SUMMER EDITION

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A compilation of recipes and where to !nd recipes for cooking

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A variety of Quinoa recipes will be found this month

Featuring the best in season editions of bell peppers, blueberries, and zucchini

"e best of organic !ndings in food and sustainability

Tips for letting the little ones help you cook and become engaged in their food

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Ultimate Green Juice Squeeze

Patriotics Finest

Summer Salads

Play with Kids Food

Fruitful Fundays

fresh recipes for green juices

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2Ingredients:2 cups cooked quinoa

1/2 cup natural peanut butter

1/4 cup honey

1 cup old fashioned oats (I put the oats through my mini food processor to get a

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup chocolate chips (or more to

How to make:1. Combine quinoa, peanut butter, and honey in large bowl.

2. Add chocolate chips and stir.

3. Drop by tablespoons onto an un-greased baking sheet lined with parch-ment or a non-stick baking mat.

4.Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 min-utes or until bottoms are golden brown.After you remove them from the oven, use the bottom of a glass to press down

Peanut Butter Chocolate Quinoa Cookies

3.5 grams of protein

each !

Ingredients:1 cup quinoa, rinsed

1/4 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup raisins

3/4 cup whole milk

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How to make:1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium saucepan, bring quinoa and 1 cup water to a boil. Reduce to a simmer; cover, and cook until water has been absorbed and quinoa is tender, 11 to 13 minutes.

-noa; reserve any leftover quinoa for another use.

3.In a small bowl, whisk together oil, milk, egg, and vanilla. Add

Note: If your child has an allergy to nuts, exclude the nuts from the recipe.

-fer to a wire rack to cool completely.

3 Quinoa Muffins

Ingredients: 2 Bell Peppers

Dip or Hummus

Black Olives

How to Cook:1. For the octopus’s body, remove the pepper’s stem end and scoop out the white ribs and seeds. For the arms, slice a second pepper into strips.

2. Place some dip or hummus in a shallow bowl, and arrange the octopus as shown. Use a bit of dip and sliced black olives to give your creature eyes.

3. Serve with extra veggies such as carrot sticks, fresh green beans, lightly steamed broccoli spears, sliced cucumber, and jicama sticks

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SqueezeThe Ultimate

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Once upon a time green juice took over that thing we used to call break-fast. In 2013 it took on a new name: The Ultimate Squeeze. It was a crazy day. Everybody dropped their bowls of sugary captain crunch and opened the produce bins in their refrigerators for the first time. They pulled out spin-ach , kale, celery, cucumber, lemon, and apples. And so, the juicing began..

The Ultimate Squeeze.