Dates (the fruit)

[Anonymous]

To the PPs who talk about pits - just buy the pitted dates! You can get them at WF or Mom's. My kids love them!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I make fruit and nut bars with dates and almonds and other dried fruit -- 2 year old DS loves them.

+1-- I put dates, oats, chia seeds or flax, and pb in the food processor and freeze the little "cookies" for my kids' snacks. This combination will definitely help a constipated toddler!

I find the ones with pits are softer and don't find the pits hard to remove. I actually order them in bulk from Amazon because we love them, they're slightly cheaper, and there are more varieties than at our supermarket.

[Anonymous]

I love dates. By themselves, in oatmeal, or spread with a little cream cheese.

But for my DD, I second what a PP said about pears - they always seemed to work the best for you. Pears and the freeze-dried mango from Trader Joe's.

A question, though - are you sure the yogurt smoothies aren't hurting? A lot of dairy can be hard on stopped up stomachs, even yogurt.

[Anonymous]

Reduce her milk intake and up her water intake.

[Anonymous]

We buy madjool dates from Trader Joe's. They're in the produce section, not the dried fruit section.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I make fruit and nut bars with dates and almonds and other dried fruit -- 2 year old DS loves them.

+1-- I put dates, oats, chia seeds or flax, and pb in the food processor and freeze the little "cookies" for my kids' snacks. This combination will definitely help a constipated toddler!

I find the ones with pits are softer and don't find the pits hard to remove. I actually order them in bulk from Amazon because we love them, they're slightly cheaper, and there are more varieties than at our supermarket.

First PP here -- do you have a recipe you go off of? Love making these kinds of things...so easy.

[Anonymous]

Mejdool dates are delicious. I buy them at Costco but they are easily available.
They are high in calories though: 2 dates=140 calories.

[Anonymous]

Not sure about dates, but we found mango to really help.

[Anonymous]

I love dates but have only ever had the brands that are distributed by the raisin/prune etc. distributors -- Dole; Sunkist etc.

What are madjool dates? Is that a brand? Or a different variety?

[Anonymous]

Mejdool is a variety of dates. They are big and delicious. I have seen them at Costco (fruit section) and Trader Joes in the produce section.

[Anonymous]

Most grocery stores will have them in boxes in the produce section. Costco is the best deal though.

I chop them up and throw them in salads.

[Anonymous]

My Registered Dietitian recommended Dates with Ricotta Cheese as a snack--yum!

[Anonymous]

But the "whole" dates -- they have them with the chilled produce even at the small Safeway near my house. My kids will eat them out of the bag, and then I find the bag empty and can't use them to make things! Mostly I made "cookies" or energy bars using this basic "recipe" than can be adapted to anything.
http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-easy-3-ingredient-energy-bars-at-home-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-184306
I like using dried cherries and almonds, which comes out like the cherry pie larabars. hum!