I never knew

I never knew that having a toddler would mean constantly throwing out half-eaten food. Does anybody else feel like they waste a ton of food because their toddler is hungry, and then suddenly not--halfway through chewing?

From my little experience with toddlers, their appetites oscillate.  And we never know what kind of day it's going to be, until there is half-eaten food being spit back out, or not. Sometimes Little L. eats so much, it appears she hasn't eaten in a week.  Other times, she eats maybe one slice of bread all morning.  I wake up and the guessing games begin, day after day.

This morning, I made banana pancakes for breakfast.  I was tired of the usual options we always have for breakfast.  And not having maple syrup means you get pretty creative with pancakes.  I sometimes make German pancakes and then make apple-type syrup for them, but that just seemed like a lot of work today.  And I had some overripe bananas that I wanted to use.  I used this recipe as a base, and then tweaked it a little.  It's a hit!  After eating a whole banana while I was making them, Little L. is now downing her second (big, fluffy) pancake!  And I didn't put anything on them- I just fried them up in a little butter, and they are delicious plain, without any toppings or syrup!  I'll definitely come back to this idea in the future, to switch things up a bit.