Raspberry Peach Smoothie

Another one of my favorite smoothies!!! I really liked this one and Jackson kept asking for mooee!
Recipe from: http://myhealthymealplans.com/

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
• 2 cups fresh or frozen peaches
• 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 1 banana, frozen (optional)
• Ice

Instructions

1. Blend all ingredients together until smooth.

Notes

Calories: 166; Fat: 3g; Carbs: 30g; Fiber: 5g; Protein: 8g

BBQ Chicken Pizza

 

Pizza pre oven

 

It's never a good feeling when you're making something to think "I'm going to be the only one who is going to eat this."  While I was making it though Jackson was chowing down on some red pepper so maybe I would be happily surpised!

 

Recipe from: http://myhealthymealplans.com/

 

Ingredients

• 1 (12 inch) pre-baked pizza crust
• 1 cup barbeque sauce
• 2 skinless boneless chicken breast halves, cooked and cubed
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 cup sliced sweet bell peppers
• 1 cup chopped red onion
• 2 cups shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Place pizza crust on a medium baking sheet. Spread the crust with barbeque sauce. Top with chicken, cilantro, bell peppers, onion, and cheese.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly

Notes

Calories: 386; Fat: 16g; Carbs: 37g; Fiber: 2g; Protein: 24g

Well I was happily surprised by Josh, he liked it!  I thought it was great, Jackson not so much.  Pizza just isn't Jackson's favorite thing yet, but we keep trying!!! It was really easy and I loved all the flavors together!!

Zucchini Bites

These were delicious, I made them for a 3 moms and 3 kids and they were a hit with everyone I think!! The meal plan has it for a snack but we made extra and had them as lunch!  Great way for kids to get in their veggies!

Recipe from: http://myhealthymealplans.com/

Ingredients

• 1 zucchini
• 1/8 cup Marinara sauce
• 3 ounces mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 8 black olives, sliced

Instructions

1. Cut zucchini into diagonals, about 1/4 inch thick.
2. Arrange slices on a baking sheet.
3. Top with marinara sauce, cheeses, and olives.
4. Broil in oven, on high for 2-4 minutes. Watch carefully- they cook fast!

Beef Stroganoff

I don't have a crockpot here in the Netherlands so I just made this on the stove, it turned out great and was a big hit with everyone in our family!!! The only way to make it better is to have good ole Iowa beef :)

Recipe from: http://myhealthymealplans.com

Ingredients

• 1 lb. beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, halved
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1 Tbsp. flour
• 1/2 Tbsp. Dijon Mustard
• 8 ounces egg noodles, uncooked
• 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

1. Place meat, mushrooms, onions and garlic in slow cooker. Add broth, paprika and salt. Cover with lid. Cook on low 7 to 8 hours or on High for 5 hours.
2. Mix yogurt, flour and mustard. Stir into ingredients in slow cooker until well blended. Cook, covered, on low 15 min. Meanwhile, cook noodles as directed on package.
3. Drain noodles; place in large serving bowl. Add meat mixture; mix lightly. Sprinkle with parsley. 

Spidey Snacks

• 4 mini Babybel cheese rounds
• 16 small pretzel sticks
• 8 raisins

Instructions

1. Unwrap a mini cheese round and take the wax off.
2. Break 4 small pretzel sticks ("spider legs") in half and insert at an angle into the underside of the cheese, arranging 4 on each side.
3. Add 2 raisins for eyes. You can use a pretzel to poke a hole first and then stick the raisin in.

I thought the were really fun!  Jackson thought they were fun to look at, he only ate the pretzels though!

Recipe from:

http://myhealthymealplans.com

Peach French Toast Bake

Pre-Oven

Post oven

Like I was just saying, breakfast is just so tough for me to make, well this was great.  You get to make it ahead of time and just pop it in the oven.  Key is: get up earlier than Jackson to have it ready for when he wakes up! We will see how that goes!!!

Recipe from http://myhealthymealplans.com/

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1 whole-wheat baguette
• 4 eggs
• 4 egg whites
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 5 cups sliced peaches
• 2 Tbsp firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1-1/2 cups plain yogurt
• 3/4 cup pure maple syrup

Instructions

1. Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Cut the baguette into 1/2-inch-thick slices and arrange them in a single layer in the pan.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the whole eggs, egg whites, milk, and vanilla. Pour the egg mixture over the bread in the pan. Scatter the peach slices evenly over the bread. Sprinkle with the brown sugar and cinnamon. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Uncover and bake until it is slightly puffed and the bread is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Top with yogurt and drizzle with maple syrup, if desired.

Notes

Calories: 254; Fat: 6g; Carbs: 40g; Fiber: 5g; Protein: 12.5g

Well I got up SOOO early to make this and I thought Josh would get to eat it before work but I was about 5 minutes too late :( Jackson got to eat it though when he woke up.  It seemed like he liked it for a few bites and then was done and it was going on the floor to the dog.  I thought it was really good, loved that I could make it the night before and just pop it in the oven.

Sweet Potato Tots

Well I had lots of mixed emotions on this one, I thought I was going to hate and and Jackson would love it, turned out Jackson hated it and I loved it!  The meal plan says to have this with a dipping sauce, I chose ranch dressing and that made it great (but really doesn't ranch make everything great).  The recipe was a little time consuming for me but I was also making it with a toddler helping :) or trying to help. 

Jackson never really had sweet potatoes when he was starting baby food and that could have been our problem. I'm sure if you're kids had sweet potatoes they will love this!!! The meal plan said to serve with watermelon for lunch.

I used just cracker crumbs for my breadcrumbs because, well, we're in the Netherlands and I haven't seen any sort of breadcrumbs yet!

Ingredients

• 2 large sweet potatoes (about 1 lb), cut into 2 inch cubes
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 egg, whisked
• 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
• Cooking Spray

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Peel the potatoes and then boil in salted water in a pot for 12-15 minutes or until fork tender.
3. Drain off all the water and cool the potatoes.
4. Using the side of a box grater, grate all of the potatoes into a bowl.
5. Place the flour, whisked egg and breadcrumbs in THREE separate bowls.
6. Take about 1 tbsp of the potato mixture and shape into “tots”.
7. Roll the tots into the flour, followed by the egg, then the panko bread crumbs, coating lightly.
8. Place onto a sprayed baking sheet and coat evenly with cooking spray.
9. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden.
10. Cool and serve.

Notes

Calories: 199; Fat: 2g; Carbs: 38g; Fiber: 3g; Protein: 6g

Recipe from: http://myhealthymealplans.com/