Summer Recipes for Kids

Summer is the time when the kids are at home and when the mothers have to rack their brains to feed them with sumptuous food. The growing up kids are always hungry and pine for good and delicious food. Here are a few recipes that you can make for your kids to satiate their hunger and keep their energy going this summer.

Fresh Peach Cobbler

Ingredients

1. 1/4 cup sugar
2. 6 large peaches, cut in thin slices
3. 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
4. 1 tsp cornstarch

Biscuit Topping

1. 1/2 cup sugar
2. 1 cup flour
3. 1/2 tsp salt
4. 3/8 cup butter, cut into pieces
5. 1 tsp baking powder
6. 1/4 cup boiling water

Directions

Preheat the oven to 190 degree Celsius. In a baking dish, mix the sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch and peaches. In bowl, sieve flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Rub in the butter to make the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Now blend well with boiling water to make a batter like consistency. Pour this into a baking dish and top with peaches. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes or till the top is golden brown.

Margarita Chicken

The chicken is wonderful served hot off the grill, but it also tastes great cold or at room temperature. Serve it sliced and tossed into a salad of mixed baby lettuces. This dish is liked by both kids and adults and is great dish for summer entertaining.

Ingredients

1. 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
2. Fresh lime juice, from about 4 limes
3. Zest from one lime
4. 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
5. 2 cloves garlic, mashed
6. 1 teaspoon chili powder
7. Salt and pepper as per your taste
8. 1/4 cup olive oil

Directions

Place all ingredients in a large zip top plastic bag. Squish to combine. Add chicken, seal bag, and turn to coat. Refrigerate for one hour or overnight.Coat grill pan with cooking spray. Heat pan to medium-high. Cook chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side, turning breast a quarter turn after two minutes if cross hatch marks are desired. Serve immediately with a mayonnaise dip or salad.

Chicken and Salad Wraps

A very easy dish that you can fix up in a jiffy with left over chicken. You can also fill your picnic basket with this summer recipe when you take kids out for a field trip.

Ingredients

1. 200g shaved chicken breast
2. 4 wholegrain wraps
3. 1 large carrot, peeled, grated
4. 60g baby spinach
5. 2 teaspoons lemon juice
6. 1 tablespoon whole-egg mayonnaise

Directions

In a bowl, mix the mayonnaise, avocado and lemon juice. On your chopping board, place one of the wraps, spread the avocado mixture. Next top it with the shredded chicken, carrot and spinach. Season with salt and pepper.Gently roll the wrap to enclose the filling. Cut into three pieces. Repeat the same procedure with the remaining wraps.

This would make a great lunch time snack for kids during summer season.

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Top 5 Fruit Smoothie Recipes

Drinking a fruit smoothie is a wonderful way to get your fruit nutrition. Tasty and easy to make; here are the top five smoothie recipes that are sure to please you and your family. These are very simple recipes that you can whip up quickly anytime. You probably have the ingredients on hand right now!

Bananas are used often in fruit smoothies because they add a creamy consistency like a milkshake with far less sugar.

Apple Banana Smoothie

This smoothie is great for breakfast or as an anytime snack!

Ingredients:

2 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
3 bananas, peeled and cut into chunks
1 tbsp of greek yoghurt.
2-3 ice cubes
Cold water

Directions:

Put all the ingredients into a high-speed blender that has the power to crush ice.
Just add enough cold water till it covers half of the other ingredients in the blender cup. Blend until smooth.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Ahh... yes, the strawberry banana smoothie! This is one of the most popular of the fruit smoothie flavours, yum!

Ingredients

1 banana, peeled, frozen and cut into chunks
1/2 c. strawberries
3/4 c. pineapple juice

Directions:

Put the banana, strawberries and pineapple juice into the blender. Blend until smooth.

Raspberry Peach Smoothie

Here is a different combination, no bananas here!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 c. apple/peach fruit juice
1 c. fresh peach slices
1/2 c. fresh or frozen raspberries
1/2 c. vanilla yoghurt
4 ice cubes

Directions:

Put the fruit juice in the blender first then add the remaining ingredients including the ice cubes. Blend until smooth.

Orange Smoothie

This smoothie has a creamy texture and a light sweet orange taste. It uses whole milk - you can substitute low-fat milk or almond/soy milk but it will be less creamy. It's best to use Navel, Valencia or Mandarin oranges

Ingredients:

1 medium orange (peeled with seeds removed)
1/2 c. plain yogurt
1/2 c. whole milk
sweetener (optional)

Directions:

First blend the orange slices and milk together. Taste to see if you like the flavour and add a sweetener like stevia, Splenda or a pinch of sugar if you wish. Next add the yogurt and blend until smooth.

Mango Smoothie

This smoothie is tangy and sweet. Be sure you have nice ripe mangoes for this one!

Ingredients:

2 c. non-fat vanilla yogurt
1 c. mango nectar
2 mangos, peeled and chopped
1 c. ice cubes

Directions:

Put all the ingredients except the ice cubes into the blender and process until smooth. Add the cup of ice cubes and blend till they are crushed and smooth.

So those are the top five fruit smoothie recipes using a variety of different fruits. Pick your favourite fruit and enjoy. There are many combinations you can put into a smoothie. You can even hide veggies in your fruit smoothies!

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carrot juice for weight loss

carrot juice for weight loss

Ingredients:

Baby Carrots - 50 Nos

Orange Juice - 1/2 cup fresh (2 medium sized Oranges yields 1/2 cup juice)

Sugar - 3 tbspns

Water - as needed

Method:

Chop the carrots and blend the carrots in the blender adding little water till it becomes a paste. Now strain it using a strainer and extract the juice completely. Again blend the strained carrots with little water and extract the juice again. Approximately it yields 1 1/4 cups carrot juice. You may add little more water if needed.

Add the orange juice and sugar. Mix it well and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.

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The 5 Green Juice Recipe

If you are looking for the Five Green Juice recipe, I can assume that you are also interested in weight loss. In fact, the 5 Green Juice is also one of the most popular vegetable juice recipes with outstanding results for weight loss and detox.

This recipe was originated from the traditional Chinese wisdom.

In Hong Kong, you can buy it fresh from any juice store. They are made to order and at a very economic price. If you are doing juice fasting, a daily glass of fresh green juice is highly recommended. Surely the 5 Green is on top of the list.

Even it is easily available and cheap to buy, you are highly recommended to make it at home. Because the best time to drink is first in the morning when your stomach is empty. DIY and your whole family can enjoy this healthy and delicious drink. If you don't have a juicer at home, buy one. A basic home juicer will be able to produce this healthy weight loss drink in a minute.

The Five Green Juice Recipe

Ingredients: 
2 celery stalks, 1 green apple, 1/4 cucumber, 1/4 bitter melon, 1/2 green pepper

Directions:
1. Wash all ingredients;
2. Seeded green apple, bitter melon, green pepper;
3. Put all ingredients into a juicer;
4. Do not add water

The taste is relatively sweet (green apple and cucumber neutralize the bitterness of bitter melon).

The 5 Green Juice is exceptionally good at preventing high blood pressure, cholesterol disorders and constipation. People suffering from pimples and acne should also benefit from this drink. However there are a few things to note:

1. Not suitable for female during monthly periods.
2. Filter the pulp if you wish.
3. Drink immediately after juicing (or within 10 minutes).
4. Best effect on empty stomach, recommended drinking first in the morning.
5. Drink it at least once a week to achieve maximum weight loss and detox results.

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