Saturday Morning: Kayla stirs the Fruit AmbrosiaKayla is on her journey to discovering how to eat right. Her parents have "banned" certain foods in the home which has been a shock in the household, but she and her sister have adjusted well. How? Through creative discovery of food. Kayla's parents involve her in the shopping decisions, planning meals, and recipes. This Saturday morning Kayla selected the fruit that complimented a well-balanced breakfast.
Fruit Amborsia a la Kayla Recipe:
Ingredients
1/4 - cantalope, skinned, seeded, and chopped in 1/2" chunks
5 - strawberries quartered (remove stem green)
8 - 10 white grapes, halved
8 - 10 red grapes, halved
8 - 10 purple grapes, halved
1 - whole red grapefruit, pealed, separated and halved
1 - whole organic plum, seeded and chopped 1/2" chunks
1 - whole peach, seeded and chopped 1/2" chunks
2 - berry/melon "Go Gurt" yogurt strips (come in popsicle-like strips)
Instructions:
Wash fruit thoroughly. Mix all fruit in decorative crystal bowl or other unique container. Mix in "Go Gurt" and serve on chilled dessert plates (small bowl or plate).
Save leftovers and blend in blender, add honey to taste, or fat free ice cream to serve as a smoothie later in the day (slightly freeze or chill before serving). If leftovers are slim, then add more of each fruit (or to strengthen flavor add more of your favorite fruit).
Healthy eating tip:
Do your kids love sodas? Try mixing one 1/3 to 1/2 ratio carbonated club soda to their drink to dilute the fructose content. You can also add soda to their fruit drink to make your own homemade coke. Finally, you can create your own sodas with fruits by juicing (recommend a juicing machine for this application) and adding organic sugar or splenda to the mixture to sweeten to taste. Kids will love the experimentation.
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