Mommy Has to Work

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:

1. 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.
2. Top with Greek yogurt and tortilla chips.

 Which one will you try?

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

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