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Patriotic Yogurt Parfait

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Patriotic Yogurt Parfait

Patriotic yogurt parfaits offer a cool and refreshing alternative or addition to, the often overly sweet holiday desserts. These yogurt parfaits are easy to make and are great for your Fourth of July or Memorial Day get togethers. I love the fact that they only contain a mixture of yogurt and variety of fresh fruit. How could you go wrong, by choosing this healthy alternative?

 

Patriotic Yogurt Parfait
 
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Patriotic yogurt parfaits offer a refreshing and healthy dessert alternative for a 4th of July get together.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 32 ounces Vanilla Yogurt
  • 2 pints Blueberries
  • 12 ounces Raspberries
  • Sprigs of fresh mint or additional fruit, for garnish
Instructions
  1. Layer yogurt, raspberries, yogurt and finish with blueberries.
  2. Top with 1 more spoonful of yogurt then a sprig of mint or the garnish of your choice.
Notes
The exact ingredient amounts will vary depending on the size of the glasses you are using. Also, I prefer using whole milk yogurt for this recipe, to give it the richness of a dessert.

Patriotic Yogurt Parfait - This Yogurt Parfait offers a refreshing and healthy dessert alternative for a 4th of July get together.

Healthy Vegetable Soup

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Healthy Vegetable Soup

 

I’ve always loved soup and this healthy vegetable soup recipe makes it guilt free. Not only are you adding a variety of brightly colored vegetables to your diet, it’s also a low-calorie alternative, thanks to the broth base. You’ll feel good about both eating this healthy vegetable soup and serving it to your family.

This recipe makes a large batch of soup, which reheats well. I love making this soup when I have a busy week ahead. It’s nice to know I have a healthy meal to heat up quickly for a week of lunches.

 

Healthy Vegetable Soup
 
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Healthy Vegetable Soup recipe you'll be proud to serve to your family.
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Recipe type: Soups
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • Olive oil cooking spray
  • 1 cup uncooked carrots, sliced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 6 cups fat free chicken broth (or broth of your choice)
  • 1 head napa cabbage, chopped
  • 6 ounces fresh spinach, chopped
  • 1 can whole tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • 2 zucchini, diced
Instructions
  1. Spray a large saucepan with olive oil cooking spray, and warm over medium heat.
  2. Saute onion, garlic and carrots until they are soft, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add broth, cabbage, spinach, tomatoes, basil, oregano and salt to the onion mixture and bring to a boil.
  4. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered for about 15 minutes.
  5. Add zucchini and cook an additional 5 minutes.
  6. Serve warm.