Breakfast of [very sensible] Champions

Funny little story today… We live on the late side of life at our house.  (Those of you who know me are either rolling your eyes or laughing, depending on where you fall on the early to late continuum.) So, when my girls roll out of their little beds around 9:30 (don’t be too jealous, we pay for it with our late nights…), I usually have a simple breakfast ready: toast or cereal, some fruit, maybe some previously made & frozen waffles, if they’re lucky.  But recently, I gave my ever increasingly opinionated three year old an open ended “What would you like for breakfast?” … just for fun!

I was ready for her best shot: candy hearts with hot chocolate, leftover apple cake, pizza. I wanted to see what her little imagination could dream up.  She thought for a minute, and with all the seriousness someone in pigtails can muster said, “I think I’ll have something that won’t make a mess and that has lots of fiber.” All I can say, is that she most certainly did not get that good sense from me!

We’ve have, however, had lots of talk of fiber lately, as we’ve been pureeing plenty of mangoes for her baby sister’s, how shall we say, irregularities? (Better than prunes, according to our pediatrician!) But, you never realize how much they pick up on and incorporate into their little brains, until these little gems pop out, just when you least expect it.

Here’s a shot of our favorite way to slice a Mango – cut lengthwise, sliced into a grid, and popped inside out. Yum!