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Cheesy Zucchini Dreamboats Recipe

August 13, 2010 By 10 Comments

Cheesy stuffed zucchini boatsThis stuffed zucchini boats recipe makes a wonderful appetizer or side dish.  A great way to get your kids to eat veggies. The grab and go portability of these cheesy stuffed zucchini boats is perfect for active kids. An easy recipe, best made with young zucchini.

Cheesy Zucchini Boats Recipe
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Author: Robin Gagnon
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 35 mins
Total time: 45 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 box of Low Sodium Chicken stuffing mix
  • 4 small zucchini squash
  • 1/2 cup of Garden Vegetable or Herbed cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup of butter
  • 1/3 cup of shredded cheddar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Microwave 1 1/2 cups water, cream cheese, and butter (or spread) in a microwave safe bowl for 2 minutes on high.
  3. Fold in the dry stuffing.
  4. Slice zucchini in half, and cut out a groove in each half.
  5. Heap the stuffing on the squash, gently pressing it to shape.
  6. Coat a baking dish with a little olive oil or non-stick spray. Place the stuffed zucchini in, and bake for 30-35 minutes.
  7. minutes before they are done, top with cheddar.
  8. Serve & enjoy
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Veggie Patch Bites Review

June 29, 2010 By 1 Comment

veggie patch spinach bites review

I recently had the opportunity to try Veggie Patch Bites, for review. I am always looking for a new way to sneak vegetables into my three year old’s diet, and these looked promising. The bites come in four different varieties (Broccoli, Corn, Portabella and Spinach) and are shaped into nuggets with a golden crust.

Veggie Patch Bites are:

  • 100% Vegetarian
  • Trans Fat Free
  • MSG Free
  • A good source of Fiber
  • Low in Cholesterol
  • An excellent source of Calcium

We tried out the spinach Veggie Patch Bites, last week.  It was a particularly hot day, so I opted to heat them in the microwave, instead of the oven, which would normally be preferable.  The bites heated up super fast, since they are refrigerated rather than frozen.  I found them to be quite tasty, and my uber fussy daughter even ate the equivalent of one nugget (amazing).

Although the bites are healthy and tasted good.  I will be waiting for a sale, before getting them again.  They are currently priced at $4.99 a package at my grocer.

Verdict: If you catch these on sale, definitely try them out with your child.

Disclosure: While I received a complimentary sample, for the purpose of this review, all opinions presented here are entirely my own.

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Giveaway: Horizon Organic Chocolate Milk Plus DHA Omega-3

March 1, 2010 By

As most parents of young children are already aware DHA is an important nutrient for growing brains, especially in the first 5 years.  It can be a struggle to ensure children get adequate levels of DHA Omega-3, since it is found in a limited number of food sources.

Horizon Organic Chocolate Milk Plus DHA Omega-3 is fortified with a vegetarian form of DHA.  Vegetarian forms of DHA avoid the complaints of “fishy taste”, you may get with other sources.  Kid’s are not likely to complain about drinking chocolate milk.  If you can slip in DHA on top of all the usual vitamins and minerals already found in milk, then you are off the a great start on good nutrition.

I was looking forward to trying this milk with my daughter, but have been unable to locate this particular product in my area.  If I can’t locate any by the drawing date of the giveaway, I will throw my free product coupons in, as well.

*Disclaimer:  I was given free product coupons to try this product, but was unable to locate it, so information provided is general.

Giveaway

Thanks to Horizon Dairy, two winners will each receive  2 free product coupons for half gallons of  Horizon Organic Lowfat Chocolate Milk with DHA Omega-3  ( plus two $1 coupons )

Mandatory Entry: Visit the Horizon product locator , and tell me a  store that carries half gallons in your area.  The locator seems to be down right now, just leave a comment… it will count as the mandatory entry.

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Two winners will be selected from all valid entries, using random.org, and will have 48 hours to respond to their prize winner email notification.  If winner fails to respond, within that time period, a new winner will be drawn.  Contest ends March 15, 2010 at 11:59 pm EST.  Open to US residents , age 18+.

Congratulations to Jill L. & Ro the confirmed winners.

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Spinach Cracker Recipe : A Sneaky Way to Get Your Toddler to Eat Veggies

November 18, 2009 By 10 Comments
spinach cracker recipe

Homemade Spinach Crackers are a sneaky way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.

This recipe was developed , as a way of sneaking vegetables into my fussy toddlers diet.  She loves crunchy stuff, but just plays with her vegetables.  My devious plan… infiltrate the crunchy crackers she loves, with spinach.

I have made this recipe a couple times now, and my daughter eats the crackers, without complaint.  Sure, she would rather have Cheez-its, but Miss Fussy will eat them.

Spinach Cracker Recipe : A Sneaky Way to Get Your Toddler to Eat Veggies
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Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup of frozen loose leaf spinach
  • 1/4 cup oil (I use olive oil)
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt ( or powdered chicken bouillon, like Goya)
  • 1 and 1/2 tbs water
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup flour
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Puree the spinach, oil salt, baking powder and water in a food processor or blender.
  3. Combine the flour and the spinach mixture, either in the food processor, or a mixing bowl.
  4. Knead the dough and form it into a nice ball.
  5. Roll the dough out on a well floured surface. The dough should be rolled out very thin (like pasta dough).
  6. Put the dough on a floured baking sheet.
  7. Use a pastry cutter to cut the dough into squares.(a pizza cutter or knife will do if you don’t have one)
  8. Prick each cracker 2-3 times with a fork.
  9. Bake for approximately 20 minutes. Thinner crackers and those on the edges will cook faster. Pull them out, and continue cooking those that are still soft. Crackers will crisp a bit more during cooling, but should be somewhat crisp when removed.
  10. Crackers should be put directly on a kitchen towel to cool, to maintain their crispness.
Notes

This recipes will make a batch of spinach crackers equal to about 1/2 a regular size box of crackers. Store in an airtight container.

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The recipe is easy to make and composed of basic ingredients, that most home cooks will have on hand.  I decided to use an all purpose flour for these crackers, over whole wheat, to insure a good “crunch” factor.

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