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What’s worse then having your pediatrician say “your daughter has low iron and is a little under weight”? The feeling of guilt. The questions you constant ask yourself about if you are doing a good job at this parenting thing. But what’s really bad is when your kid was once a phenomenal eater, ranking in the 90% percentile for weight and height and you’re the mom friend that share all the fun and toddler approved recipes with your frantic mom friends and now your own kid has declared an all out revolt against food. But I have a few tricks up my sleeve and one of them is delicious creamy chocolate ice pops made with PediaSure® Grow & Gain. Mom and PediaSure® for the win!
Listen, I’m totally the you can’t have dessert unless you finish your veggies or in the case of my Zoe, your meat, mom. I’m the mom that declares good for you things as dessert. If it looks like dessert and tastes like dessert then it’s dessert. Don’t try explaining it any other way. Ok? Ok. I’m the mom that has to do what she has to do to make sure her baby is thriving so trust me you want to make these creamy chocolate ice pops right now!
Why PediaSure® Grow & Gain?
Well lets just say this: IT IS TODDLER APPROVED!
It taste great (ask me how I know) and it is good for your little too. It’s the #1 recommended brand by pediatricians and I know that first hand. Our pediatrician suggested it when Zoe started showing a decline on the weight chart and when her iron came up low. We have been adding PediaSure® Grow & Gain to our daily meal plan and it definitely works. It’s clinically proven to help kids gain weight in 8 weeks when they drink two per day. Zoe is now in the 70% range for weight which is almost 10% higher than she was before we changed up her eating and included PediaSure® Grow & Gain.
While Z loves her PediaSure® Grow & Gain as is, sometimes I surprise her with these creamy chocolate ice pops because fun and yum! Come on, who doesn’t love an ice pop? Plus the heat is on and they are perfect for a summer afternoon cool down.
Creamy Chocolate Ice Pops
Gather all ingredients and supplies
Combine chocolate PediaSure® Grow & Gain with the envelope of whipped topping.
Whisk until mixture thickens.
Pour into ice pop molds
Freeze for 4 hours or more.
Enjoy on a hot summer day or just because they are yummy.
- 2 8 fl oz bottles / 2 cups PediaSure® Grow and Gain Chocolate
- 1 envelope whipped topping
- 4 5 oz paper cups or ice pop molds
- 4 ice pop sticks or plastic spoons
- In a bowl, combine bottles of PediaSure Grow and Gain Chocolate with whipped topping.
- Beat on high speed using an electric mixer until it thickens.
- Spoon mixture into cups or ice‐pop molds.
- Put an ice-pop stick or plastic spoon through the center of each mixture for a handle.
- Freeze until firm, about 4 hours.
- Remove bars from mold or tear off paper cup before serving.
You can find this recipe plus other yummy recipes, and signup for tips and tricks on the PediaSure® website.
We will be making more pops using the vanilla flavor next. Are you an ice pop to the rescue mama? What’s your favorite recipe and do you use PediaSure® Grow & Gain for your children?
12 Comments
Jovanhanna
June 1, 2016 at 1:31 PMWhat a great idea! It’s hard to get little ones to eat. I’m glad you were able to find a way to get those nutrients in there!
M J
June 2, 2016 at 2:14 PMThanks Jovanhanna. Yes she is doing better.
DudeMom
June 1, 2016 at 2:10 PMSuch a great idea! My son dislikes chocolate, but we can make the vanilla ones!
M J
June 2, 2016 at 2:13 PMVanilla is usually my daughter’s favorite too but for some reason she is loving the chocolate pops.
Mimi Green
June 1, 2016 at 2:31 PMThis is a great way to take care of them without them even knowing. This is so old school and I love it, growing up my grandma used to make us popsicles.
M J
June 2, 2016 at 2:15 PMThanks Mimi! Yes my grand use to make us ice pops too and pudding.
Jay | RelaxedThairapy.com
June 1, 2016 at 10:17 PMWhat clever idea! I don’t have kids but I’ll share this with my sister in law.
M J
June 2, 2016 at 2:13 PMThanks Jay. Please do.
Shari Neal Williams
June 2, 2016 at 6:13 PMGreat idea, I’m going to try this! My daughter doesn’t like PediaSure in it’s liquid form, but I think popsicles may win her over.
M J
June 3, 2016 at 11:44 PMLet me know how it goes Shari. I hope she likes it.
Eva
June 3, 2016 at 7:28 AMI never would have thought of this. This is such a smart idea! And what a cute little face. This could be used for folks who have to drink protein shakes but don’t necessarily love them.
M J
June 3, 2016 at 11:44 PMThanks Eva. Yes making ice pops out of protein shakes is a great idea.