It’s no secret that Lilly LOVES cheese!  She is generally a good eater, not great.  Lilly has never eaten large amounts of food and gets a fairly well-rounded diet (eats her fruits, veggies, and whole grains), but we definitely rely on the macaroni and cheese, tofu nugget, peanut butter sandwich toddler favorites to get us through the week.  Her two ‘healthy’ standby’s are quinoa balls with tahini and sunflower seeds, and beans and rice. 

For some reason she has taken to saying ‘iCheese’ (even though she can definitely say ‘cheese’), and we probably hear that word 30+ times a day.  She first used it to describe cottage cheese only but now it covers the entire cheese catagory, and if she had her way she would eat a lot of it.  Lilly doesn’t drink milk (rice or hemp milk instead) so we feel okay with how much dairy she is getting; at the same time we’re being more mindful of how much ‘iCheese’ she eats because, let’s face it, as much as I hate to admit it cheese isn’t really that good for you. 

I’ve been using a lot of recipes from this cookbook lately and it’s quickly becoming a favorite.  Check it out!