I think I have a crush on Julie Maree Wood. I buy her books, I make her recipes, I stalk her Facebook pages, I like her posts, I tell everyone about her.
“Julie Maree Wood is a naturopath and nutritionist (a food nerd). She teaches and writes on the topic, runs a clinic in Sydney and is the nutritionist for the Sydney Kings’ basketball team. She is the author of Feeding Fussy Kids, 60-Second Secrets, The Complete Food Makeover and The 4 week Energy Diet.”
Flicking through my copy of Feeding Fussy Kids, I came across Julie’s recipe for Three-Bubble Crunch. Hellooooo, breakfast just got a whole lot more interesting! I’m sorry Julie, but I had to tweak it – I am a cereal serial tweaker! So, this is my version of Julie’s recipe. I call mine…..
Puffy Coconut Cereal!
Vital Stats: egg free, nut free, gluten free
Okay, so this is what you need:
1 1/3 cups puffed brown rice
1 1/3 cups puffed corn
1 1/3 cups puffed millet
1/2 cup shredded organic coconut
2 tablespoons virgin organic coconut oil
2 tablespoons organic apple juice concentrate
3 teaspoons of cinnamon
Abundant Earth make fantastic puffed cereals with nothing artificial added. Find them in the health food aisle of major supermarkets.
Okay, so this is how you do it:
Line a large baking tray or two with baking paper. Set oven to 150°C.
Mix everything together thoroughly in a large bowl.
Spread onto the trays, making sure you have it all in one layer.
Bake for about 10 minutes, depending on your oven. It should be nice and golden brown and crunchy. It will get even crunchier as it cools. Be careful not to burn it though!
Cool it right down and then store it in an airtight container. Serve it with some organic milk for brekky or just as a snack on its own! You could also top it with a dried fruit, nut and seed mix.
Get more fantastic recipes and tips on getting nutrition into fussy kids:
Feeding Fussy Kids: Delicious Nutritious Recipes to Tame Fussy Eaters
love reading your blogs, The one food i am fussy about is Silverbeet
yeah, I’m not a fan…. much prefer spinach! 🙂
I pinch silverbeet from my next-door-neighbour and put it in EVERYTHING…even my juice!
Pumpkin. Blah!
Sushi- technically I know it’s more than one food but wasabi and raw fish are something I just cannot stand….although I can handle it if there is no wasabi, and it uses smoked salmon or cooked fish or prawns.
I love silver beet & spinach! Yummo!
I’m not particularly fussy – I’ll eat pretty much anything. My 3 year old on the other hand… has very strong ideas on what he will and will not eat!
I am fussy about okra! It is just wrong, wrong, wrong! If I wanted to eat clag, I would! Don’t like durian either, but I think most people are the same lol
okra is like slime… it’s very weird! 😀
Haaha, I hate it boiled, but batter and fried is good, and so is eating it raw, right out of the garden.
I really don’t like celery(even though I know I should).. and I know I should continue eating salads during winter, but I just can’t.. I love something warm in my tummy and crave all the nasty stuff 😉
I love a big bowl of vege soup or brown rice and veges cooked in stock in winter.. mmmm
Me too..especially with a big dollop of home made hummus on top!
ohhhh never thought of that… yummy! 🙂
I don’t like carrots! Yuck! No wonder I can’t see in the dark!
we all have something we don’t like Cate ! 😉
I’m quite fussy with eating meat that isn’t grass fed and certified organic. When I’m eating conventional meat- I picture big fat overweight cows that are sick from eating grains in my mind. I know, pretty silly! but when I became aware of the conditions cows are brought up in and what they eat, it makes me quite ill thinking that its far from the way things should be naturally.
me too OOAB… I have found organic pork and chicken lately and using organic beef from the supermarket… about to order a huge side of lamb and beef from a supplier I hunted down out west…. I just can’t bring myself to eat meat that has been treated badly and stressed… it makes me feel ill too !
I’m fussy about allergens! It’s life or death here plus gf for the coeliac so we don’t really have time to be fussy about food for other reasons. Although…I hate cauliflower 🙂
oh Jules…. not cauliflower….. I have at least five amazing recipes for cauliflower…. I must blog them !!! Cauli is one of my all time faves !! 😉
I am not actually a fussy eater myself, I will try anything – but as for the rest of my family….!!! Kids are ‘allergic’ to fruit apparently (so they tell people!), my youngest will live on a diet of plain cruskits and pasta with nothing on it if I let him!
lol Alana! sounds like Julie’s book would be very helpful at your house! 🙂
Honestly?! I’ll eat anything! But as with a recent celiac’s diagnosis, wheat is my new kryptonite! 🙂 Looking forward to trying this recipe and would not mind trying to make some muesli bars with it too!! We shall see! AND would love to win the book! 🙂
Oh that’s not good news Rebekah….. I am trying to avoid wheat too – let me know how the muesli bars go if you make them ! 🙂
Actually, I’m not too fussy about much and luckily neither are my boys, aged 3.5 and 18 months, and Mr 5 months is loving his rice cereal so much I think he’ll take after his two big brothers. So perhaps ‘Feeding Fussy Kids’ isn’t really needed in this household… but my husband is a deadset shocker (the list of what he WILL eat is much shorter than the list of what he won’t eat!) so if I won this great book, I would seriously have to get a permanent marker out and change the title to ‘Feeding Fussy HUSBANDS!!!!’
LOL! that’s funny. My kids aren’t too fussy either…. I find the book really useful just for really good healthy recipes that we all enjoy! 🙂
I’m not too fussy and I always like to try new things, which is more than I can say for my kids and husband! But I just can’t bring myself to eat paw paw, which oddly enough they all love!!!
it’s an acquired taste.. I like papaya better.. not as strong but it’s actually a fantastic fruit for digestion!
I’m fussy about steak. Mince I will eat, stir fry beef strips if in a pinch but steak, yuk! Our dinner growing up was steak, potatoes (alternated with pumpkin) and beans (alternated with peas) most nights….went vegetarian for a decade at the end of my teens, any wonder?
oh my ! I would be avoiding it too Renae!
Hi! I’m fussy with fish. I don’t like fishy fish lol ( strong flavoured fish). My boys go through different journeys with food but overall very good healthy eaters. 🙂
I am with you on the smelly fish Anita! I always ask for fish that tastes like chicken !! lol
🙂 hee hee hee 🙂
Not a great lover of most shell fish.
Hi! Just letting you know how much I love your blog and appreciate all your support…feel like I have a new cyber bff! I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award…all the details are on my page.
Kristin x
thanks Kristin !! that is so lovely …. isn’t it fabulous meeting people who get what you are all about !! 🙂
I’m not too fussy about most things – so long as I don’t have to eat large quantities of them – but never been a big fan of anything that you have to gnaw off of a bone.
Would love to win the book for ideas on helping my kids learn to enjoy some of the healthier options around!
once the kids start on the healthy food, they won’t look back Simone!
I just can’t stand fish.. or anything that swims in water for that matter.. all seafood is just smelly and revolting!
I am not a big fan of fish either Talitha 🙂
I am fussy about dairy and wheat it upsets the poor tum. I also try to find recipes and experiment with recipes so I don’t have to use refined sugar. 🙂
you are in the right place Amy… rarely cook with refined sugar now!
Red meat, it has to be cooked EXACTLY how I like it or I just can’t eat it, makes my stomach squirm.
I am not a fan of rare ! 🙂
I’m fussy about passionfruit! Crazy I know. As a child, I once had a migrane after I ate some, so I associate passionfruit with that…. I’m sure it’s all in my head! My son loves passionfruit!
passionfruit is the best Holli !! 🙂
The one food I really just can’t eat is carrot! Which everyone things is absurd as I am a vegetarian. Ever since I was a child, carrots and I have not got along! 😉
I eat carrot every day!! 🙂
My 5 year old daughter Lilly is a extremely fussy eater while my 2 year old son Ted will eat Anything & Everything. Xxx
this book will come in handy then Naomi !
I’m fussy about carrots – hate them raw but love using them cooked in recipes that are nutritious and delicious 🙂
I’m very fussy when it comes to legumes. Blergh, hate the texture, so if I put them in something I must blitz them up first 🙂
I just can’t face avocado — except as guacamole!
I’m not fussy, nor is my husband, but my 3 yr old daughter is driving me mad with her fussiness at the moment. Apparently I wasn’t that great at eating when I was little and I just want to say “sorry Mum” I now feel your pain. She won’t eat ANY greens at the moment unless it is completely hidden. Did I mention she is DRIVNG ME MAD!!
It’s unfortunate but I have a complete aversion to all fruit except bananas. It’s something that started as a child and I cannot bring myself to eat it. Lucky I love my vegies.
I am so excited to have found your blog! I am not fussy about food, but my 2 year old and 5 year old are! It is a constant source of madness and insanity for me!
I have to be fussy for my daughter. For her health she has to be on a strict Gluten Free diet. I have added your Gluten Free Brekky cereal to my repertoire. It is fortunate that I am more than happy to make from scratch. I think it has made us all eat much healthier.
I guess that means I am fussy about over-processed.
Sounds like a great book! Would be awesome for my daughter.
I am fussy about parsnips 😛
Mushrooms … I wish I can eat them but I really don’t like them 🙁
Really glad to have stumbled across your blog! I’m not really fussy about any particular food but i do try to be fussy about how healthful the food we eat is, thankfully my kids are pretty good about what they eat but having some extra ideas about sneaking in some of the ‘superfoods’ and new recipes to try would be great. 🙂
I’m not fussed on Sultanas, or any dried chewy textured type food. Thinking about how they feel in my mouth makes my stomach turn.
Love this cereal receipie sounds so yummy. Look forward to reading more blogs 🙂
I am not a fan of avocado. My 4 year old tells me I am the best ‘cooker’ ever 🙂 however every night asks for dinner with no vegetables pls lol
technically its not me its Mr 5. HE is fussy full stop, I would LOVE to know more about how to get him to WANT to eat more of what is good for him :)……..and yes I do kind of stalk what you write too Sonia 😉
stalk away, I love it !! hehe 🙂
I’m fussy about pumpkin, can eat it as soup but not roasted. Love your blog, i have a almost 7 year old who has eaten just about anything all his life, since the end of January he has gotten very fussy, i’m starting to struggle with what to put in his school lunches so he actually eats something.
I am working on a blog post for lunches Sarina, as requested by a reader. Stay tuned. In the meantime, check out FFK facebook page as Julie has some great ideas. Sonia x
i will thankyou
ok now got 4 out of 4 done LOL
I can’t stand tomato! and thats in any form, YUCK! can’t get my kids to eat it either, banana is another one, hate even touching it, only will for the kids! Best thing is they aren’t that fussy, except are allergic so diet is slightly restricted!
Not too sure about olives.
I’m not particular fussy, but I have a 3 1/2 yo who has decided to pick and choose what will go into his mouth. He went from loving veg to refusing any and all of it! I’ve had to resort to hiding them which I don’t like to do and using veggie powder when I can’t hide. At the same time, I have a 5 1/2 yo who is turning into a vegan. One eats ONLY meat and the other eats ONLY veggies. I’m now struggling to get them to eat a balanced diet.
I’m not fussy about food but I have a 3 yr that is a lazy eater. She will eat most foods but gives up eating after five minutes…grrr
I am fussy about milk…. has to be good, whole, organic milk 🙂
Hello! I will eat most everything (although a few comments above have put me off trying durian and okra!!), but I am really fussy about where it comes from or how it is treated. My kids on the other hand can be major fuss pots!
Brussel sprouts!
I am fussy about eggplant. Just don’t like it.
I’m fussy about how things are cooked or made – like the colour of my toast and the way my tea is made. My daughter is currently very fussy about a lot of things and my son is basically eating the opposite of what she will eat! Arg!
Pumpkin oh yuk, and yoghurt cannot get past the tang. Tomatoes I find hard to stomach
Thank you so much everyone for entering. It has been a fabulous and very popular giveaway! I was very entertained reading all your responses and overjoyed that so many of you are fussy about eating good quality food!
There can only be one winner and random.org has chosen MELISSA COULSON !!! Come on down Melissa!! Congratulations. Please email Julie at juliemareewood@bigpond.com and let her know your details so your prize can be posted out.
Now, if you didn’t win, don’t worry !! Julie has kindly offered to email all of the entrants an extract of her book to take a peek at, as runner up prizes! Just email Julie at juliemareewood@bigpond.com and ask !
Don’t forget you can pick up a copy of the book at book stores or order on line at Booktopia too. I hope you like it as much as I do. Here is to sorting out those fussy kids !!!!
Sonia xx
Hi – I was wondering if you have followed the work of Sally Fallon, the Weston-Price Foundation and others like Dr Catherine Shanahan? They all discuss the toxicity of puffed grains and extruded cereals, and this was also written about in “Fighting the Food Giants” by Paul Stitt. Some people haven’t been made aware of this knowledge of how toxic even “healthy” foods can be – just thought I would pass it on 🙂
thanks Angela – I am in Australia, so have heard, but not looked into it yet… it always seems there is something!
I know the feeling, LOL… It’s hard to keep up with all the info and research! I am in Australia too, I just spend too much time studying this kinda thing for fun… I should get out more 😛 I love this site, awesome job 🙂
Thanks Angela 🙂
if i was to be real fussy i’d say celery.
Luv, I make a version of this and I don’t really think there’s any need for the baking paper so long as you oil the tray… just sayin’!