Beach food

hello!!!

Okay for today's post i thought i would post up the perfect healthy beach picnic lunch! I love going to the beach and to me memorial day marks when the water is warm enough i can go into the water with a bathing suit with out freezing to death!!! so here is the healthy menu of the day :

Drink- Water, 100% juice, or my favorite my dad's fresh apple juice ( brought in an insulated container because this stuff spoils)

menu

Chicken aragula, and red bell pepper sandwiches

• 3 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt
• 4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh arugula

• 2 large red bell peppers
• 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves (each about 4 ounces)
• 1 teaspoon olive oil

• 6 5- to 6-inch-long French bread baguette pieces, halved lengthwise
• 2 large bunches fresh arugula
• preparation

Mix first 3 ingredients in small bowl. Mix in chopped arugula. Season arugula mayonnaise generously with ground pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)

Char peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Place in bag; let stand 10 minutes. Peel and seed bell peppers. Cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Brush skillet with 1 teaspoon oil. Add chicken; sauté until just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to plate; cool. Cut into diagonal slices.

Spread generous 2 teaspoons arugula mayonnaise on each cut side of bread. Cover bottom of bread pieces generously with arugula. Top with sliced chicken, dividing equally. Top with bell pepper strips and generous amount of arugula. Cover with bread tops. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Wrap in plastic and chill.)

note often i will use jarred red peppers to save time

Fresh Strawberries

Corazonas potato chips ( these have 40% less fat then regular chips & fiber)

veggie sticks

low fat string cheese ( if you have a cooler)

that's it

enjoy ,

tomorrow we will talk about ...

healthy memorial day food

O and here is the healthy recipe of the day this is one of my mom's favorites :

Greek Salad with Orzo and Black-Eyed Peas

3/4 cup orzo 1 (15-ounce) can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed 1 large tomato, diced (1 cup) 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1/2 seedless cucumber, halved lengthwise, cored, and diced (1 cup) 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives, slivered 1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon finely chopped oregano 2 to 3 cups coarsely chopped romaine 1/2 pound feta, crumbled (1 cup) 4 to 8 peperoncini Equipment: 4 (16-ounce) wide jars or containers with lids ( THIS IS TOTALY OPTIONAL ) Accompaniment: pita chips Cook orzo according to package instructions. Drain in a sieve and rinse under cold water until cool. Drain well. Toss black-eyed peas, tomato, and parsley with vinegar, 1 tablespoon oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Marinate, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes. Meanwhile, toss together orzo, remaining tablespoon oil, cucumber, olives, onion, lemon zest and juice, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Divide black-eyed-pea mixture (with juices) among jars and layer orzo salad, romaine, and feta on top. Add 1 or 2 peperoncini to each jar. i don't really make this that often once a month, but when i do make mmmm. also it doesn't have to be made in jars cute but you don't get the mix of flavors so often i do it in a salad bowl and also you can make any changes sometimes i do it with out black eye peas but with garbanzo beans. and you can add or take out any ingredient i mean it is a salad

okay sorry i didn't post yesterday, i couldn't figure out how to get to my blog. Today was very fun we had a school dance and even with all that fun i was able to make healthy food options. First I opted for water over Gatorade and soda pop one can of soda has around 10 teaspoons of sugar !!! and when I was hungry I wen't away from the twix ( i'll tell you more about the bad stuff in twix in a latter post) and hoped over to the gummy Sour patch kids with only 140 calories a lot maybe but i shared it with friends so it wasn't that bad really

See you tommarow

Fruit Floes

Hello

Hi welcome to Fruit Floes inspired by my favorite Popsicles in the world Fruit Floes from Trader joes, well actually now i'm liking the Fruit Frenzy Bars from trader joes but my all time favorite is Caribbean Fruit Floes,mmm . so anyways I'm JJ and this is a blog about one kids well actually pre-teen soon turn to turn teen on a healthy, kid friendly and nutritious food journey. So join me as I share a recipe a day or close to a day ( I mean i'm still a kid) and what i ate and how to make nutritious but good and delicious choices as a teen. Thanks:)

JJ