The thing I like about graduation parties is that you can have them anytime after graduation, including anytime in the summer. When you have the party later in the summer it's becomes a little more precious to the grads. It becomes a farewell party as many of them leave for college.You can serve any food you like, but cookies (especially brownies … [Read more...]
Healthy Convenience Foods I Love
Convenience foods often get a bad reputation. They usually are highly processed foods with little nutrition. Yet, we have busy lives and look for short-cuts when we can. The following items are actually very healthy foods that are very convenient. I love to keep these items on hand and use them quite often. 1. Frozen blueberries: I buy these … [Read more...]
Healthy Chocolate Crunch Snack Mix
Could something so yummy be healthy? Pretty much. It has chocolate (flavanoids, good for your heart), wheat chex (whole grain, fiber, B-vitamins for energy), almonds, in it. You can use generic wheat squares if you like. This would be great for the holidays or a healthy after-school snack. Click title for link at EatingWell. … [Read more...]
Halloween Party Mix for 46 Cents a Serving
I don't know how they figured out what would be a serving, but this is not a real expensive snack. Great for a Halloween party or for just snacking whenever you want something crunchy. It's a little bit salty and a little bit sweet, so if you like kettle corn you probably will like this.Click title for link at FindMyRecipes. … [Read more...]
Top 20 Healthy Snacks
We love snacks & often get in a rut about which ones we eat. Many times we have dry-roasted peanuts, popcorn, Triscuits (for the whole wheat), a small cheese quesadilla, banana (sometimes with peanut butter on it), apples, a small piece of cheese, raisins, yogurt with frozen fruit added, walnuts mixed with dried cranberries, hot cocoa, chocolate … [Read more...]