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Mezzaluna

 

I am a 13 year old girl and my mom likes me to eat healthy too. One thing she does is, when making sweets, instead of using sugar she always uses Splenda and I never tell a difference. Splenda is just like sugar but not as bad for you. There is also a salad that she makes that I just love.. It is called bean salad.

The ingredients are:

Black beans,

corn,

chic peas,

red kiney beans,

white corn,

(all of the above use one can each/ drain + rinse),

1 green pepper- chopped, 2 stalks of celery (chopped), 1 red onion- chopped.

Just mix all of these ingredients together in a bowl. Then add this dressing...

Dressing:

1 1/2 cups of Splenda

3/4 C.  Canola Oil

3/4C. Vinegar

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Mezzaluna

 

Hi there!

Welcome to cheftalk.

Well, I have some ideas for healthy snacks that are easy to prepare.

First one is:

Fruit skewers

you would need: fruits in season-banana,mango,strawberry,watermelon... skewers

what you will do: slice the mangoes into medium cubes, hull the strawberries.

                         alternately put the fruits to make it colorful

that's it!

second:

Parsleyed Corn on the Cob

Yield: Makes 6 servings
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Ingredients

• 6  ears sweet corn, shucked
• 4  tablespoons  unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2  teaspoon  kosher salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4  cup  fresh parsley leaves, roughly chopped

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Preparation

Bring a large pot of water, 3/4 full, to a boil. Break the ears into halves or thirds and simmer just until tender, no more than 5 minutes. Drain and transfer to a serving dish. Pour the butter over the corn and sprinkle with the salt, pepper, and parsley, turning to coat. Serve steaming hot.

Tip: For the sweetest corn, cook it as soon as possible after buying it. The sugar in corn begins to turn to starch the moment the ears are picked; cool temperatures slow this process.

So there!

2 simple recipes for the moment and will come up with new ones later.

Enjoy!

 

Hi workfromhome,

welcome to cheftalk, you will definitely love it here! And yes did you say you're a working mom? let me guess, you work from home, right? Just a guess from your chosen id. Well, I do work too, but got no kids yet so I joined here for my hubby. I've got to say for a very short time, this place has taught me really wonderful ideas. Well, again welcome!

 

Greetings!  I'm in a similar situation.  I'm a teacher and have 3 little kids.  One of the best things I did was get them turned on to fresh fruit and vegetables.  Sometimes they need some little ranch dressing to use and dip and motivation.  They are content to have sliced cucumbers or baby carrots as a snack, so I'm not complaining about the dip too much!

 

Yes Veggies & Dip are were and are still one of my children's favorite along with a ton of fresh washed whole fruit in the fridge. Bananas on the counter etc.... I brought home dinner from the restaurant most days when I was so busy at work. They used to call me with their order. So I was not the typicle working mom as I had food at my fingertips. My kids love salad which has been at every dinner table.  If I got home early  the favorite was...whole roasted chicken surrounded in the pan by wedged potatoes with the skins on ,carrots large dice ,same for celery and onion ...drizzle a marinade of lemon juice thyme , oregano, S &P and olive oil and keep basting all....so simple so good

have fun with simple food ...it's summer and that is the best time for some fast easy grilling ..meat, veggies even corn and potatoes...

 

I'm a working mom too... but when my kids were smaller I was a stay at home mom.  I'm sure you'll find lots of healthy eating ideas for your kids here.  Macaroni and cheese (homemade, not kraft dinner) has always been a favourite with my kids and it's fairly quick and straightforward to make.  They love veggies and dip, cheese and crackers and fruit.  Sometimes for lunch we have a meal of just that... veggies with dip, cheese and crackers, sometimes a little sliced keilbassa or polish sausage and fruit.  It's quick, healthy and they can't get enough of that sometimes. 

Welcome to ChefTalk by the way!