I always ensure the house is filled with lots of maple syrup. My kids adore the stuff, especially with their favorite breakfasts. They have it with their wholemeal pancakes, corn cakes, French toast, or even just plain toast. I was afraid after a point that I was being to easy and giving them too much sugar (this is a problem because I have a MAJOR sweet tooth and I can’t stay away from the sugar myself even). When I looked into it I was shocked to learn that out of everything maple syrup can be one of the best sweets to be given to children that is readily available. For one, it’s not as calorie-dense as I thought and contains less sugar than honey. Secondly, it’s an excellent source of two trace minerals – zinc and manganese – which are important for energy building and the body’s immune system and antioxidant defences.
So what was a mom to do after knowing that her picky eaters of kids were actually consuming a healthy treat without them realizing it? To bring it on, of course!
Since then I started using organic canadian maple syrup as a sweetener for their oatmeal, to pour on top of baked squash and sweet potatoes, and to drizzle over their peanut butter and banana sandwich (skip the jelly, will you?). My children really like pure maple butter on their waffles and drizzled on their pancakes.To make maple butter, just blend 1 pound of softened butter with
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