.  His favourite was the Pear and Vegetable Bread (cake of course! – adapted from a recipe on Cooks.com.  ), but he was also pretty impressed at having peeled apples in his snack box.  When he asked for apple to be included in his lunch box for lunch box week, I had to explain that the apples would go brown if I peeled them and that he couldn’t use the peeler well enough to do it himself (no teacher help allowed with the food).  Finding a way to include them was a priority, and luckily for me Nicole from Planning with Kids had already done it.  I tested the fruit over an 8 eight hour period and it lasted pretty well – see for yourself in the photos.  The pears were very ripe and getting a bit fluffy on the outside, … Continue reading →