I am working with Produce for Kids on this campaign.
Another reason why I love shopping at Publix!!
Produce for Kids is teaming up with Publix stores for the second annual Healthy Families, Helping Kids campaign to raise money for local health and nutrition-based classroom projects through DonorsChoose.org. Beginning September 26th through October 30th, the joint campaign will help raise money for classroom projects that encourage healthy relationships with food.
So if you shop at Publix, the more produce you add to your carts the more money can be raised. All of the fresh fruit and vegetable suppliers participating will make a consumption-based donation DonorsChoose.org. More than $169,000 was raised last year which helped support 652 classroom projects throughout the country!! That is so awesome!! I have been volunteering a lot already this year at my daughter’s school and it’s amazing how much money is needed.
Be on the lookout for Produce for Kids signage, featuring characters from the popular Sprout® television show, The Chica Show, in the produce section of local Publix stores. You can also visit www.produceforkids.com for wonderful recipes and tips to help keep your kids healthy not just for back to school but all year long!
I have been trying to get my children to try new things and these kid friendly recipes are perfect for taste testing. Just last week we had pot roast and the kids tried some cooked carrots. I also made cheesecake and they each tried that as well. The Fruity Pumpkin Pie Smoothie below looks like a winner!
Fruity Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Serves 4
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup canned pumpkin purée
2 cups lowfat vanilla yogurt
1 cup spinach, loosely packed
½ cup pomegranate juice
1 medium banana
1 medium mango, chopped
1 tsp. cinnamon
⅛ tsp. cloves
Directions:
1.Place pumpkin, yogurt, spinach, juice, banana, mango, cinnamon and cloves into blender. Blend until smooth.
Suggested Sides for a Complete Meal:
• 1 slice whole wheat toast with 1 Tbsp. nut butter
Recipe by Christine Pittman of Cook the Story
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Hearty Turkey & Kale Chili
Serves 8
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Ingredients: 1 lb. lean ground turkey 1 medium onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, seeded, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1½ Tbsp. chili powder 1½ Tbsp. cumin 2 tsp. dried oregano 2 Tbsp. tomato paste 2 cans (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained 1 can (15 oz.) low-sodium black beans, drained, rinsed 1 can (15 oz.) no salt added corn, drained ¾ cup low-sodium chicken broth 4 cups kale, tough stems removed, chopped
1 cup 2% plain Greek yogurt
1 cup unsalted tortilla chips, crushed
Directions:
- Add turkey, onion, pepper, garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, tomato paste, tomatoes, black beans, corn, broth and kale to slow cooker, and cook on low 8 hours.
- Top with Greek yogurt and tortilla chips.
Which one will you try?
This is a wonderful concept!
That fruit pumpkin pie smoothie would definitely be a hit in my house.
Wish we had a Publix near us!
I want a pumpkin pie smoothie for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I might try the pumpkin smoothie without mango. I love Publix!
That sounds like a delicious smoothie!
The pumpkin pie smoothie sounds sooo good!
I want to try that pumpkin pie smoothie since fall is 85 degrees around here!
Both recipes look so delicious with all the flavors of fall!
The smoothie sounds so good. I am going to have to try that one for sure.
Ooooo — Turkey & Kale chili sounds pretty good!
This is a great concept!
I would try the smoothie! I love smoothies!!
That smoothie sounds wonderful.
That smoothie looks delicious and that is so wonderful that Publix is doing this for families.
What a great program. That smoothie sounds delicious.
That smoothie sounds very good right now!
Publix of course is where we shop for groceries, definitely not many other places worth shopping in FL.
Such a great program. I show at Publix all the time, and will definitely keep my eyes open for the signs.
I wish we had Publix here! I hear awesome things.
What a great program by Publix. I wish we had one near here or a store doing something similar.
That smoothie sounds like a must try!
That smoothie sounds utterly delish!
This sounds really, really good! I’m soooo hungry.
I love Produce for Kids they have great recipes for the website
That pumpkin smoothie would be the perfect fall treat!!
Turkey and Kale chilli sounds awesome! Definitely must try.
sounds delicious I can’t wait to try the turkey chili
I never would have thought of putting all those different fruits together with pumpkin – it sounds good!
I bet my husband would love the Fruity Pumpkin Pie Smoothie.
That smoothie sounds really tasty! I have some pumpkin puree, maybe I’ll try it!
Smoothie looks good. I know it might sound odd I have never tried Kale, I hear how good it is, I need to give it a try!!
That chili looks REALLY good!
I wish I had a Publix so I could help! I do want to try that turkey and kale chili though.
PS. Loved meeting you Anne!!! More chatting next time though. 🙂
Yum! Pumpkin pie smoothie! I’m really craving pumpkin anything lately. 🙂
i would love to try both of these recipes and I think my kids would really enjoy them.
Yummy! Wow the Fruity pumpkin pie smoothie sounds so delicious can’t wait to try it.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this program. I will make sure to do my produce shopping at Publix during this program.
I am going to go check out the recipes now – both the smoothie and chili recipes you posted look great.
My little guy enjoys making his own smoothies, and I think he would love the pumpkin one! I’ll see if I can make that for him for snack today.