Okay, I know syrup absolutely does not qualify as a blog topic. Please bear with me while I try to justify it.
The Little Mister has a waffle for breakfast nearly every morning. Usually with fruit, and sometimes with cheese, but almost always a waffle. What can I say, the kid likes his waffles...and I don't mind so much, because at least I buy the whole grain kind, right?
Anyway, this morning I was trying to stay on my feet while waiting for the waffle to pop from the toaster (both the Little Mister and I have nasty colds going on, so staying on my feet is actually a rather difficult task) and while I stood and swayed I distracted myself by looking at the nutrition info on the back of the syrup bottle.
I have to say I was a bit surprised when I saw that there are 31 grams of sugar in a serving of syrup. I mean, okay, I know syrup is basically sugar, but still. But then I looked at the serving size. A quarter of a cup.
A quarter of a cup??
Does anyone put that much syrup on a waffle? Six pancakes, perhaps. But a waffle?? I've never actually measured, but my guess is the Little Mister gets about a teaspoon (or less) of syrup on his daily waffle. I feel quite a bit better about his sugar intake now.
And me? Even when I have two or three pancakes, I'd guess I use about two tablespoons of syrup. Am I in the minority? Is a quarter of a cup a normal serving size? (note: 4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup)
My Polite Little Boy
I realized something yesterday: the Little Mister says thank you! When I give him something - especially food, but also things like books and toys - he says "tay-tay". Now that I recognize the word as thank you I always say "you're welcome" back to him, and he smiles so proudly every time I do. I just love it! Now if only I could teach his daddy to say thank you...
(Just kidding, honey. I love you!!!) ;)
Little Bills Fan
Look what the Sergent sent for the Little Mister! (translation: Look what the Sergeant sent for ME!!!!) Right now, of course, he's only a Bills fan 'cause his mommy's a Bills fan (and, believe it or not, his daddy doesn't like football!)...but soon enough I'll
What a nice little boy you have! He looks so cute in his little jersey!
ReplyDeleteAww. What a sweet little! Saying thank you without even being asked? That's awesome!
ReplyDeleteAnd no. I do not use anywhere near that much syrup. :)
He's so cute in his bills' jersey. :-)
ReplyDeleteA quarter of a cup? I definitely don't use that much and neither do the boys. I buy 100% pure maple syrup and a little bit goes a LONG way!
ReplyDeleteSo cute that he's saying thank you :)
Apparently we're using, here at our house, the syrup no one else is. We pour rather than drizzle...what can I say?
ReplyDeleteHe is so ridiculously cute, and getting so big!
How is it that he gets exponentially cuter each time? And he was awfully cute to start with. I love syrup. I'm not sure how much I use, but too much, I'm sure. Zo loves pancake without syrup (for now), so that's good. And I love the "tay tay." We always say "thank you" when Zo hands us something, so I'm hoping she'll pick up on it someday.
ReplyDeleteHere's my maple syrup horror story. When I was a kid, I poured some syrup (probably way more than 1/4 cup) onto my pancakes. And found it contained a perfectly-formed, crystallized centipede.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I ever used maple syrup again.
MQ eats waffles nearly every morning, too!
ReplyDeleteWow - that's a LOT of syrup. And no, I don't use that much.
ReplyDeleteBut your son is gorgeous! Then again, you already knew that.
I remember when Kiddo started saying thank you! It's so precious. His version is more like "tink oo"
ReplyDeleteI'm sure on 2 or 3 big pancakes I eat more than 1/4 cup of syrup.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that when there's a couple where the woman actually likes football, the man doesn't?
Very good to learn politeness when young!
Glad to see that you've remembered your liquid measurements. :) I knew I taught you something all those years.
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