Goldfish Alternatives

Like any toddler, Magda likes her Os, goldfish and crackers; she also loves her dried peas and corn. The problem with all these things is that they're tiny and can be a mess. When she's in the car or in her stroller, letting her hold the bowl usually leads to a spill. The Snack-Trap bowl helps preventing spills, but you still end up with lots of little bits in the car seat. And if you don't want to deal with a bowl, you'll end up constantly hending her the stuff a few pieces at a time; not the safest occupation while driving...

We discovered that the mess-less alternative to crackers is to let her have a breadstick. We like the United Bakery Sesame Breadsticks that Whole Foods carries, but pretty much anything that's not heavily salted works. She can hold the stick and munch on it without making a mess and without parental interaction.

And she's getting pretty good about keeping it away from the dogs: "No Rose -- Magda's stick!".