- Maxine & Lutrell Watts Elementary School
- Nutritional Information
Healthy Recipes
-
Recipes will change monthly. Come back for more healthy snack ideas!!!
Fruit Dipping
Combine the applesauce and yogurt in a bowl and mix until well-blended. Pour into a serving bowl and serve with the sliced fruits.Ingredients:- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 cup low-fat strawberry yogurt
- Slices of your favorite fruits such as strawberries, apples, bananas, pears, kiwi, pineapple, or grapes.
from bam.gov
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fastest Veggie Dip Around
Season the yogurt with the dressing mix or dry herbs. Add just enough for it to taste great! Presto, ready to dip with cut vegetables!Ingredients:
- 1 cup plain non-fat yogurt
- Dry ranch dressing mix or other dry herbs such as basil or garlic.
- Your favorite vegetables such as carrot sticks, broccoli, bell peppers, cauliflower, or celery.
from bam.gov
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salsa and Corn Cheese Sticks
Wrap the corn tortillas around the cheese sticks. Dip the wraps into the salsa and enjoy!Ingredients:
- Corn tortillas
- Low-fat mozarella cheese sticks
- Salsa (you can buy a jar from the store, or look under "veggies" to find out how to make your own!)
from bam.gov
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fruit Freeze
Place yogurt and fruit in a blender container. Cover tightly. Blend until smooth. Pour into paper cups. Freeze until thick and slushy, about 1 hour. Insert one spoon, handle up, into each cup of frozen fruit mixture. Return to freezer and freeze until solid, at least 2 more hours. To serve, remove from freezer and let sit for about 10 minutes. Peel paper cup off each treat and eat, holding the spoon as a handle.
Preparation time: 10 minutes, plus 3 hours freezing time. Makes 8 servings.Ingredients:
- 1 8-ounce container non-fat lemon yogurt
- 2 cups cubed, seedless watermelon
- 1 basket fresh strawberries, tops removed
- 1 medium banana, peeled and sliced
- 8 7-ounce paper cups
- 8 plastic spoons
from bam.gov
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pink Lemonade Yogurt Pops
Mix together and pour into frozen pop containers or paper cups with popsicle sticks.
Freeze and eat. Makes 2-3 pops depending on size of container.Ingredients:
- 1 cup plain non-fat yogurt
- 4 tablespoons of undiluted pink lemonade
from bam.gov
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Strawberry Orange Frozen Pops
Combine into blender and blend till smooth or not-so-smooth, depending on preference.
Pour into molds and freeze. Makes approximately 24 frozen pops. Serving size 1.Ingredients:
- 1 quart orange juice
- 2 cups strawberries fresh or frozen
- 3 tablespoons sugar (omit if using sweetened strawberries)
- 1 cup vanilla yogurt
from bam.gov
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Frozen Fruit Treat
Mix ingredients together. Freeze in small paper cups. Serve partially defrosted.Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 cup strawberries
- 1 large can crushed pineapple
- 5 bananas (cut in cubes)
- 12 ounces frozen orange juice-concentrate
- 1 1/2 cup water
from bam.gov
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fruit-cicles
Wash grapes or blueberries. Put a toothpick in each one. Place them on a plate and put in the freezer for about 2 hours. Take them out and enjoy.Ingredients:
- Bunch of seedless grapes or blueberries
- Toothpicks
- Plate
from bam.gov
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------