Today, I got to show viewers of Q13 FOX News that Valentine’s Day can be fun, yummy, AND healthy! It was super fun. Check it out!
Peanut Butter Jelly Apples (P.B.J.A.s)
2015-02-03 07:26:27
These are to die for! It only uses 4 ingredients and they are easy to make! Use any shape cookie cutter, but we used a heart for Valentine's Day 🙂
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Ingredients
- Apple
- Nut butter (100% Valencia peanut butter is best)
- Jam or jelly (no-seed jelly works best, and get the brightest red color you can get!)
- Fruit leather
- Small cookie cutter
Instructions
- Slice the apples about 1/4 inch thick, horizontally.
- Group the slices into pairs that will be used to make the little sandwiches.
- For those slices where there is very little core (small enough to just eat), spread peanut butter over the entire slice. Cut a heart-shape (or any shape) out of the other slice, taking out its core. Place it on top of the slice with peanut butter. Add a dollop of jam inside the cut-out, and spread to cover up the cut-out.
- For those slices where the core is too tough to eat, use a cookie cutter to cut the core out of both the bottom and top slices. Spread peanut butter over the bottom slice. Take a piece of fruit leather and place it over the hole, and top with the top apple slice. Add a dollop of jam inside the cut-out, and spread to cover up the cut-out.
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I Heart Tomatoes
2015-03-02 09:34:53
It's super cute and easy to make - we recommend you watch our video for instructions, since it's easy to show but hard to describe with words!
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Ingredients
- Toothpicks
- White paper
- Scissors
- Elmer’s Glue
- Plum Tomatoes
- Serrated knife and cutting board
Instructions
- Cut little arrows out of the white paper and glue them onto the blunt end of your toothpick. Let it dry.
- Imagine a line running from the top of the plum tomato (where the stem would be attached) to the bottom. Using a serrated knife or a very sharp knife, cut the plum tomatoes at a 45 degree angle from this line. The shape of the heart will depend on the size and shape of your tomato, and where you cut. We cut it about 2/3 of the way down. Do this with another tomato.
- Arrange the two larger pieces of tomato so that the cut sides are touching, so that it creates a heart shape. Pierce both pieces with the arrow toothpick.
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Perfectly Pretty Parfait
2015-03-02 09:37:37
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For the smoothie
- 1/2-1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 frozen organic banana
- 1 cup frozen organic strawberries
To assemble
- 1 fresh organic banana
- 1 cup frozen organic strawberries, thawed (if it's in season, use fresh strawberries)
- 1 cup granola
- Fruit leather
Instructions
- Break the frozen banana into smaller pieces. Place banana, strawberries, and about 1/2 cup of almond milk into the blender. Blend until you have a very thick consistency like sorbet. If it's not blending at all, add a little bit more almond milk. We recommend using a high-powered blender, such as a Vitamix.
- Place a small scoop of the blended smoothie into a cup. Scatter granola over the top. Add sliced fresh strawberries and sliced fresh bananas. Repeat until you have reached the top of the glass. Garnish with more sliced fruit, and heart-shaped fruit leather (you can use any shaped cookie cutter to cut out a shape from fruit leather). Enjoy!
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Kid’s Favorite Tomato Soup
2016-01-09 15:40:25
This is a healthy, delicious soup that is delightful to the belly! 😀 Enjoy!
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Ingredients
- 8 cups chopped organic fresh tomatoes, (or 2, 28-oz cans of organic tomatoes)
- 1/2 onion
- 8 whole cloves
- 4 cups chicken broth (you can use vegetable broth as well)
- 4 tablespoons butter (or dairy-free butter alternative, such as Earth Balance)
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons white sugar, or to taste
Instructions
- Poke the cloves into the onion wedge.
- In a stockpot, over medium heat, combine the tomatoes, onion, cloves and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, and gently boil for about 20 minutes to blend all of the flavors.
- Remove the onions and cloves, and put the soup through the blender until smooth. If you have to do it in 2 batches, pour the smooth soup into a big bowl while you do the next step.
- In the now empty stockpot, melt the butter over medium heat.
- Stir in the flour to make a roux, cooking until the roux is a medium brown.
- Gradually whisk in a bit of the tomato mixture, so that no lumps form, then stir in the rest.
- Season with sugar and salt, and adjust to taste.
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