I didn’t think it was neccesary to cut the stem off of a strawberry for my children. They are old enough to do something like that themselves!   Then I found this bowl of FINISHED strawberry garbage:

Seriouly kids? You might as well put your bath towel in the laundry after you dry your face with it each time… Oh yeah, you do that too! 

Guess I will continue to chop apples (I’ve found a few with only a bite or two in the garbage too ) Cut crust off of your toast, and cut your strawberries too. 

Should you buy organic Strawberries?  I don’t buy much of our fruit organic, however, out of any of the produce, strawberries are the most treated with chemicals.  After they are picked they begin to go bad so quickly, the chemicals are necessary for them to make it to your store and last awhile.

However, frozen strawberries need not be purchased organic. They are flash frozen at the point of picking, and preserved through freezing rather than chemically.

We love STRAWBERRIES!!  Putting strawberries on top any muffin, angel food cake, or of course shortcake is delicious for any child!!  Your kids will love helping you prepare these.

On a personal note: We were having an awesome weekend with my dad in town until my husband’s 03 Corolla got totalled on Friday by a 21 yr old uninsured motorist!  The max we’ll get from our policy is $3500 because I put liability only on that car. Pretty stinky, huh!