No-brainer Recipe: Apricot Coolers with Cherry Ice Cubes

May 26, 2010 By 3 Comments
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This little drink is fun, fun, fun! Oh, and extremely delicious to boot. If you have a play date or party coming up, try this recipe. If serving in a large punch bowl, you could make an ice ring with cherries instead. If you aren’t going to use all of it, store the ice cubes in a freezer Ziploc, the apricot nectar and lemonade concentrate can go together into a small pitcher in the fridge, and store the soda chilled in the fridge until ready…

No-brainer Recipe: Fruits and Greens Smoothies

March 17, 2009 By 7 Comments
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I don’t know about you, but lately I’ve been feeling the urge to clean out, throw out, and start with a clean slate. My entire life seems out of whack lately, nutrition being part of that. I am not a smoothie girl, but every once in a while I like to treat myself. This is a great smoothie that packs a lot of nutrition in. Sure, the color is a little scary, but I personally could not taste the spinach in this, which was great.…

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No-brainer Recipes: Fancy Smancy Drink for Kids

November 12, 2008 By 10 Comments
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When my son comes home from a challenging day at school, I like to cheer him up with, what we like to call, a fancy smancy drink.  Relax, it’s totally non-alcoholic and you can even use diet soda if you worried about sugar. What’s in this fancy drink, you ask?  Well, here’s what we put in it: FANCY SMANCY DRINK ginger ale or lemon-lime soda (can use diet if you’d like) sliced strawberries (or any other fruit your child likes) Put in your child’s favorite…

Make Your Own Sports Drink

September 8, 2008 By 1 Comment
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Many of our kids are going back to school, and when we get busy, we tend to forget to take care of our needs and sometimes even important needs of the kids – like staying hydrated. Make sure you take plenty of breaks. I know I’m terrible at hitting “stop” when I get going – especially when I’m out digging in the yard. I also know when I’m out digging, I’m sweating out essential electrolytes like sodium and potassium… Because kids metabolisms are higher ours…

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