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For my final post in my American Express Blue Cash® Preferred and Everyday cards Blue Cash Dinner@6 $600 giveaway series, I chose a “so easy the kids can make it” dish – a healthy flatbread pizza. Like my Fish Veracruz and Chicken with Feta and Sundried Tomatoes, it uses tomatoes and cheese. Using premade pizza [...]
Need healthy snack ideas for your children and teens – either for their lunch bags or after school? Check out my post, DIY snack ideas for kids & teenagers, at the Attune Food blog. While you’re there, comment and let me know what you or your child’s favorite healthy snack is! ____________________________________ LV supports a [...]
I was pleasantly surprised to run into Udi’s Gluten Free Foods at the Cheap Sally party at BlogHer ‘11 earlier this month in San Diego. Not only are they one of my favorite gluten free brands, Udi’s is also one of my fave local food companies as they’re based here in Colorado. I’ve been buying [...]
Lime is one of more popular flavors used in paletas – paletas de limón. I love lime too, especially in a mojito with mint leaves. So I used the combination, plus a little orange, and came up with a mojito flavored popsicle sans the rum. The Mojito Popsicles are very tangy and strong, so you [...]
As a brand ambassador for Attune Foods, I write for the Attune Foods blog. Check out my latest post, Reasons to Eat Breakfast to find out all the reasons eating breakfast is important. Later this month I’ll be posting about healthy snacks. One healthy snack you’ll want to check out on the Attune Foods website, [...]
After catching my kids watching Family Guy the other night while I was working upstairs, I’ve been searching for more family friendly TV and movie fare. That’s why I signed up to be Friday Night Ambassador to tell you about the latest Family Movie Night show, Who Is Simon Miller?, premiering Saturday, August 6th at [...]
If you love Skinny Cow frozen treats like me, you’ll be interesting to know that Skinny Cow has just come out with two types off chocolate candy – Dreamy Clusters and Heavenly Crisp. If you’re a chocolate candy pieces fan, you have the choice of Dreamy Clusters Milk Chocolate or Dreamy Cluster Dark Chocolate. One [...]
I recently saw an article in Fast Company about trendy ice pops that mentioned a wonderful cookbook, Paletas: Authentic Recipes for Mexican Ice Pops, Shaved Ice & Aguas Frescas by Fany Gerson. I quickly reserved a copy at my local library and have been using it for recipe inspiration. What are palentas? A paleta is [...]
Due to my food sensitivities to sugar and milk as well as a desire to make healthier snacks for my kids, I’m experimenting with various frozen treats this summer. While I do have a ice cream maker, I wanted to try out some simpler recipes for fruit popsicles, granitas and paletas first. Granitas Granitas is [...]
Kashi is is offering a $1 off coupon off your first box their TLC Pita Crisps, either Original 7 Grain with Sea Salt or Zesty Salsa. All-natural Kashi TLC pita crisps are made from Kashi’s signature 7 whole grains, plus cracked wheat berries, veggies, and natural sea salt. Each serving has 5 grams of fiber [...]
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sunkist. All opinions are 100% mine. Green is good when it comes to Sunkist Valencia Oranges Have you ever noticed that your Valencia oranges get a little green in the summer? That’s called “re-greening” and is a completely normal thing. Sunkist® Valencia oranges may [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of being invited to Rudi’s Gluten-Free Bakery Recipe Contest Cook-Off in Boulder, Colorado. I was in town for the Fitness & Health Bloggers Conference, so stopped by Restaurant 4580 to watch the three finalists cook their gluten free recipes. John Inderdohnen of Centereach, NY was first. He [...]
The Disney classic Winnie the Pooh opens in theaters everywhere on July 15th. Sadly, I have to stay away from honey due to my food sensitivities, though I totally get the scooping-honey-into-your-mouth-with-your-paw thing that Pooh does. He’s a “silly ol’ bear” after my own heart. With the release of such a honey-positive movie, I’ve asked [...]
Looking for a different but healthy side dish for your Fourth of July party? My friend and cookbook author extraordinaire, Holly Clegg shares her recipe for Seafood Cornbread in today’s guest post. I love cornbread and I adore seafood, so this recipe is bound to be fantastic! If you love Cajun food, make sure to [...]
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