Chia Almond Butter Fruit Dip

August 11, 2014 By

This is a yummy fruit dip to make and makes eating an apple seem not so ordinary.  You’ll want to let the yogurt mixture sit for an hour or two to let the chia soften.

Chia AB Fruit Dip

Chia Almond Butter Fruit Dip
Serves 2
Almond Butter and Apples go so well together and this dip gives some fluff to the almond butter.
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Ingredients
  1. 4 Tbsp Greek Plain Yogurt (I use Fage 2%)
  2. 1 Tbsp All Natural Almond Butter (I used Justin's Classic)
  3. 7 drops of Coconut Stevia (maple syrup or honey could also be used)
  4. 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  5. 1 Tbsp chia
  6. 1 Tbsp raw sunflower seeds
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients except sunflower seeds in a bowl until smooth (you can do this with a spoon) Then add in sunflower seeds and stir.
  2. Place in refrigerator for 2 hours before serving with a sliced apple.
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Here are a few other recipes using apples:

Apple Cake - finished

Upside Down Apple Cake

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Stuffed Apples

Here are some useful tools to have when working with apples.

Apple Peeler and Corer

Paring Knife

What is your favorite way to eat apples?

 

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Apple & Yogurt Breakfast Combo

November 2, 2013 By

This is probably the shortest post I have created on the blog.  It is very easy as a blogger to fret over the words, the pictures, are my directions clear?, etc.   When I was making my breakfast this morning I challenged myself to write a post in under 15 minutes.   I wanted to share it with you because it has protein from the almond butter, macadamia nuts and greek yogurt, whole grain from the granola, and the good-for-you nutrients from the apple.

 Apple & Yogurt Breakfast

 

Apple & Yogurt Breakfast
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Ingredients
  1. 1/2 Apple sliced - I used an organic honey crisp
  2. 1 Tbsp of almond butter - I used Justin's brand
  3. 1/2 cup of Fage Plain Greek Yogurt
  4. 2 tsp of strawberry fruit spread
  5. Sprinkling of Granola
  6. A few dried blueberries
  7. A few chopped nuts - I used raw macadamia nuts
Instructions
  1. There are really no directions. I just layered the ingredients for the yogurt.
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Note:  To add a little extra sparkle – I did a light dusting of pink colored sugar.  (I know not nutritious but I did it anyway – there’s not enough to hurt anything plus sparkle is good.)

What is your favorite nutritious breakfast to make?  Maybe we can give each other some new ideas.  Okay time is up – I’m pressing publish.

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Favorite Product – Food – Justin’s Almond Butter

June 7, 2013 By

 Product:  Justin’s Almond Butter

Justin's Almond Butter

I like the taste and all the nutritional goodness it brings.  This brand has 2 ingredients in it – look for a short list of ingredients.  Good rule of thumb is if you don’t know what it is or can’t pronounce it – don’t eat it.  Don’t be surprised that products that have a short ingredient list often cost more.  Why? –  because they are purer products.  Now keep in mind that there is fat in almond butter so go easy but don’t be fooled that you don’t need fat in your diet – you just need to choose good “fats.”

Here is a little information about almond butter.

Almond butter is made by crushing and smoothing almonds into a paste. Almonds are a highly nutritious food. By eating almonds or almond butter, you get vitamin E, potassium, magnesium, iron, calcium and phosphorus. Almonds are a good fiber source and also contain protein. Because of their high monounsaturated fat content, almonds are considered a healthy food choice. Almonds or almond butter provide healthy fat not typically found in foods high in saturated fats. (from FitDay)

Use in smoothies, on toast, along side pancakes, celery sticks and apples.

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