Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Veggie Salad




You will need:
1 head Organic broccoli
1 head Organic Cauliflower
4 full size Organic carrots
1/4 C Organic ranch dressing

Cut up all the veggies into bite size pieces, mix in the ranch dressing until all the veggies have an even coating on them. Place in the fridge and serve chilled! This is so yummy, you will have little fingers waiting to get it! :) Of course you can use any veggies you have on hand! :)

Monday, July 11, 2011

Apple PB & C


You will need:
Organic Apples
Apple corer
Organic peanut butter
Dairy free chocolate chips

First core the apples then slice an apple across into however thick of slices you would like. Pat the slices dry. Lightly smear a layer of peanut better on each of the slices. Top the peanut butter with chocolate chips and then place two slices together to form a sandwich! My kids can not get enough of these when I make them! You could also top the peanut butter with raisins, granola, jelly or banana slices! If you do not have an apple corer on hand you could make the slices and then cut out the core with a small cookie cutter!

Friday, July 8, 2011

Berry Salad

A salad that even your kids will love!
You will need:
Organic baby mixed greens
Berries (whatever you have on hand) we had strawberries and blueberries!
Strawberry sauce

Plate your greens add the berries top with the sauce! :)

Basic Kale Chips


Here is a great way to add greens to anybody's diet!

You will need:
A bunch of Kale
Salt
1/4 C water

With a knife or kitchen shears carefully remove the leaves from the thick stems and tear into bite size pieces. Add Kale and water to a microwave safe bowl and microwave until Kale has just started to wilt. Arrange kale pieces on dehydrator sheets so that the pieces are not overlapping sprinkle with salt and dehydrate until crispy! Our usually take about 6 hours!

Strawberry Sauce


You will need:
Frozen strawberries
Water
Xylitol

Add frozen strawberries to a sauce pan with a little bit of water. Heat the strawberries and water until you begin to get a syrupy consistency . Taste. Depending on the sweetness of your strawberries add xylitol until you have your desired taste. Finally, let it cool a bit and puree in your blender! We made this last night to go on our banana ice cream and it was SO good! I can't wait to try it today on my salad for dressing! We also made the same sauce out of blueberries which we are going to use in place of syrup on the kids waffles! Enjoy the endless possibilities!

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Fruit Pops!



The pictures pretty much explain it! Cut up your favorite fruit, place them in a Popsicle maker, add some water, freeze then enjoy!

Monday, June 20, 2011

Ice cream cones




Quarter a large size watermelon length- wise and remove the rind. Then make 1/4 inch slices so they look like something similar to the ones in the picture above. (If using a small watermelon there is not need to quarter it just cut the 1/4 inch slices.) Put the watermelon slices onto a dehydrator tray and dry until the fruit is pliable, but not brittle, about 8-10 hours. Time may vary so keep an eye on them it took mine 12 hours this time. Then, roll the watermelon into a cone shape and fill with the ice cream. Once the ice cream makes contact with the watermelon, it will become hard and crunchy like a waffle cone!