Pebble Stacks?

One thing that  kills me is when people condescendingly say "who cares just give her a cupcake! It's not gonna kill her.." Kids have so many occasions from preschool to 5th grade that revolves around sugary crap from birthday parties in the classroom, birthdays at home, bake sales, fundraisers, holidays, ice cream socials etc. I don't feel I need to feed Olive crap at home regularly too. Now that doesn't mean I don't let Olive eat a 'death cake' at a birthday party either. I want to instill smart food choices in my daughter. Of course kids are going to like treats, that's what kids do. Try getting them involved and create some family time, with this recipe for example. Clean up is a breeze just one measuring cup and one bowl, so make them do the dishes too! Ha just kidding. Maybe.

 I don't know what to call these. They never last long enough to be given a name. Everyone has made haystacks, super easy, no baking and everyone loves them. These are basically the same thing but easy for baby. I have given these to Olive since she was 11 months old. Every baby is different, you just have to make sure your baby is ready for this type of crunch (and has some teeth!).

I love these because they have protein, iron, fiber and low in sugar among other things. You can make a million versions of these. Think of flavor combinations and experiment you really can't go wrong.
 I tend not to rely on measurements with these and suggest you eyeball it as well, this should get you started:

1/2 cup Organic Vegan (or carob) semi-sweet chips
1/2 cup Justin's Peanut butter (THE BEST!!)
2tbs Wheat Germ
Organic puffed rice

If you want to get fancy you can melt the "chocolate" and peanut butter over a double boiler or you can just nuke it for about 2 min, just keep an eye on it. Pour over about 1 - 1 1/2 cups organic puffed rice, add the wheat germ and mix. Add more puffed rice until you are satisfied  with the consistency. I add more so they are a bit easier to eat.
Drop them by the spoonful onto a cookie sheet lined in parchment paper and pop in the fridge. In about 30 min you will have yummy little..... pebble stacks.?

There are all kinds of ways to alter this, try other butters, nuts, dried fruit, white chocolate chips or butterscotch  chips. The goal with treats in this house is try to sneak a little nutrition in somewhere w/o sacrificing taste. One of my favorites is white chocolate, almond butter and chopped dried strawberries, so delish!