They found the JELLO!!  My children had their choice of sugar free (AKA sweetened with artificial sugar) orange or strawberry with a side of artificial colorings.  Sorry but gag me, please!!! I smiled and let them have their JELLO. Today is a different story.

We made homemade Mango Gelatin full of Vitamin C, Vitamin A and B6!  No artificial colorings or sweeteners to poison their little bodies.  EASY!  If you do not like mango, just try another fruit of choice.  Don’t forget to serve with a slice of cheese or top with yogurt.  The vitamin C in mango will help your child absorb the calcium in the cheese and yogurt.

Ingredients:

• 4 envelopes of unflavored Original Gelatine.
• 4 cups 100% mango juice or any flavor juice but watch out for high fructose corn syrup and other artificial additives in your juices.
• 1 cup pureed fresh or frozen mango (optional- gives a creamy texture and more nutrition)
• 2 tbsp honey or sugar (infants below one year should not have honey)- optional
• Fresh sliced fruit for garnish.

Directions:

• Chill one cup of juice until ice cold.
• Put ice cold juice in a large pot and sprinkle gelatin over it.  Let set for at least 1 minute.
• Boil 3 cups of juice and add sugar/honey.
• Puree 1 cup fresh or frozen mango until really thin.  Add it to boiling juice and bring back to boil.
• Add hot juice to gelatin and mix.
• Pour into cups, bowls or baking pan.
• Add sliced strawberries to gelatin.
• Chill until firm.
• Store in refrigerator.