Great Classroom Treat!

Need a quick, but tasty treat for the classroom party this week?  Try a stuffed cupcake!  And, for added fun make them in an Easter Egg shaped cupcake tin that you can typically find in your local craft store baking section. 

http://www.pricechopper.com/Recipes/Detail/6912

Healthy Dinner Option...

Get in the mood for the upcoming holiday or just simply have fun in the kitchen and try Bunny Food for Dinner!  It's a great way to get kids to try vegetables...

Grab the recipe by visiting:
http://www.pricechopper.com/Recipes/Detail/6914

Health Fair

I spent the day at the Price Chopper Health Fair, which took place at one of the Price Chopper locations in Colonie.  It was a great event and I met a lot of people.  I ended up making over 200 Mini Flower Pots with visitors at the event.  The kids loved the treat!  It's a great healthy dessert alternative for kids of all ages...

3 oz. Price Chopper Strawberry low fat/fat free yogurt

3 oz. Price Chopper Blueberry low fat/fat free yogurt

3 oz. Price Chopper fat free whipped topping

Strawberries

Blueberries

Mini fillo dough

Simply mix the yogurts and whipped topping together gently.  Fill each fillo dough 1/2 full.  Cut the strawberries into strips and place three of them into the fillo dough as flower pedals and one blueberry in the center.  Whola...fun and delicious!

This recipe is great for classroom parties, birthdays or any time.

Dinner time..

I came home after a VERY long day, so everyone pitched in and played a role in helping to prep dinner.  Cooking together is my favorite way to create a meal, because it gives me a few quality moments during the craziness of everyone's schedules and as they get older, it surprisingly goes much quicker. 

We had chicken fajitas, which is a quick and easy staple in my home.  I can squeeze in a little of everything in one main dish; protein, dairy, whole grain and vegetables! 

My youngest was in charge of shredding the cheese and I love using this self contained shredder for little hands...it avoids any knuckles meeting the grater.  We used the Monterey cheese with jalapeno peppers mixed throughout to add a little spice of flavor.

My almost 13 year old is now old enought to wash and slice the peppers.  WAHOO!

I broiled the chicken, sautéed the peppers with sweet onions and a little olive oil, warmed the whole grain wraps and set up everything buffet style on the counter.  Everyone loves making their own!  We served salad with the fajitas and were good to go. 

I do believe the more they cook, the more they try and the healthier they eat!

Healthy Kids...

Today the Price Chopper Kids Cooking Club launched a Healthy Kid Initiative. As a part of our program we visited a public school and spent the day with 450 students. We started the day with an assembly that featured 'Cook Your Way through a Healthy Day!', which the kids enjoyed and then...

I spent the afternoon making a healthy snack with students, which they loved!  We made my Mini Flower Pots which is a great recipe to demonstrate how much they can do themselves and

we talked about healthy dessert alternatives.

We teamed up with Registered Dietitian Dianne Fagan who taught the kids all about the importance of nutrition, played games with them and shared the Price Chopper NuVal system and how it can help the students make better choices when they are shopping with their parents.

Kids Club on the Road...

Friday, March 19

4 - 7 pm

Clay Price Chopper

3863 State St.

Liverpool, NY

 

Saturday, March 20

10am - 1 pm

Erie Blvd. Price Chopper

2515 Erie Blvd.

Syracuse, NY

Saturday, March 27

Noon - 4 pm

Health and Wellness Open House

Colonie Price Chopper

1892 Central Ave.

Albany, NY

GREEN EGGS AND HAM...

Well, we don't celebrate with the typical St. Patrick's Day tradition of Corned Beef and Cabbage, but I try to incorporate a little green.  I had an entire plan to serve Green Eggs and Ham, but with a teenager and a tweenager in the house I forgot ...if it's in the frig, cupboards or pantry it's free game unless otherwise noted....

So, happily getting ready to prep dinner on a busy night I suddenly found that there was no ham to cooked! YIKES...NO HAM!  So, plan B went into action....I pulled out the eggs, the cheese (a miracle that was still available), red peppers, asparagus and whole wheat toast.  I became a short order cook and made omelets to order....

Yes, even asparagus made an appearance.  Believe it or not, my youngest will only eat asparagus with eggs and eggs with asparagus...so green was still a focus on St. Patrick's Day and Sam I am should have tried a little bit of green asparagus vs. food dye!