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Berry Patriotic Fruit & Yogurt Parfaits

Looking for a delicious (and healthy!) recipe to celebrate the 4th of July weekend? Your kids won’t be able to resist helping you build these fun patriotic-colored parfaits. Juicy strawberries, blueberries and cherries are tucked into layers of non-fat Greek yogurt – with just enough granola added for crunch and a touch of honey. The colorful fruits supply healthy doses of vitamin C and antioxidants while the yogurt adds a calcium and protein boost. Unlike pre-sweetened yogurts, we use raw honey (reminder: never feed honey to infants under age 1) for a sweetness that’s not overly cloying. Try one for breakfast or a healthy snack today. Ingredients: • 1 quart plain, nonfat Greek yogurt • 1 cup blueberries, rinsed• 1 …


Mashed Sweet Potatoes

The Perfect Holiday Dish! Serves: 8 Serving size: ½ cup Calories/serving: 80 Total Carbohydrate: 16g Ingredients 3 medium sweet potatoes (about 5 oz. each) 20oz crushed pineapple ( in it’s own juice, drained of juice except for ¼ cup) 1 tablespoon melted butter 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves season to taste salt and fresh-ground black pepper Directions 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 2. Prick surface of sweet potatoes with a fork. 3. Place sweet potatoes directly on oven rack with a foil-lined baking sheet placed on the rack directly below it. 4. Roast sweet potatoes for about 45 minutes or until fork tender. 5. Remove sweet potatoes …


Pecan Sweet Potatoes

Pecans and sweet potatoes: a delicious seasonal combination. ?With the slow cooker, you’ll enjoy that smell of them cooking for five sweet hours. ?A tasty holiday dish, that comes straight from your slow cooker. Serves 6 Ingredients 4 sweet potatoes (peeled and cut into 1?4-inch slices) 3/4 cups brown sugar (firmly packed) 1 (16-ounce) can whole-berry cranberry sauce 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup nonfat evaporated milk 4 tablespoons butter (cubed) 1 cup chopped pecans 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt Directions 1. Use a 4-quart slow cooker. Stagger-stack sweet potatoes in your slow cooker. Cover with the brown sugar. Squish the cranberry sauce all over the top. Mix the vanilla with the milk, and pour on top. Dot with the butter. …


Indulge in Me Time

Take some “Me Time” this holiday season.


Travel Like a Pro

Busy travel days come with more delays, crowds and germs. Here are a few travel tips to help ease your travel this holiday season.