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Cherry Chocolate Chip Frozen Yogurt with Collagen | No Added Sugar

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Cherry Chocolate Chip Frozen Yogurt with Collagen is the perfect pick to sooth a summer sweet tooth – and a favorite healthy July 4th dessert!  cherry chocolate chip collagen frozen yogurt

Go ahead and have two scoops of this creamy frozen treat – it seems so rich and indulgent, but there is absolutely no added sugar, sweetened with stevia and sugar-free chocolate chips. The added collagen hydrolysate powder boosts the protein and overall nutrition – just 166 calories per serving with 16g protein and a great source of daily calcium. Read on for this no-churn collagen frozen yogurt recipe.

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How to Make a Watermelon Margarita IN a Watermelon

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There is nothing more refreshing, relaxing and ridiculously genius than a Watermelon Margarita – especially, a Margarita INSIDE a Watermelon! In a Watermelon Margarita

Work toward your daily recommended servings of fruit with this portable watermelon cocktail (or mocktail) and doesn’t dirty up any extra bar ware. Read on to learn how to make a watermelon margarita in a watermelon and simplify your Cinco de Mayo celebration this year! Continue reading →

Detoxing Watermelon Cranberry Gazpacho

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This post is sponsored by Cape Code Select Frozen Cranberries; however, all opinions, content and enthusiasm remain my own.

We’ve already broken the 90 degree mark several times this year, and it’s only March! This unexpected early tropical weather, recent quarantine comfort-food indulgences, and holding on to hopes that I will be frolicking on a Mexico beach in June, has me looking for some light, fresh, cool, slimming meals.Detoxing Cranberry Gazpacho makes a lovely light chilled soup for your meal. Blended with healthful ingredients like cranberries, watermelon, cucumber to flush the body of excess water and toxins.

My Detoxing Cranberry Watermelon Gazpacho is just that, plus it’s a no cook soup recipe too! No heating up the kitchen in the prep of this vibrant, vitamin-packed chilled soup that can help rid the body’s excess water, toxins, salts and other impurities. Read on to get the detox soup recipe and all the details. Continue reading →

Green Beans with Strawberries and Spicy-Sweet Raspberry Dressing

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No more yelling “eat your green beans” thanks to this beautiful, berry-elevated side dish just bursting with flavor. Green beans and berries are both staples of summer, so I thought – why not just toss ‘em in a skillet, season with a spicy-sweet raspberry dressing, sit back and enjoy a few moments of dinner time magic. You, know, when the kids aren’t rolling their eyes or groaning about the sight of vegetables!

Spicy Berry Green Beans

Green Beans with Strawberries and a Spicy-Sweet Raspberry Dressing makes a colorful addition to your family’s plate and, as we all know, eating lots of vibrant colors is good for your health. And, done in 10 minutes, this stress-free, summer green bean recipe is good for your mental health too! Continue reading →

Camp Watermelon – Ideas for Fun, Games & Sweet Family Memories!

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This post is sponsored by The National Watermelon Promotion Board, but all content, comments, suggestions and enthusiasm remain my own!

This past week, I hung out at the lake with a couple dozen of my nearest and dearest family members for an extended long weekend. It was our annual family reunion but I aptly renamed it “Camp Watermelon 2019” because reflecting over the years, I’ve noticed that there is probably not a single, significant summer memory in my life that has gone by without sharing a watermelon with loved ones.Family watermelon fun at the lake this summer

Yup, watermelon creates more than happy bellies and sticky, sweet chins . . . watermelon is woven, sometimes subtly and sometimes boldly, right into the fabric of my very being and perhaps yours, too. This summer, I decided to kick up the watermelon fun at our reunion for guaranteed memories (and laughs) . . . read on to discover what we did at Camp Watermelon and get some fun watermelon ideas for yourself! Continue reading →