Halloween Smoothie Recipe
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1 cup orange juice
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1 cup 1% milk or soy milk/rice milk
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1 pint orange sherbet
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2 medium ripe bananas
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1 cup fat-free whipped topping, optional
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Halloween sprinkles to make it zippy
Archive for October, 2009
Halloween Smoothie Recipe
Apple Bites, Some Healthy Halloween Treats (Enjoy year round!)
from Family Fun Magazine
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Ingredients
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Apples
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Slivered almonds
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Instructions
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Just quarter and core an apple, cut a wedge from the skin side of each quarter, then press slivered almonds in place for teeth.
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Tip: If you’re not going to serve them right away, baste the apples with orange juice to keep them from browning.
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Trick-or-Treat! THE VEGAN CANDY LIST!
Drum roll friends… the list you waited your whole life to see! From what I can tell if you LOVE the real sugar, Sugar – you have been a practiced Vegan for some time! I just love that there is such a list!
The following candies are considered vegan, but please double check the ingredients for yourself when you buy them. Companies can change their formula at any time without notice! But you can use this list as a start.A note about sugar: Some of the products listed here may contain cane sugar. Most contain high fructose corn syrup. If you are a vegan who avoids refined cane sugar, please read the labels carefully and/or contact the companies that make these products and find out if they use beet or cane sugar.
- Airheads taffy
- Atkins peanut butter bars
- Blow Pops
- Boston Baked Beans
- Charms lollipops
- Chick-o-Sticks
- Cracker Jack
- Cry Babies
- Dem Bones
- Dots
- Dum-Dums
- Fireballs
- Gob Stoppers by Willy Wonka
- Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews
- Good ‘n’ Plenty
- Hot Tamales
- Hubba Bubba bubblegum
- Jolly Ranchers (lollipops and hard candy only)
- Jujubees
- Jujyfruits
- Lemonheads
- Mambas
- Mary Janes (regular and peanut butter kisses)
- Mike and Ike
- Nerds
- Now and Later
- Pez
- Ring Pop lollipops
- Smarties (not the ones made by Nestle with chocolate!)
- Sour Patch Kids
- Spree (original, not the new chewy kind)
- Starburst (jelly beans and hard candy only!)
- Super Bubble
- Swedish Fish
- Sweet Tarts
- Tropical Source mini chocolate bags
- Twizzlers
- Zotz
Nicer Dicer…You will be thanking me for years to come!
OK. I know what you are thinking, and you are right! I totally had insomnia and got sucked into this “infomercial”…and yes I called! But I am not even going to bow my head because it was a call that changed my life!!!! I have never ordered anything from the television prior to the Nicer Dicer, nor since, but this product ROCKS!
I don’t mind cooking, though 9 times out of 10 I will find a short-cut if there is one! If someone else can do it better than I can why would I re-invent the wheel? Thus my love for pre-made pie dough, Whole Food’s pizza dough, Trader Joe’s frozen Garlic Cubes…I could go on and on! Well the only thing about eating fresh and healthy that I frankly think BLOWS is all these darn fruit and veggies have to be peeled, cleaned, chopped or diced. I think if a recipe called for a bell pepper and you could just drop the whole darn pepper in…well more people would probably eat their veggies. I HIGHLY DISLIKE chopping and dicing. I know some of you may find it therapeutic and even relaxing-yeah for you! I do not!
So two years ago when I saw this infomercial I thought why not? Guess what, it is the real deal and it rocks! I am putting this video in so you can see 1st-hand how it works (sorry about the guys annoying accent)! I have had mine for two years and nothing has cracked, broken-notta! It really is a work-horse and gets used in our house almost every day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssNVPIOoRFQ
And this is the only product of this kind I am endorsing! If you go buy a slap-chop that is your own fault!!! (NOT THE SAME THING PEOPLE)
Wrap it UP!
My new FAVORITE bite-to-eat on the go is the Starbucks Egg White Spinach & Feta Wrap! Yummy! If your Starbucks is not yet serving this fabulous find ask them to get it! The feta is obviously the key to this wrap doing what feta does best…giving just the right amount of “umph” to a dish! Egg white, spinach, and a touch of feta wrapped in a “lavash” (basically a wheat tortilla).
Now the sodium in this wrap is OVER THE TOP at around 1100 mg (OUCH!!) so this is certainly not an everyday breakfast…but in a pinch, or at the airport or on the road it is CERTAINLY a better choice than McDonald’s or most any other fast food option! Plus if you are eating well and drinking a lot of water this splurge really should not do too much damage.
The upside is the 19 grams of protein! We all know breakfast is the most important meal, and that we need to get our metabolisms revved up and going first thing in the morning…but all too often we simply don’t have time. This wrap will meet your needs and give you some get-up-and-go for the day!
Also…folks…just because you are being handed this from over a counter verses sitting down and having it served to you…PLEASE PLEASE know this is not a snack! At 280 calories this is a MEAL! BREAKFAST!
Thanks to Starbucks for offering something other than just those “High Class Egg McMuffins!”
280 Calories, 9g fat, 1,100mg sodium, 35g carbs, 8g fiber, 4g sugars, 19g protein
Clementines? Tangerines? Mandarins?
I always know Fall has arrived when I start seeing bags of small “oranges” lining the aisles of the grocery stores! Clementines? Tangerines? Mandarins? Who knows and who cares! They all taste GREAT and are GREAT for you! The best thing about these little gems is that kids ADORE them and can even peel many of them all by themselves! I always have a bowl of these little yummers on my kitchen counter and they don’t last long!
I also love that because they have a skin I do not have to worry about whether or not they are organic, nor do I have to wash them! I can buy them in bulk at Costco and keep them handy at all times (it is not rare to see them rolling around my car or find one in the bottom of my purse).
Nutritional info (give or take depending on type)
calories: 53/Fat: 0/Sodium: 2mg/Total Carbs: 13g (fiber 2g/Sugars 11g) Protein: 1g Vitamin A = 13% Vitamin C = 44% Calcium 3%
If you really want the 411 on all the differences here you go:
Clementines: the clementine is a seedless mandarin.
Kumquats: the kumquat is like a citrus fruit and has an edible skin. It is the most well known of the sort fortunella which is closely related to Citrus.
Mandarins: type of small orange with loose skin. The mandarin got its name because it was exploited by high-ranking government officials in China (mandarins).
Minneolas: are a crossing between a tangerine and a grapefruit and can be recognized by
“the little nose”. Can be peeled manually. Is a type of Tangelo, a minneola is a specifically marketed tangelo.
Oranges: There are different types of oranges: navel oranges, Valencia oranges and blood oranges are the most cultivated races.
Tangelos: a tangelo is a crossing between a tangerine, a grapefruit and an orange. A specific kind of tangelo is the Ugli which is described further on this page.
Satsuma: is a very special seedling from Japan. Its skin is a bit tighter than the clementine and it doesn’t have seeds as well.
Tangerines: a tangerine is an orange-red mandarin with a particular citrus taste. Can be peeled manually.
Uglis: a specific kind of tangelo, easier to peel. A crossing between a tangerine, a grapefruit and an orange. Can be peeled manually.
I want a RAB Salad!!!
Today Ellie asked for a “rab salad” for lunch. Well after a bit of translation I determined she wanted a “CRAB” salad, and that I could DO! Thanks to Dad for shelling the crab last night….we girls really enjoyed our “Rab” salad this afternoon!
I think for my kids, part of what makes it all fun is helping. I got out some cilantro, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, green beans and onion….then let Ellie choose what she wanted to put in her Crab Salad! I give her a cutting board and a plastic knife and she cuts and cuts (with really no progress) and gets to feel like she is making the Good Stuff! She also loves to grind the pepper!
Yummy!
the 411 on the Spahgetti Squash
| Serving Size 1 cup (155g) | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories 42 | Calories from Fat 4 |
| Hide Daily Values | % Daily Value* |
| Total Fat 0g | 0% | |
| Saturated Fat 0g | 0% | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% | |
| Sodium 28mg | 1% | |
| Total Carbohydrates 10g | 3% | |
| Dietary Fiber 2g | ||
| Sugars 4g | ||
| Protein 1g | ||
| Vitamin A | 3% | Vitamin C | 9% |
| Calcium | 3% | Iron | 3% |
| Thiamin | 4% | Riboflavin | 2% |
| Niacin | 6% | Pantothenic Acid | 6% |
| Vitamin B6 | 8% | Potassium | 5% |
| Phosphorus | 2% | Magnesium | 4% |
| Zinc | 2% | Copper | 3% |
| * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. | |||
Spaghetti Squash with Marinara, and a little humble pie on the side
I think I was watching the Biggest Loser (like 3 seasons ago) when I first heard them talk about ”Spaghetti Squash”. So here is the news folks….sometimes I can be a little too LITERAL! Every so often when I was at the PCC or Whole Foods I would go to the pasta aisle and look for “Spaghetti Squash”. You know, Spaghetti made from squash. FTLOG! So just this week, 3 years- later I am standing at a local Farmer’s Market down in the Hood Canal area when right in front of me is this huge pile of yellow squashes and a sign that says “Spaghetti Squash”.
Duh. Why I am outing myself I have no idea, but long and the short of it is I brought home a bright yellow “Spaghetti Squash” and then went to my got to web-site for new recipes and ta da….tons of preperations….HUGE SHOUT OUT to www.foodtv.com.
search=following results Spaghetti Squash Recipes
So being a novice I went with the basic, simply “Spaghetti Squash w/ Marinara” for two reasons 1) It looked easy and 2) What is not good with Marinara dumped over it?
I must admit I am a convert, and already looking forward to leftovers for lunch tomorrow. The big surprise…….the family liked it too! I will admit the kids dumped parmesan cheese all over it, but hey…if you are going to “sell it” as a pasta you must let them treat it like one!
Huge hit. Another Vegan delight. And after a huge bowl, I don’t even feel that full. No spiked insulin….no deisre to be beached on the couch. All-in-all a good find!!!
Who Doesn’t Love a Good Chocolate Milk Shake?
This one is for my little friend Tess who is trying a new “dairy free” way of living! I think she is going to find it really is NOT so bad and with yummy little finds like those from my Vegan Super Star Ani Phyo life will taste better than ever! Go Tess!
Chocolate Mylk Shake
makes 4 servings
This is my recipe for the raw food vegan Chocolate Mylk Shake I made for Andrew Zimmern on the LA episode of Bizarre Foods. Almonds are blended to make my dairy-free mylk. It’s sweetened with dates, spiced with vanilla bean and raw cacao powder, then kissed with coconut oil for extra richness.
Holy cow, you won’t believe this is dairy-free, cruelty-free, sugar-free, guilt-free, vegan, vegetarian, raw food, good for you and the planet. Live green.
- 1 cup almonds
- 1/2 cup pitted dates
- 1/2 vanilla bean, or 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract, alcohol free
- 2 tablespoons cacao powder
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, liquid
- 3 cups water
Place all ingredients in your high speed blender, and blend until smooth.
