Walnut Applesauce

 

My Version of Applesauce

 

1. Choose some great apples. I like to mix sweet and tart apples. (Approximately 10 apples)

**I like to make this part lots of fun. We have gone apple picking at a local apple orchard, gone to Cleveland's Famous West Side Market, or just our local market and let Cooper pick out the apples he wants to eat.

2. Peel, Slice, Core and Steam apples until tender.

3. Steam Walnuts until tender. (Approximately 3/4 cup)

4. Grind walnuts in food processor until coarse.

5. Puree Apples and Walnuts together.

6. ENJOY!

**Variations: Add Pears to the Apples. Try different kinds of nuts, we have tried Pecans and Almonds. Use more or less Apples or Nuts. We have tried many different variations of this recipe and they have all been good and Cooper loves it. Simple and Pure.

This applesauce freezes great as well.

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'SUPERFOODS'

As I have said, I am a reader, researcher and planner. When looking up different foods to feed our little one, I came across an article about 'superfoods'. After researching it further, I have been really trying to incooperate as many of these 'superfoods' into my son's diet. My favorite list I have found is on the Men's Health website (http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/nutritious_foods_for_a_healthy_body/). I like this one because it is easy to navigate and gives lots of information. Like, I knew fruit was healthy for you, but I had no idea that blueberries contains more antioxidants than any other fruit! Tomatoes help fight against cancer, nuts are high in protein, fiber and are a good source of Omega-3 fatty acids and sweet potatoes, are just plain awesome for you!

I am excited to start another new adventure! I am officially a blogger (well, once I write this blog of course)!

I am a first time, 30-something, Mommy to a beautiful and energetic 2 year old handful! I have been married for 11 years to my high school sweetheart. We are fun and silly and love to have a good time. He is a dreamer and I am a planner, I write lists and plan everything! So when I found out in my "mid" 30's I was (SURPRISE) pregnant, I was a bit overwhelmed. I immediately started reading and subscribing to every parenting magazine I could find. I spent hours upon hours scouring the internet to help me plan out every little detail.

I planned out and decorated the babies room, I made lists of names I loved, I bought cute little clothes, I even had them all washed and ready to go months before my due date. I bought everything off every list I found about preparing for baby. I was prepared for anything!  

In our final month of pregnancy (2 weeks before my due date), my doctor asked me to come in and get an ultrasound because throughout most of my pregnancy, I was measuring 2 weeks farther along than I thought I was and they wanted to make sure everything was on schedule. I went in excited to see my baby again. The person doing the ultrasound came in, started the ultrasound, and was making small talk. He asked if we knew what the sex of the baby was, if we had names picked out, if we had the room painted... Then his questions started to get a little confusing. He asked if we had kept the receipts for the things we had bought and whether we were sure about the color of the babies room? I looked over at my husband with a confused look on my face. At the end of the ultrasound, my husband asked the ultrasound tech why he was asking such odd questions. The tech looked at us, smiled and said, "See this right here? That is your daughters penis"!

Yep! For the 6 months before I had my son, I thought I was having a girl. I was told I was having a girl, why would I question it!? (Although my husband questioned it quite a bit-lol). I was in shock for the next week. Then I sat down and realized, there are some things you just can't plan.

Being a Mommy was going to be a new adventure every day and I needed to let loose and enjoy the ride.

So here I am 2 years later. I am loving life and loving the adventures. I am a different person than I was before this adventure. I still (try to) plan and still have strong opinions, but I am a lot more flexible than I ever was before and I wouldn't change it for anything!