Makes one gallon We love pineapple, so we’re always looking for something to do with the leftover juice when we use canned pineapple in our recipes. We found that mixing it with water, fresh mint, and clementine creates a fresh, fruity, and fun drink that’s perfectly…
Makes 16 oz smoothie Sometimes, especially in the cold of winter, it’s fun to use your imagination and pretend you’re on vacation. Use tropical fruits like mango and pineapple to make a “vacation smoothie” like this one. Then put on your bathing suit and sunglasses…
Makes 16 oz of smoothie When we make this smoothie, one of us will do the full lip curl and explain to the kids that we’re making an “almond butter and ‘nana smoothie.” Grown-ups think this is funny because there used to be a famous singer that said things like that,…
Serves 4 One cool fall morning we woke up and decided we needed a warm drink to get us through the day. Cole came up with the idea to make his very own version of a winter drink using some pumpkin and apple juice. The boys loved pretending they were drinking coffee,…
Makes about 24 balls One of our favorite activities is picking fruit from our local “u-pick” farm. When cherries are ripe, we always pick lots and lots of them because it’s fun to climb trees and it’s nice and shady picking. We pit them, freeze them, and use them all…
Makes 6 cups of granola Having changed what you eat, you probably miss cereal from time to time. We’re not going to lie: we miss cereal, too. Granola has always been a favorite, but with the traditional variety containing oats, we have to pass it up at the store. The…
Makes 6 cups of granola Having changed what you eat, you probably miss cereal from time to time. We’re not going to lie: we miss cereal, too. Granola has always been a favorite, but with the traditional variety containing oats, we have to pass it up at the store. The…
Makes 24 cookies Since our boys sometimes missed sandwiches, we thought it’d be fun to make a “cookie” that was similar to a graham cracker AND bread! We love filling these with sunflower seed butter, honey, and banana slices for delicious sandwiches. We also love…
Makes 24 cookies A certain blue-furred monster has been known to say that cookies are a “sometimes” food. Normally that’s absolutely true, except in our house we make cookies entirely out of healthy foods and eat them anytime! They remind us of a flavorful shortbread…
Makes 12 servings CHERRY NECTARINE • 4 ripe nectarines • 2 C cherries, pitted • ¾ C water • 1 Tbsp almond extract You probably love fruit snacks. I know we did. Fruit snacks were one of the things we were very sad to find out wasn’t really a food a dinosaur would eat,…
Makes a quart of apple tidbits This recipe is just like our Apple Rings, only it adds cinnamon and makes the apple pieces into little tidbits, perfect for munching on and adding to trail mixes. With the addition of cinnamon, these are deliciously tasty. We like this…
Makes about 50 rings You know what’s more delicious than an apple? Apples that don’t have a core or ever get bruised. We make these apple rings so we can snack on apples without getting sticky all the time. Put them in your lunch or keep some in the car for the next…