Grapes

[SilverSabre25]

I love grapes. The kids love grapes. But omg it is tedious in the extreme to stand there cutting them up...and by the time I finish giving grapes to the last kid, everyone else is clamoring for more. Argh! Would grapes survive being cut up en masse and stored in a bowl in the fridge, or would that make them weird?

[Zoe]

I know what you mean. Grapes go fast around here too. I haven't ever stored them cut up, but I would imagine that they wouldn't keep for very long. Could you do it that morning? They would probably last a couple of hours if you cut up a whole bunch and stored them in the fridge until lunch time.

[kitkat]

DD loves grapes, too. She didn't finish some that were cut up at breakfast, so I put them in a ziplock in the frig. I think I ended up eating them the next afternoon and they tasted fine. The grapes would probably be fine if you do it the night before. Maybe they would do better or last longer if you cut them and then freeze them? I'm guessing they don't take long to thaw, but I'm not sure...I'm not a frozen grape fan.

[nannyde]

I just pop into the food processor the total serving size for all the kids and zip them. The kids love the puree fresh grapes and it saves all the chopping.

[ammama]

I feel bad now, I don't chop up the grapes for my kids (or dck's). They are all over 3, except one new dcg who is 2.5, but only here one day a week, and hasn't actually had grapes here yet. What age should you chop them up until?

[Blackcat31]

I don't cut my grapes up either but I do make a point of buying really big plump ones so you absolutely have no choice but to chew into them....Most my kiddos who get grapes are 3 and older as well. I guess as far as I am concerned if grapes are a choking hazard for the ones under 3 then the parents can feed them grapes...I will pass on the risks...

[nannyde]

I feel bad now, I don't chop up the grapes for my kids (or dck's). They are all over 3, except one new dcg who is 2.5, but only here one day a week, and hasn't actually had grapes here yet. What age should you chop them up until?

Grapes are the number three choke food:

http://www.qualityhealth.com/childrens-health-and-parenting-articles/top-10-food-choking-hazards-kids

[JenNJ]

You can cut them up ahead of time, just toss them with a little lemon juice before storing in an airtight container in the fridge. It keeps them from browning so quickly. If the kids taste the lemon and hate it, just give them a quick rinse before serving.

[snowball]

I don't know why, but I was surprised to see raisins on that list. I guess I will be staying away from those.

[AnythingsPossible]

An easy way to cut grapes in half...take two lids and sandwich the grapes between the lids. Place a hand on the top lid to hold them down and use a long knife to slice them in half.

[Little People]

Grapes are the number three choke food:


http://www.qualityhealth.com/childre...g-hazards-kids

Thank you for this article. I always feel I am very safe when it comes to my dck's, but I never knew raisins were not to be givin to children till school age! I gave my dck's raisins yesterday I but the tiny boxes and I just now went and checked the size of them and they are tiny. I just can't believe this was on the list.

[DCMomOf3]

An easy way to cut grapes in half...take two lids and sandwich the grapes between the lids. Place a hand on the top lid to hold them down and use a long knife to slice them in half.

This does work, it takes a try or two to get the hang of it, but its fast.

[nannyde]

Thank you for this article. I always feel I am very safe when it comes to my dck's, but I never knew raisins were not to be givin to children till school age! I gave my dck's raisins yesterday I but the tiny boxes and I just now went and checked the size of them and they are tiny. I just can't believe this was on the list.

I don't give raisins straight but I do soak them in whatever juice I'm using for my breads and then whip them in the processor before adding to the bread machine.

I don't like kids eating raisins straight until they are old enough to completely chew them. That would be about fiveish. Raisins are used as a stall food for little kids and they are given way too many of them. They come out completely whole and undigested.

[Unregistered]

We make grape salad. Cut up grapes add a pinch of brown sugar, a small amount of sour cream and whip cream. Obviously the amounts depend on how much grapes you have. My kids love it and it lasts for days. I use a slotted spoon when serving so the kids dont get to much cream with it.

[heyhun77]

You can cut them up ahead of time, just toss them with a little lemon juice before storing in an airtight container in the fridge. It keeps them from browning so quickly. If the kids taste the lemon and hate it, just give them a quick rinse before serving.

this is exactly what I do. I prep all my fruits and veggies on Sunday for the week so we don't get rushed and get tempted to either not eat them or not cut them up properly. Grapes are a weekly staple in the summer when they aren't as expensive so it's one of the weekly chores my 13 year old gets.