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Reposted from @plantbasedjuniors Pumpkin Pie Popsicles! 🎃 Have you tried our newest popsicle yet? These have been a big hit in both of our houses. 🙌 As they are no-sugar added and naturally sweetened, these pops can be enjoyed by babes of all ages. ✌️ ———————————————————— 1️⃣ Blend together: 1/2 cup canned coconut milk, 1/2 cup pumpkin purée, 2 pitted dates, 1 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice and 2 teaspoons hemp seeds {PS— we add these seeds for an ALA boost, but you can omit them. We love the creamy taste of canned coconut milk, but you can use another milk if you like. 🥛} 2️⃣ Pour into popsicle molds, then freeze! You can check out our favorite molds for babies + toddlers in our store on our website 👉 plantbasedjuniors.com 👩‍💻 ———————————————————— #plantbasedjuniors #popsicles #babyledweaning #blw #blwideas #healthyfood #healthyeaters #toddlersnacks #toddlersofinstagram #snacks #kidsnacks #eattherainbow #pumpkin #pumpkinpuree (at Chicago Lawn) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVnmLx4lu-6/?utm_medium=tumblr

Reposted from @plantbasedjuniors Creamy White Bean Pasta! 🍝 Do your kids love pasta? 🙋‍♀️Ours too. 👋 Pasta is a great way to introduce various sauces, textures and new vegetables. 👉 My kiddos won’t touch sautéed kale but they’ll happily gobble up our kale spaghetti. 🥬 Likewise, my 4-year old is currently boycotting most beans but loves this creamy bean white sauce. 🤷‍♀️ —————————————————————————- Here’s how to make it: 1️⃣ Sauté 3 sliced garlic cloves in 4T of olive oil until just soft, taking care not to burn. Set aside. 2️⃣ Cook 12 ounces of pasta. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water. 3️⃣ Place 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, 2 teaspoons nutritional yeast, 1/2 cup raw cashews, 1 {15 ounce} can drained and rinsed white beans, cooked garlic in olive oil and 1/2 a lemon 🍋 in a blender and pulse 10 times until just chopped. Add in 1/3 cup reserved pasta water to help blend, scraping down the sides as needed. Season with salt and pepper. 4️⃣ Toss with cooked pasta, adding more reserved pasta water as needed to thin. 😋 PS— we often hear from parents that their kids are on an “all carb” diet and eat “too much pasta.” Diet culture can permeate a lot of how we view certain foods, but remember that 1 cup of cooked pasta contains 8g protein {16g+ if it’s a legume-based pasta.} To compare, 8g of protein is the same as 3 ounces of tofu or 1 cup of milk. 🥛 ————————————————————————— #plantbasedjuniors #pasta #pastarecipes #plantbased #plantbaseddiet #plantbasedrecipes #healthykids #kidrecipes #toddlerfood #toddlerfoodideas https://www.instagram.com/p/CVDY2vcgENG/?utm_medium=tumblr