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Unique Ideas and Recipes for Kid’s Lunch Boxes

It’s Back To School time once again. Are you going to send the same old sandwich in your child’s lunch box? You can make sure your child’s lunch is both healthy and something they enjoy eating.  Here are a few unique ideas and recipes for kid’s lunch boxes. Weelicious: Fresh is best, a motto you should think [...]

Emily | August 15th, 2010 | Continued

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Feature Article #2

Local: The Des Moines Blank Park Zoo, A Family Activity

Zoo’s are always fun family activities. Now that we are permanent residents of Des Moines, Colton and I decided to take a trip down to the Blank Park Zoo with Grandma, something I haven’t done since childhood. Admission is only $5.95 for children, so this is a relatively cheap family activity. Check with your local zoo for special [...]

Emily | August 8th, 2010 | Continued

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Feature Article #3

Beginner Golf Cake Shaped Like A Fairway

It may be easy for a busy mom to pick up a cake at the grocery store or bakery, but it isn’t always cost effective. My husband’s birthday was at the end of June and I had been wanting to learn how to make and decorate cakes for awhile.  He has been really into golf lately, so I knew [...]

Emily | July 17th, 2010 | Continued

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Feature Article #4

Do-It-Yourself Candy and Dessert Table

I’m no Amy Atlas, but I wanted to create a simple, low-budget dessert table for my sister’s high school graduation. With a combination of bulk candy, homemade treats, and specialty desserts, I created a dessert table that anyone could recreate. This dessert table was positioned in the four season porch on a beautiful day, so [...]

Emily | June 10th, 2010 | Continued

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Feature Article #5

Custom Design Solutions, Without The Custom Prices

For a few years now I have been tearing out inspiration decorating photos from magazines for the much anticipated purchase of our own home. Like many women’s dreams when they move into that first home; I want mine to look like something out of Better Homes and Gardens. Now… I know that probably isn’t realistic and most [...]

Emily | May 8th, 2010 | Continued

About this Site

Hi! My name is Emily and I am the editor of Busy Mom which I like to call a “parenting site with a personal twist”. I am also a mom to a crazy and cute little boy, Colton.    I love food.  Who doesn’t?  I love to cook.  I love to eat.  I love to watch cooking shows and I have even [...]

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By Emily ~ September 2, 2010 Comments

I recently saw a recipe for Fruit and Nut Energy bars in Family Fun magazine and decided to make my own version. The combination of the fiber-rich fruit and the protein-packed nuts make this a healthy snack for morning, noon or night. Dehydrate your own fruits to keep on hand for snacks or to add to recipes like this. Help your kids come up with unique combinations like cherry and chocolate, peach and mango, or blueberry and banana.

Fruit and Nut Breakfast Bars (Apple and Raisin)

This recipe makes about 14 small bars. There is no right way to make these, you don’t even have to follow a recipe. It’s all up to your preference in taste and texture. You can make hundreds of versions of these bars.

Ingredients

2 cups dried Apples
1/2 cup raisins
1/3 cup pecans
1/4 cup ground flaxseed (optional)
2 tsp honey
1 tsp cinnamon
Frosting:
1/4 cup powdered sugar
3-5 Tbls skim milk or until you reach a thick frosting consistency.

Grind the nuts and flax seed in a Food Processor or blender until you reach a fine consistency and set aside in a bowl. Next, add the fruits, cinnamon and honey and process until well blended.

Re-add the and nuts blend until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed. If you would like bars with more texture with chunks of fruit and nuts then you can add all of the ingredients in together at once and process until you reach your desired texture.

The mixture may be a little sticky, so you may want to spray a little cooking spray on your hands before shaping them into little bars.

You certainly don’t have to add frosting to these, but if you have picky eaters, the frosting will be enticing. I made about 2 Tablespoons of the frosting  and it covered all 14 bars with some leftover, so a little goes a long way.

If you try this recipe I would love to hear your favorite combinations and please send photos of how they turned out!


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