I wish I could be happy sticking to the snack standards of fishy crackers, cheese and crackers and the occasional banana or apple, all easily thrown in the cart at Costco and later, thrown in the mouth of the small child. But alas, I keep reminding myself it is healthy and a good challenge for my picky-eater boy to add new things into the snack rotation once in a while.

This is what led me to Whole Foods on a mission to spice up our morning and after-nap noshing. And this is what led me to stocking up on tubes of yogurt (we chose Horizon Organic, not to be confused with the kind all jacked up with high fructose corn syrup). When the temps started rising, this is what then led me to stash a bunch of tubes in the freezer and to peddle them to my son and his buddies as "yummy yogurt popsicles" that were immediately devoured by hot and hungry kids. 

Since I am doing my damnedest to have a sugar-free summer (this earns me gold stars in my heavenly crown, right?), these snacks have quickly become my favorite summer indulgence as well. So, mama's happy, the child's happy, everyone's feeling healthy and adventurous, and the only evidence of it all are a few sticky chins. (Now if I can only score a pallet-load for free...)