Fruit Kabobs - St. Patties Day Celebration (Pt.3)

These little guys were a little time consuming, but well worth it!

Since I've been calorie conscious lately, I wanted to offer some healthy options along with all the junk food that I was serving. So I made up these fruit kabobs, along with a green veggie plate (Green Peppers, Cucumbers, Celery) and veggie dip.

The only set-back to this snack is that it takes a awhile to cut up all the fruit. Also, it took me about a half hour in the store to find the skewers!! I figured they'd be with the paper plates, and disposable plastic-ware.. Nope. They were on the other ride of the store (wal-mart super center) with the kitchen-wares!! What!?

Not only is this snack good for you, but it's also good for your wallet!

Try this simple snack and make it your own by adding whatever green fruits YOU like!

What You Will Need:

• 1 Green Apple ---------- .80
• 1 Honeydew Melon ---- 2.00
• 5 Kiwi's ----------------- 1.70
• 1/2 Lb. Green Grapes -- .69
• 25ish Skewers ----------- .25 (100 Pack for .97)

Total: 5.44

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Dark Chocolate- All Natural Peanut Butter Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies

By the title of these cookies you may be able to tell that I'm trying to make these sound as healthy as possible, so I can justify eating 2-3 at a time.. I mean, they do have lots of oats in them, and are filled with dark chocolate & natural PB, right? They're rich, chocolaty, and best of all- EASY to make!! No-bakes have always been a favorite of mine, but I've never had then made with dark chocolate. And now that I know what it does to my taste buds, I may never go back!

Since Me & Brian have been preparing for our vacation in 83 DAYS! I've been trying to buy foods that are better for our bodies, all-natural as often as possible. Versus things like hot dogs & or totinos pizza (Ew!).. So that's why I used all-natural peanut butter & dark cocoa, cause that's all I had on hand. You can use whatever you want! I think next time I would try it with half the sugar- they are pretty sweet. Or maybe use a substitute..

These cookies literally only took 7 mins to make- from adding the first ingredient to dropping the last one on the wax paper to cool!

Chocolate Peanut-Butter No Bake Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 4 tablespoons Dark cocoa
• 1 stick butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup All-Natural peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3 cups oatmeal
• Waxed paper

Directions

In a heavy saucepan bring to a boil, the sugar, cocoa, butter and milk. Let boil for 1 minute then add peanut butter, vanilla and oatmeal. On a sheet of waxed paper, drop mixture by the teaspoonfuls, until cooled and hardened.

Recipe adapted from foodnetwork.com

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Broiled Grapefruit

Lately my husband and I have been trying to eat healthier & work-out more to prepare our bodies for a Florida vacation in just a few months.. Which isn't that hard for me because I LOVE fruits & veggies! The working out is what's killing me..

An addition to my diet lately has been grapefruit for breakfast (My husband says it takes too long to eat a grapefruit, which means I got to eat all 6 of them by myself). It's an easy, very inexpensive, and super healthy breakfast! Normally I like mine with no sugar- just plain old grapefruit. After eating so many, I was getting tired of the same 'plain old grapefruit'- I wanted to try something different! I saw this on Pinterest, and I just couldn't resist! Broiled Grapefruit!! Sounds weird, right? I was slightly hesitant about it because warm grapefruit.. I mean really, that just sounds kinda odd. Odd enough for me to be curious and try it for myself. It was surprisingly tasty!

I cut the grapefruit in half, and drizzled it with a little agave nectar! I also sprinkled a little cinnamon sugar, and a pinch of nutmeg. Placed the grapefruit under the broiler for a few minutes, and when the sugar starts to crystallize- that's when you know it's ready!

Try it out, and let me know what you think!

Broiled Grapefruit

Yield: Serves 1-2

Ingredients:

1 large grapefruit, cut in half
Drizzle of agave nectar OR Honey
Sprinkling of Cinnamon Sugar

directions:

1. Turn on the oven broiler. I set mine at high temperature.

2. Using a pairing knife, cut all the way around the grapefruit and between the fruit and the rind. Try not to cut all the way through the bottom rind, you want to keep the juices. Drizzle agave nectar lightly over the grapefruit halves. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

3. Place the grapefruit halves on a baking sheet. Put in the oven, under the broiler for 2-3 minutes, just until the sugar is bubbling and crystallized.

4. Serve warm.

*Note-you can use honey instead of agave or brown sugar instead of Cinnamon sugar.*

Recipe originally adapted from http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/broiled-grapefruit-recipe/

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