Valentine's Day is just around the corner, which means that its time to whip up some creative treats for you and the kids. While Valentine's Day is all the time associated with sweet treats such as chocolate and candy, you can originate some yummy treats for the kids while still keeping it on the salutary side.
Valentine's Day Kabobs
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One way you can let the children indulge in a extra Valentine's Day treat, without losing nutritional value is by development Fruit Kabobs with Yogurt Dip. You can buy red or pink plastic skewers and then load them up with strawberries, cherries, watermelon and red seedless grapes. You can use a tiny heart shaped cookie cutter for the berries and watermelon to add to the festive look. Low-fat vanilla yogurt works well as a dip and strawberry yogurt would be exquisite with your theme.
Here's other nutritious treat idea for your favorite petite Valentines. For breakfast on this extra day, make heart shaped muffins. You won't need a extra muffin pan either. Just fill your muffin liners with the batter and then press a piece of tin foil, rolled to 1/2inch thick in the middle of the muffin liner and the pan to shape the muffin liner into a heart.
Here's one that's a bit different:
Strawberry Roll-ups
You will need: 4 (6 inch) soft tortilla shells
Low-fat Strawberry cream cheese
4 T Strawberry jam
Spread the cream cheese evenly across each tortilla. Add 1 T of strawberry jam, spread down the center. Fold in the edges of the tortilla, about two inches. Now roll the tortilla up- jelly roll style. Slice into 2-inch bites for the exquisite Valentines Day snack.
Mini- Fruit Smoothies for Valentine's Day
Little ones enjoy fruit smoothies, so why not serve them on Valentine's Day to show your kids how much you appreciate them- in a nutritious, tasty way. They're so easy to make, you'll find yourself development up a batch even when it's not a extra day. Naturally incorporate a blend of fruits in your blender, with a petite fruit juice added for liquid. You can serve them in decorated Dixie cups for petite hands and embellish them with cocktail umbrellas for a extra touch.
In staying with the theme of the day, use mostly red fruits and juice. Strawberries and raspberries are exquisite options and you can mix in bananas without changing the color scheme. Apple juice combines well with the berries for your liquid.
Jell-O Hearts- Without the Sugar and Dyes
Little ones love Jell-O, but as a Mom you stress about all that sugar and synthetic coloring. Try this instead for a nutritious option:
Boil 1 cup of water, add ½ cup of grape juice and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin. Stir until dissolved. After it cools slightly, add other ½ cup of grape juice. Pour into heart shaped molds and refrigerate until firm. If you don't have heart shaped molds, you can pour the gelatin compound into a baking pan and then cut out heart shapes with a cookie cutter after it is firm.
These treats will add some extra touches to Valentine's Day for you and your kids. You can make them as a surprise or the children can share in the fun!
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