Brain Food For Your Child: Often breakfast is a pop-tart eaten on the way out the door, and lunch is whatever the school is serving that day. But, the truth is that children need to have proper nutrition for optimal brain power. If we expect them to do their best in school, then it’s our responsibility to give them what they need to live up to our expectations. Think of it as providing the right tools for the job. Here’s a few key sources to achieve that goal… Glucose The number one necessity for the brain is glucose which comes from starches, carbohydrates, and sugar. The brain can’t store glucose…
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Free Fun Summer Recipes Download and 8 Ways to Use Citrus Fruits
I just compiled these easy recipes for you to enjoy…Fun Summer Recipes (Cool Summer Simple Treats). It’s a FREE download for you! *Use our share buttons at the end of this post to let your family and friends know about it…so they can cool off too. 😉 Click here to download (PDF) *Save a copy to your computer for easy access later. (Use save icon or “shift + ctrl + s”). Recipes include: Blueberry Fizz Fresh Fruit Popsicles Peanut Butter & Jelly Ice Cream Sandwich Frozen Reese’s S’mores Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream June Bug Mango Berry Slush Mixed Fruit Sorbet/Popsicles Mocha Milkshake Orange Carrot Smoothie Orange Creamsicle Float Fresh Strawberry…
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Mini Taco Bowls
Ingredients: 8 flour tortillas (6 inch) 1 lb. extra-lean ground beef 1 cup chunky salsa ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese 2 cups chopped lettuce 1 tomato, chopped ¼ cup Ranch dressing Directions: Heat oven to 350°F. Warm tortilla in microwave Line each of 8 muffin cups with 1 tortilla. Carefully fold back edges of tortillas, leaving opening in centers for filling. Bake 10 min. Meanwhile, brown the meat in large skillet; drain. mix in salsa; bring to boil. Simmer on medium-low heat 10 min. Spoon meat mixture into tortilla bowls; top with remaining ingredients. ]]>
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Peanut Butter Banana Smoothies – Quick Recipe
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothies – Quick Recipe “Because Mom Makes them Better” was my youngest son’s quote this morning immediately after my middle son said that it was better than Braums. I don’t know if I could exactly compete with Braums, but the price sure is better. (BIG GRIN) You may be surprised that I served this for breakfast. For a quick breakfast, I used to feed them some bananas with peanut butter smoothed over the top with a small glass of milk. Suddenly, I thought, why not make breakfast super special by serving it all mixed in a smoothie! (Great idea, mom!) Here’s the pic, to entice you a…