Cool idea for snacking-on-the-go..

I have to watch my blood sugar levels (and many people do, even if you haven't been formally told that you should), so I am constantly snacking. And as a vegetarian (who is slowly but surely limiting her dairy intake), I have to be careful that I'm not caught somewhere empty handed, forced by my uncontrollable hunger and irritability to pace around a vending machine eying a bag of potato chips.

Of course I'll take fruit, yogurt, and cut up veggies from time to time. But another thing I've found to be absolutely delicious for my mid-morning snack is...



...baby food!!

I know this sounds absolutely bizarre. And to be honest with you, I've got some questionable looks from time to time. But it's delicious. It's organic (as long as you read the labels properly) and the fruit-based ones are vegan.

You might suggest that I buy regular pureed fruit cups that are still rather childish looking but aren't actual baby food, but I'll tell you why I don't do that. Firstly, most of them are full of sugar, which does not bode well for my sugar levels and let's face it, is really not good for anyone. Then there are the unsweetened ones, which basically come in apple flavor and nothing else. At least they don't in my supermarket.

Baby food comes in tons of delicious flavors and combinations. There are no additives (especially if it is organic, but even non-organic kinds have very little added to them, as most people don't want to stuff their babies full of weird chemical compounds and preservatives).

See, there is no downside! Well, except for the fact that I'm pretty sure our entire neighbourhood now thinks I'm with child, after one woman saw me in the supermarket with a dozen assorted bottles of baby food in my cart.