Clean Your Fruit Chemical Free!!

I just had to share this one because it works so well!  A lot of you probably have already seen this on the Internet, but I wanted to re-post.  I tried this today and it works!  When we buy fruit from the store, it's covered with chemicals and wax.  When we rinse them off, you only get a portion of the wax and substances off.  I have even seen some people take a scrubber and soap and water to their fruit to try to get them clean.

Try this instead.  This worked well for me today.   My strawberries taste so fresh!!


Steps:

1. Fill sink with cold water.
2. Add 1 cup of vinegar and stir.
3. Add any fruit you want and let it soak for 10 minutes.
4. Water will be dirty and fruit will be shiny and sparkly with no wax or dirty film.  
5. Rinse fruit with clean water and store as usual.
6. This is great for berries too - keeps them from molding as fast.  I tried this with my strawberries too and made a huge difference!

Peanut Butter and Yogurt Dip

My hubby found a good and and healthy snack recipe out there!  I'm so proud of him!!  LOL!  I'm always looking for a healthy  snack for my kids and one that they will enjoy! Your kiddos will love this and it's good from them.  It's a great way for them to get in their Vitamin C and Calcium! You can eat this dip with assorted fruits like bananas, strawberries, apples, and peaches!

This one can be Gluten free if you ensure your Peanut Butter and Yogurt is Gluten Free.  Make sure to read your labels!

Here's the recipe!!

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup of Creamy Peanut Butter Spread (Your Favorite)
• 1 container (6 oz.) nonfat vanilla yogurt
• 3 cups assorted sliced fruits

Directions

1. Combine Peanut Butter Spread with yogurt in medium bowl. Serve with fruits.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving
Calories 130
Calories From Fat 70
% Daily Value*
Total Fat	8 g
Saturated Fat	1.5 g
Trans Fat	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Sodium	75 mg
Total Carbohydrate	13 g
Dietary Fiber	3 g
Sugars	8 g
Protein	5 g
Vitamin A	0 %
Vitamin C	80 %
Calcium	13 %

Fruit Salad

Breakfast is by far my most favorite meal of the day.  I eat the same thing over and over and over....it's either 2 boiled eggs, 1 to 2 pieces of turkey sausage and 1/2 an Ezekiel Bread English Muffin or Oatmeal.  With spring in full swing, dont forget to eat your fruit!  It's SO important to eat breakfast and there is not easier method than cutting up your favorite fruits and putting them in a big bowl and munching on that either as your breakfast or a snack!  Make sure you are staying healthy and eating some sort of breakfast!  Below is a fruit salad I made in about 5 minutes and it's going to last me several days!

Ingredients:

Your favorite fresh fruits!!!
Here's mine:

Strawberries
Blackberries
Blueberries
Pineapple
Apples
Grapes
Kiwi
Peaches

Directions:

Cut them up into bite size pieces, wash them, stir together and place in a big bowl.  Refrigerate and eat on for several days.

See - Quick and easy :)

Oh - and my bowl below if from Pampered Chef.  It comes in a set of 3 with black tops and they store fresh fruit beautifully in your fridge!  Check out my friend's site at http://www.pamperedchef.biz/kerrydewitt if you need some good storing bowls!!