Chocolate Filled Strawberries

This is one of my favorites, who doesn't love fruit & chocolate??

Ingredients:
15-20 strawberries
1 bag milk chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Cut the stems off of cleaned strawberries and carefully scoop out the top of the berry
2. Pour bag of chocolate chips in a glass bowl and heat in the microwave for 30 second intervals. Make sure to take out the bowl and stir every 30 seconds. Continue until all the chips are melted.
3. Use a baby spoon or piping bag to spoon chocolate into the berries
4. Place in fridge for 10 minutes.

I found that using an egg carton to stand the strawberries in while the chocolate hardened work perfectly!

Cereal Plus

This one is for the kids. With school coming up there might not be a whole lot of time to make breakfast. This is a yummy and healthy way to get your kids to enjoy their breakfast!! To make it mom-friendly, keep dried fruit, different varieties of nuts, seeds and dark chocolate chips in individual storage containers that are quick from pantry to table.


Serves 4

Ingredients:

3 to 4 cups whole grain cereal

Fresh fruit: banana slices, berries and diced apples

Nuts and seeds of your choice

Dark chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate bar

Milk (regular or dairy-free)

Directions:

1. Make sure your kids have cereal and milk pouring skills then let them pick and choose their favorite additions.

Spinach Chips

Ingredients:
1 bag of spinach
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
curry powder
salt
pepper
thyme

Directions:

1. Rinse and dry the spinach
2. Place in a bowl and add remaining ingredients
3. Toss until spinach is covered
4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
5. Bake 15-20 minutes at 250 degrees

Waffle Sandwhiches

Keep your kids interested in fixing their own breakfasts by making the usual breakfast dishes new and different. Instead of plain old waffles with syrup, use waffles in place of toast or bread. Challenge your kids to come up with waffle sandwich recipes using fun ingredients, such as: thinly sliced deli meats and cheese, fruit, or egg salad.

Serves 2

All you need.....

4 whole grain toaster waffles

your children's choice of filling

1. Make sure your kids know how to safely use the toaster. (If their too young you can do it for them)
2. Teach them how to toast the waffles and let them make their own sandwiches.

Chewy Chocolate Cookies

This recipe was sent to me by my wonderful sister Amber. Now i'm going to share it with you! Enjoy!!

Ingredients:
1 avocado (pitted and skinless)
1/2 cup chocolate protein powder
2 tbsp cocoa powder
4 squares of dark chocolate (chopped)

Directions:

1. Mix all of the ingredients in a large bowl using a hand mixer or food processor until it gets doughy
2. Split the dough and roll into four balls
3. Bake 10-11 minutes at 350 degrees
4. Watch them towards the end so they don't burn. They should be CHEWY like a brownie.

Pineapple Chicken Salad

Ingredients:
1 chicken breast
1 tsp olive oil
1 cup fresh crushed pineapple
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp parmesan
salt
pepper
1 tbsp light brown sugar
1/4 cup blueberries and pineapple
1/4 cup diced red onion
1/4 cup diced bell peppers
3 cups romaine lettuce

Directions:

1. Defrost the chicken and cut into strips.
2. Add it to the pan with olive oil on medium high.
3. Add crushed pineapple, brown sugar, garlic powder, salt and pepper and cook until chicken is glazed and cooked through all the way.
4. Save remaining glaze in the pan.
5. Place the chicken in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill.
6. In a bowl add lettuce, peppers, onion, diced pineapple, and blueberries.
7. Take chicken out of the fridge and lay on top of the salad.
8. Pour glaze over the salad and add parmesan on top.

Calories 254, Fat 3.6g, 20g Protein, 18g Carbs, 10g Fiber

Healthy on the road snacks

1. graham crackers
2. almonds
3. pretzels
4. strawberries with dark chocolate chips
5. cashews
6. celery with peanut butter
7. apples with peanut butter
8. caramel rice cakes & mini marshmallows
9. animal crackers
10. banana
11. granola bar
12. air popped popcorn
13. pudding cup
14. grapes
15. laughing cow cheese & wheat crackers
16. cereal in a baggy
17. hard boiled eggs
18. yogurt cup with fruits & nuts