Apr 292008
These last few posts have been really depressing, but I do have some funny things to share.
- Noah has decided that he will only eat coffee yogurt. This would be fine, that’s my favorite flavor too, except that for some reason none of the grocery stores in my area ever have enough. They have between none and yesterday, 7 cups. Over the weekend, I found 5. For a 2-3 yogurt/day toddler, plus his pregnant mommy, that’s a 2 day supply!
- Every evening after dinner, if the weather is nice, Noah gleefully runs outside to “play soccer” with me for 10 minutes. For some uniquely toddler-logical reason, the soccer field of choice is one particular neighbor’s driveway. Noah may be the most charming soccer player in history — every time I retrieve the ball from a shrub or under another neighbor’s car, Noah says “Thank you Mommy!” And every time he retrieves it, he pauses and says, “Ready. Set. Go!” before kicking it “back into play.”
- The only thing more sweet and adorable than Noah kissing the baby sister in my tummy and then insisting “I have baby sister in MY belly button!” is his newfound love for hugging both mommies at the same time.
I saw a public interest piece on TV a little while ago about a mother who gave her toddler coffee yogurt and then got angry when she discovered it had caffeine in it. You might want to check the contents.
I’m not too worried about the trace amount of caffeine in the yogurt.
http://www.energyfiend.com/caffeine-content/dannon-coffee-yogurt
If you dig further into that site I linked above, the yogurt is at almost the same amount as a can of Coke.
Coffee yogurt? I’ve never heard of that…and I love in Seattle. I must go and find some now. It sounds YUMMY!
I’ve never heard of coffee yogurt, but it DOES sound delicious!
Also, Jack is big on having a baby in his belly as well (who can argue?) but I seriously don’t think he really “gets” it yet. I sort of feel guilty, still, that this sibling is going to be sprung on him one late summer day. I’m hoping he does okay with it.
Coffee yogurt is delicious and you should all go try some as soon as possible!
I found another site with numbers instead of graphs, which also used comparison items with which I was more familiar, like coffee: http://www.kellymom.com/health/lifestyle/caffeine.html#sources
The amount of caffeine in that yogurt is about 25% of that which you’d get in an ordinary cup of brewed coffee. More than is ideal for a toddler? Probably. Enough to worry me? Not so much. I may see if Noah will eat the Stonyfield Farms brand, though.
Idea: coke-flavored yogurt. With caffeine.
I’m thinking coffee yougurt for Noah in the morning ONLY. I love it, too, but never eat it in the evening ’cause it keeps me awake.
Love,
Grandma