But recently, I wanted to have something on hand that would do double-duty: something easy to grab for a quick snack, but also decent enough to be a meal if I was in an even-lazier-than-normal mood and just wanted to make a ginormous salad for dinner and nothing else.
Now, Gv will eat all sorts of things you wouldn't expect a preschooler to consume, but raw lettuce is not one of the items on that list.
That means that my lazy-salad-only nights end up not quite as lazy as I'd like, since I still have to figure out something different to fix for our little anti-greens gal.
Ha! But I've got a new secret weapon - these Sunny Tot Bites!
They're ridiculously simple to make, freeze easily in a zippered bag, and heat up in no time flat in the toaster oven (you have managed to get yourself a toaster oven by now, haven't you?)
I usually make a mixture of mini- and regular-sized tots so that I can use them for both snacks and dinners, but you might prefer to keep all the same size of tots on hand at your house instead.
What You Need
1/2 cup cooked quinoa
1/2 cup cooked millet (or use more quinoa, or substitute some other grain)
1 cup shredded cheese (I used cheddar)
1/2 cup shredded carrot
1/2 cup chopped spinach
1/2 cup corn
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1 clove minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt (feel free to add in a few shakes of your favorite herbs, as well)
1 egg
What You Do
1. Grab a big old bowl and dump all the ingredients in. Mix everything up and then fill a mini-muffin tray and/or liners like these. Be sure to mush everything down really well to help it stick together.
2. Bake for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
Have you been looking for a way to get more healthy vittles into the bellies at your house? I'd love to hear! Either leave a comment below or email me at lisahealy (at) outlook (dot) com.
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