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max on snax® pocket fuel snack!

Friday, August 20th, 2010

pocket fuel snax!

some assembly required!:)

Max loves to assemble things, especially snacks! Your snax maker will too!

As Grandma Carrietta likes to say, presentation is 90% of everything.  With this in mind, we looked for a fun way to put together all of the ingredients needed for our pocket fuel snack. This cute caddy holds all the individual ingredients in their own compartments.

For this snack you will need;

1/4 cup of plain hummus

1/4 cup of chopped red pepper

3 chopped snap peas

1/2 5″ whole grain pita pocket

You can add some leafy greens if you like! (We used arugula.)

You might need to help your snax maker open the pita pocket.
Have them fill the pita pocket with the ingredients.
Simple, fun, and tasty!

Enjoy!
Thanks for making a snack with me! See you next time!

max on snax® recipes are created by “one of max’s big people,” Catherine Frederico, a registered dietitian.

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Happy Fourth of July!!!

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

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max on snax’s®

Patriotic Parfait!

this recipe can also be found at http://www.kidtoonfilms.com/
Here is a simple snack that is perfect for the Fourth of July!
Have your snack maker rinse the fruit and count the raspberries and blueberries as they put them in the fancy glass.

Here’s what you will need:

* 1/2 – 3/4 cup of yogurt
(we used vanilla yogurt, but you can use plain yogurt as well)

* 10 blueberries

* 10 raspberries

* a fancy glass or parfait glass

* a spoon

ingredients

Layer the yogurt and fruit to create Max’s Patriotic Parfait

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Enjoy!
Thanks for making a snax with us! See you next time!.

max on snax® recipes are created by “one of max’s big people:”
Catherine Frederico, Registered Dietitian

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max’s super summer soup!

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

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Max on Snax’s®
Super Summer Soup!

this recipe can also be found at http://www.kidtoonfilms.com/

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A perfect summertime snack! Your little snax maker can help you with this recipe by slicing the avocado with a butter spreader™ and by adding the ingredients to the bowl and stirring.  You will be surprised how much children enjoy eating their vegetables when they help to make a snack or a meal.

Here’s what you will need:

* 1 chopped tomato, (we used 5 cherry tomatoes for our recipe)

* ¼ c chopped cucumber

* 1 chopped celery stalk

* ¼ chopped avocado

* 6 oz chilled tomato juice

* 1 T torn fresh parsley

ingredients

1. Add all the chopped ingredients to a bowl.

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2. Pour in the juice and stir!

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Enjoy!
Thanks for making a snax with us! See you next time!.

max on snax® recipes are created by “one of max’s big people:”
Catherine Frederico, Registered Dietitian

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Max’s funny “facewich” recipe!

Sunday, June 6th, 2010
This month we are going to make a funny “facewich!”
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You can find max’s recipes on Kidtoons Klips!
Max likes to call his creation Wilson!

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Here’s what you will need:

* 1 tablespoon of hummus (we used red pepper hummus)
* 1 tablespoon of shredded carrots
* raisins
* 1 slice of bread (or a round english muffin or bun)
* butter spreader
*cup for making circles if you use a slice of bread

1. Have your snax maker™ make a circle using the cup (cup-cutter) from the bread. Like this…cup_slice

2. Spread hummus on top

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3. Put the shredded carrots on for Wilson’s hair and use the raisins for his eyes, nose and mouth!
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You can make different faces types of faces, happy, sad or just plain silly!
Thanks for making a snax with us! See you next time!.

max on snax® recipes are created by “one of max’s big people:”
Catherine Frederico, Registered Dietitian

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Carrots

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Guess what?  Carrots really do help us with our night vision!  Carrots are a good source of beta carotene, which our bodies transform into vitamin A.  Vitamin A is important for night vision!  carrot_mini

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Healthy Eating

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Encouraging children to eat healthy can be a challenge for many “big people.” To help prevent your child from becoming a picky eater, here are a few suggestions,

•offer a variety of foods at an early age
•make mealtimes fun and don’t try to force your kids to eat things they don’t want
•look for creative ways to offer your kids fruits and vegetables
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