Homemade Fruit And Honey Yogurt Popsicles Recipe

Homemade popsicles for the kids and me.

Continuing with September as National Honey Month, I am celebrating the popsicle! I get tired of having to FIND ice cream with no preservatives or popsicles with no red # whatever in it and so I drooled over this recipe when I found it is a Strawberry Honey Frozen Yogurt Popsicle.

Or whatever type of fruit you want in it really, it is addicting!

The recipe is really flexible, it doesn’t mind what kind of fruit you use! It’s really quite simple to make and it freezes really fast.

After an evening in Florida in early September when it is still smoking hot while you’re playing frisbee, scootering and biking, these popsicles were an awesome finish to the day to cool off.

He was so excited he forgot to take his helmet off.

Here’s the recipe and I gotta say I have a little extra respect for it because it doubles as an amazing smoothie! I had to really stop myself from drinking it before I poured it into the little cups and ruining it for everyone! It was great after running around all day.

He was thinking “Will you ever just let me eat it or do you always have to take a picture.”

Fruit and Honey Frozen Yogurt Pops

Ingredients:

• 1 cup fresh nectarines, pineapple or strawberries chopped up (I used 1 cup fresh strawberries and 1/2 cup frozen pineapple.)
• 1 1/2 cups plain nonfat yogurt (I use Stonyfield)
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 8 3 oz. paper cups and popsicle sticks or plastic spoons.

Directions:

In a blender, combine the fresh strawberries, 1 cup yogurt, vanilla and most of the honey and blend. Pour evenly into cups, leaving a little room at the top for the pineapple mixture. Then, combine the rest of the yogurt, the pineapple and the rest of the honey in the blender and blend. If you want to get all fancy schmancy, freeze the strawberry cups for a little while, then add the pineapple mix on top to keep the colors separated entirely and to make it look all purty. (You can take a look at their beautiful popsicle picture. My boys were quick to point out that mine didn’t “look like the ones in the magazine!” And they were right.) But they tasted amazing! (So hush.) Anyways, I didn’t freeze the strawberry first and the pineapple mixed a little when I poured it in, but still sat on top a little bit. I used plastic spoons instead of popsicle sticks. I had to convince them to stand up straight but eventually they did.

After you pour them, freeze them for 4 hours or until frozen solid (mine were frozen in 2 hours.) Makes 8-10 pops.

Do the same thing in the morning but don’t freeze it and don’t pour them in tiny cups, and keep it all to yourself and you’ve got a delish smoothie recipe too!

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Top Healthy Snacks For Office Parties

The office party is the much awaited time of the year, when you get to meet some new colleagues and even have fun with your old friends under the same roof. After a certain time of work, your office colleagues turn out to be more like your extended family members. But, when you are working, you hardly get time to catch up with them for some fun-filled excitements. Waiting for the weekends is too boring and mainstream. Sometimes, to keep up the healthy working lifestyle of the office, it is mandatory to host office parties. 

But, just like adding fun element to the party, the organizers need to worry about the employees’ health too. You cannot just add junk food in the list as that might upset someone’s stomach in no time. So, adding healthy snacks to the list can prove to be one great alternative in this regard. 

Some Delightful Drinks To Add 

You have to be sure of the delightful drinks that you want your co-workers to enjoy on the perfect office party. Moreover, party treats should be designed to lift you up and not just weigh you down. Well, office parties are not only about booze and hardcore alcoholic drinks. There are some delightful drinks as well, which you can put up at the counter for sure. So, let’s just get started with that for now. 

• Serving Detox Water 

It is the right way to bring balance to celebration with an office party snack, which will help the coworkers offset effects of heavier indulgences. All you have to do is just drop some fruit and some fresh herbs into pitcher of water, and then put it in the fridge to chill. Then take it out and serve it cold to the welcoming guests. 

• Time For Sangria 

Sangria is often noted to be quite festive, either with alcohol or without it. This drink is a perfect fruity addition to the party and looks picture perfect for that Instagram post for sure. For that blast of fruity flavor in your drink, you can obviously try out the pomegranate orange version for that complete delicious treat. 

• For That Simple Tea Lover Out There 

The time has come when you can just set out carafe of the steaming water with assortment of tea bags, some of the orange slices and some cinnamon sticks, even though optional. It can end up making the perfect office party treat for warming co-workers during jittery winter office parties. 

• Lemonade With Twist Of Lavender 

You can easily combine the crisp flavor of lemon along with the floral aroma of the lavender for creating that ultimate beverage. It is just great for washing down all the other office snacks that you have been munching on. You can log online to get the perfect recipe by your side. 

• Going For The Bubbly Fruit Pour Overs 

You can easily make this amazingly delicious party drinks from any chosen fruit and using any carbonated beverage of your choice. All you have to do is just divide the fruit into transparent individual cups and then pour over bubbles. For example, the apples and sparkling cider is a deadly combination you can try for sure! 

Add The Fruit Snacks In The List 

People during old days used to create festive holiday display by just using fruit as the nature’s most precious gift. With its all natural decoration and some more, these snacks are delicious, colorful and outrageously healthy in its nature. So, adding fruit to the list will not be any less of a good choice, whenever you are looking for some healthy office party snacks to turn heads. But first, let’s just learn more about the options available under fruit snacks for sure. 

• Head Towards Some Fruity Baskets 

The fruit basket is no doubt a healthy touch to your office parties. Even though it is a bit off guard for those looking for junk and oily snacks but it is a perfect addition by keeping employees’ health in mind. If you want, you can easily whip up fruit basket at moment’s notice. The basket will just look incredible and there will be something healthy and delicious for everyone attending the office party. 

• Time For The Fruit Salad 

If you have all the time, then you might end up chopping few of the different fruit types into some uniform pieces. It will add more to the glamour quotient for sure, when you place the salad on table in front of every co-worker. After making those precision cuts, you can toss the fruits into a bowl and top it off with some lemon juice to get this snack all set and ready to try out. 

• Time For The Healthy Banana Splits 

For this recipe, all you have to do is just grab the stick and then add chunk of pineapple, slice of banana, and even a strawberry to just make this easy, quick and unique office party snack. If you want to add something a bit different and even more delicious to the already fruity split, then you can dip it in melted chocolate and put in the fridge to cool down a bit. You can even add some nuts when the chocolate is still soft and then insert it in the fridge. 

• For The Fruit Kabobs 

For this perfectly simple recipe, you can easily add any fruit of your choice. Any fruit that you like, you can cut it into pieces and put them on a stick. You even have the chance to be creative in this regard and things will start to work out in the best way possible over here for sure. 

These are a few of the many ways in which you can add fun to office parties by introducing healthy drinks and snacks in the food counter. For some more details on other healthy options, you can log online and get ideas from some of the promising online sources over here for sure.

I hope you enjoyed this blog post about the perfect healthy snacks for upcoming office parties or company gatherings of all types.

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Free Frugal Fitness Meal Plan 2000 Calories

Enjoy this free lean, affordable, simple, and delicious frugal fitness meal plan at just 2,000 calories. It's high protein, low carb, and includes healthy fats!

Breakfast: 

4 Eggs 
1 Bowl of Kashi Heart to Heart Cereal w/ Skim Milk 
Banana 
Coffee or Tea 
Multivitamin and 1-2 Flaxseed or Fish Oil Capsules (optional) 

(550 Calories) 

Snack #1: 

Yogurt Handful of Almonds (200 Calories) 

Lunch: 

Spinach Salad with tomatoes, grilled chicken, light dressing 
Glass or bottle of skim or 1% milk (350 Calories)
Fat Free Greek Yogurt + Strawberries (150 Calories) 

Snack #2: 

Large Tablespoon of Natural Peanut Butter 
(150 Calories) 

Dinner: 

Grilled Salmon with vegetables 
Cup of Brown Rice (400 Calories) 

Snack #3 before bed: 

Glass of Skim Milk (100 calories) 

Total Calories: 2,000

Combine meal plan with consistent resistance training and cardiovascular exercise. Watch the Best YouTube Fitness Channels.

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Seasons Of Change With Sahale Snacks & Clif Bar Healthy Food

The New Year is here and many of you are obviously looking to make some healthier changes. The Frugal Fitness team wants all of you New Englanders (and travelers in the area) to know that your favorite neighborhood convenience store chain Seasons Market has teamed up with the healthy and delicious companies known as Sahale Snacks and Clif Bar to bring you "Seasons Of Change" to help you start strong and snack right! Sahale Snacks, Clif Nut Butter, and Clif Builder's bars will be on sale from January 3rd through January 30th in 2017 at all of their stores in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. These are some delicious, convenient, healthy, and organic products made by some fantastic companies that take great pride in their ingredients and employees. 

Enjoy the natural ingredients while you treat your body to a bonanza of lean protein, healthy unsaturated fats, complex carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and more! 

Now they're also giving away a huge PRIZE PACK so enter on the Seasons Facebook Page to let them know how you will "Raise The Bar" and go "Beyond Ordinary" in the new year!! Sahale Snacks and Clif Bar (and Seasons Market for that matter) are always looking to improve their company and products so they want to know what you want to improve.

Follow @SahaleSnacks and @ClifBar on Twitter and look for the hashtag #StartStrongSnackRight on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. 

Seasons Market also offers countless other great healthy, fresh, and local products to help you start your new year right! Drop in and take a look at their amazing selection. 

They are also looking forward to our newest store in Swansea Massachusetts which just opened! They have many new stores scheduled to open throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts and look forward to seeing you there! 

Don't forget to download their free updated Mobile App for even more Seasons Savings, especially on coffee, fruit juice, water, and seltzer! We want you to save some green! Free Fuel Rewards will also help you on your frugal quest for self-improvement!

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Frugal Recipe: Epic Protein Chili

Enjoy this healthy & hearty chili recipe! Power up those taste buds for pennies!!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup red wine
2 T. cumin
16 oz black beans
2 large jalapenos chopped
1/3 cup chili powder
28 oz whole tomatoes chopped with reserved liquid
2 lbs pork butt in 1 inch cubes
1 lb beef stew meat in 1 inch cubes
3 garlic cloves chopped
2 green bell peppers chopped
2 onions chopped
3 T. olive oil

Instructions:

Heat oil, and sauté onions, peppers, and garlic. Sauté until tender for 14 minutes. Transfer mixture to a plate. Add beef and pork and sauté 10 minutes or no longer pink. Return onion mixture, add tomatoes with liquid, add chili powder, jalapeños, and cumin. Season with salt and pepper if desired. Cover and simmer 1 hour until meat is tender. Add black beans and red wine to chili. Simmer until thicken and tender. About 30 minutes. Adjust seasoning. Ladle into bowls with garnish of choice.

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Cinnamon Bun Protein Smoothie

Simple, effective, affordable, and delicious! Shake it up this summer with this great protein smoothie!

Ingredients:

10 oz. Skim Milk

1 – 1.5 scoops of vanilla whey protein

1 TBSP Cinnamon

4 oz yogurt

Ice

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients together in blender. Feel free to add or subtract ice, yogurt, and skim milk for preferred thickness. Enjoy for breakfast, snack, pre-workout, post-workout, or just on a hot summer day! :)

  

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Lean Mean Terrific Turkey Meatballs

You gotta love some good meatballs, especially when they're lean and mean meatballs!

Simple, affordable, and delicious protein that won't derail your diet!

Ingredients:

One pound lean ground turkey or chicken.

½ teaspoon Italian seasoning.

Two shakes garlic powder

½ cup water

½ cup breadcrumbs

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all together in a bowl. Roll into small meatballs. Bake in oven for about 20 min. turning once at 10 minutes. Check to see that center is hot and cooked through. Serve with any whole wheat or whole grain pasta and sauce. OR use in whole wheat rolls for meatball sandwiches with sauce. Top with part skim mozzarella cheese and broil until cheese is bubbly.

  

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Protein Shake

The best protein smoothie of all time. Well, at least for me. Next best thing than blending up actual Reese's Peanut Butter Cups! Epic taste!

Ingredients:

6 Oz. 1% Milk / Almond Milk / Soy Milk

1 – 1.5 scoops of chocolate whey protein

2 Tbsp Natural Peanut Butter (or sub w/ almond butter)

Ice

1 Tbsp Cocoa Powder

1 Tbsp Sugar Free Chocolate Syrup

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients together in blender making sure no peanut butter gets stuck on the sides. Feel free to add or subtract ice and skim milk for your preferred thickness. Serve as a breakfast or post-workout shake or just a healthy and filling snack.

  

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Frugal Snack: Turkey Pepperoni Pizza Dip

Enjoy this frugal tasty reduced fat turkey pepperoni pizza dip at all of your sports gatherings with minimal guilt! Sure I'd consider it a "cheat food", but it will be a fan favorite and one that won't ruin your week's progress if eaten in moderation.

Ingredients:
1 8 oz. Pk. Low Fat Cream Cheese
1/2 cup low fat dairy sour cream
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. oregano
1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1/2 cup chopped or turkey pepperoni
1/4 cup sliced green onion
1/2 cup shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese
 

Instructions:
In a small mixing bowl beat together cream cheese, sour cream, oregano, garlic powder and red pepper. Spread evenly in 9 or 10 inch pie plate. Spread pizza sauce over the top. Sprinkle with pepperoni, green onion and green pepper. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Top with mozzarella: bake 5 minutes more or until cheese is melted and mixture is heated through.

  

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2 Scrumptious Strawberry Protein Shakes

Enjoy these 2 great strawberry protein shakes for a good quick healthy and frugal breakfast, pre-workout, post-workout, or snack beverages! Bottoms up Frugal Fitness protein-nation! 

Strawberry Shortcake Shake

Ingredients:

1 Cup Skim Milk

2 oz Fat Free Yogurt

1 scoops vanilla whey protein powder

1/2 Cup Strawberries

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

Ice

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients together in blender for about 30-45 seconds. Feel free to add or subtract ice and fruit for your preferred thickness. Serve as a breakfast or post-workout shake or just a healthy and filling snack.

Strawberry Fields Forever

Ingredients:

8 oz skim milk

4 oz nonfat yogurt

1 scoops vanilla whey protein powder

1 Cup strawberries

Ice

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients together in blender for about 30-45 seconds. Feel free to add or subtract ice and fruit for your preferred thickness. Serve as a breakfast or post-workout shake or just a healthy and filling snack.

  

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Guiltless Blueberry Banana Protein Muffins

By Chef Corin Szostek

Enjoy these delicious guiltless blueberry banana protein muffins as a dessert or cheat food! 

Makes: 12 Muffins

Ingredients:
1.5 cups oat bran
6 egg whites
.5 cup canned pumpkin
.5 cups all natural unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp cinnamon
cap full of vanilla extract
1 scoop protein powder (preferably Vanilla)
1 cup granular Splenda
1 banana mashed
1.5 cups fresh or frozen blueberries

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees, and prepare a muffin tin by spraying it with non-stick vegetable oil spray. Use paper muffin paper cups/liners. Combine applesauce, egg whites, pumpkin, banana and vanilla extract in a bowl and mix well with blender. Combine the dry ingredients in a separate bowl gently (don't crush the blueberries). Once both mixtures are thoroughly combined, add the dry ingredients to the wet gradually. Once incorporated, pour batter into the prepared muffin tin. Bake for 17-20 minutes at 375 degrees (or until toothpick comes out clean).

Approximate Nutritional Values: Calories: 80 Fat: 1.5 g, Carbs: 15 g, Protein: 7 g


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Frugal Food: Homemade Almond Milk

Making your own almond milk is a breeze. (Pun intended!) Just soak the almonds overnight, blend with water, strain with a cloth over a jar, and refrigerate. 

Step One: Soak the almonds.

Step Two: Blend!

Step Three: When the magic happens.

Step Four: Pour into a cheesecloth (or dishcloth in my case) and squeeze.

Step Five: Use reserved almond pulp to put in things!

Step Six: Pour into a cute jar, Pinterest it, and pretend you're a blogger :p

Homemade Almond Milk Recipe

Ingredients:

Water for soaking

1 cup raw almonds (skin on or off, it’s your choice)

3 cups water 

Sweetener of your choice (optional)

Instructions:

Cover the almonds with about an inch of water and soak overnight or up to two days. Drain and place in blender with 3 cups water (2 if you like it thicker) and sweetener if using. Blend for two minutes or until the mixture is white like milk. Pour over a bowl covered with a cheesecloth or thin dishcloth. Squeeze out all the milk from the pulp by holding the cloth tight around your hands. Pour into a container and enjoy! Can be stored up to two days in the fridge. (The leftover almond meal can be added to oatmeal, smoothies, and muffins as it is. You can also spread it out on a baking sheet and bake it in a low oven until completely dry (2-3 hours). Dry almond meal can be kept frozen for several months and used in baked goods.)

Will you give this a try? I promise you’ll love the result - fresh, almondy greatness!

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