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Friday, December 4, 2015

Classroom party ideas solved! Check out these 10 ideas for a healthy classroom party.

I like a good theme when it comes to a classroom party. Last year we did a Frozen theme and this year we are going with a reindeer theme. I love themes but I also want to make sure that its not a sugar fest and that the kids, even though it might be minor, will learn a little bit about partying with healthy foods.

Here are 10 healthy snack ideas that I came up with, some with a little influence from Pinterest, whose projects always seem to come out more perfect than mine but I still have fun being creative.

1. Orange snowman ( We live in Florida and I can guarantee that the majority of kids have never built there own snowman but now they can with the states favorite fruit...the orange! )

2. Don't forget about the penguin fruit masks. Wrap up whole pears (my seasonal favorite) apples and oranges. To download the free link click here.

3. Bananas with a message. The possibilities are endless when it comes to message writing on a banana.

4. Frozen "cocoa" or really just frozen low fat chocolate milk.

5. Cheese sticks (the original ones that I saw had snowmen drawn on them and they were wrapped with a little scarf). Mine were not photo worthy, but you get the point.

6. Popcorn "snow" . Draw a snowman face on a clear cup and presto you have a snowman.

7. Frozen lemonade pops (Olaf loves summer right?)

8. "Do you want to build a snowman?" Trail mix. Give each child a bag of marshmallows, pretzel sticks, nuts, fruit rope cut in 3 pieces, chocolate chips and pumpkin seeds. Let them build there own and then munch on a healthy snack.

9. For the reindeer theme I love the idea of a reindeer food bar which is an easy way to make a trail mix. Trail mix ideas include: cheerios, pretzels, mini chocolate chips, dried cranberries, raisins, nuts and seeds.

10. I also like the idea of making water bottles look like Rudolph. These pictures are from Pinterest so I will let you know how our festivities turn out.

Have a great holiday! May it be Healthy and Bright!

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Day 6 Keep away colds with a boost of Vitamin C

On the 6th day of Christmas my Registered Dietitian

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A boost of Vitamin C!

The holidays can take its toll on our bodies and a little boost of Vitamin C will help to fight off some of the uninvited holiday rundown sicknesses.

Here are a few quick tips to squeeze in some Vitamin C during the day:
1. Start your day with a Smoothie packed with apples, oranges and pomegranate juice. Blend it with a cup of plain low-fat yogurt or milk to give it an extra protein punch.

2. Place a bowl of easily peel-able small oranges and washed apples on the table for everyone to grab for a quick snack. To "dress up" the whole fruits, print out the holiday fruit mask by clicking here.