Healthy Summer Snack with Lebice Popsicle Molds

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We have all had those summer days...You know the ones. Mom I'm hot, mom I'm hungry, mom there is nothing good to eat. I am not a fan of processed anything and I don't buy it. But, I also don't feel well most days and am not about to make my kid's fruit pizza without passing out and not functioning the rest of the day. There has to be a better snack. My kids (and I) love ice cream and popsicles but so much of it is so bad for you. What can you do? I remember when I was a kid filling up some ice cube trays with Koolaid and toothpicks. Those lasted about two seconds and tasted disgusting.

My solution fruit and juice popsicles. If you're really feeling creative you can do fruit and yogurt bars. These popsicle molds from Lebice were perfect for curing my kid's cravings. They love fruit but after a month of summer are tired of just a plain ol' apple for a snack. We added some yogurt and caramel here and there but that's always a huge mess with two toddlers and not so easy to clean up. So after I received these, I tried some fun recipes for a refreshing summer treat for me, and for the kids. Make sure when you start that your molds are firmly attached to the tray. Let your kids help to also turn this into a fun project. They can snack while they wait.

Apple Juice Bars-

Apple Juice (Organic or hand pressed if possible. If not water it down.)

Chopped up apples or apple slivers.

Place apples in the bottom of your popsicle mold. Add the juice almost all the way to the top, leave just a smidge of room for the handle.

Freeze

Yogurt & Fruit Bars-

Vanilla Yogurt

Fruit slivers (we like strawberry and kiwi)

Pour a small amount of yogurt, then fruit, then repeat. Again fill almost to the top.

Freeze

Bananarama Fruit Smoothie Bars-

Add juice to your blender (We like cranberry)

Add bananas and pitted cherries to your blender. Blend until liquid.

Again fill almost to the top of your mold.

Freeze

Once frozen you have an awesome tasting, cold, healthy treat. Your little kids will be fascinated, and you will have provided a great homeschooling experiment. Your older children will appreciate having a cold snack on a hot day. The popsicle molds have a tray on the bottom to keep your smaller kids from losing all their popsicles, but the beauty of this snack is, not much sugar or sticky liquid so even if they do spill your not having to give them a bath and run around washing them before they put sticky hands all over your house.

The set is inexpensive and comes with a silicone funnel which was really helpful. It also comes with a cleaning brush, although it could use a slightly longer handle. This is one of the best sets I have received and is much nicer than those silicone sets, or using your ice cube tray. They also clean really easy. Do you want a set of your own? You can buy your own Lebice Popsicle Mold set on Amazon HERE.

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I was so happy when my GrubMarket box arrived in the mail. In our house we adore fruit and since we live in a very rural area it is not always so easy to get it! This was a perfect solution. The box we received was the California Fruit Bounty. I can not tell you how much fun it was to open this up. It was very well packaged, full of paper and tissue and it seemed like it was a never ending box. The fruit just kept coming and coming. We got all sorts of a mix too, from apples to pears and pineapples to avocado.

We were mostly very pleased with this large box of fruit. I adore avocado, and pears are hard to come by here. My husband was thrilled to get dates and the pineapple. We rarely buy them because I am allergic. We had planned on doing a huge fruit salad, but honestly no one wanted to wait. We just sat there and all ate fruit. Sadly quite a few items of fruit were bruised and spoiled the next day. The saddest to me was the pear I had not had one in ages. The pomegranate was also bad. Those few things though did not spoil the box at all and we enjoyed fresh fruit for a couple of days.

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~Review~ Bulu Subscription Box

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I love subscription boxes. Food, toys, makeup...no matter, I like them all! So I was happy to review the Bulu Box. You have two choices with the Bulu Box. You can get the Bulu Box or the Bulu Box Weight Loss. The Bulu Box is a sample box featuring health, nutrition and weight loss products.

This was my first Bulu Box. I signed up for a three month subscription to Bulu Box. The cost is $10 a month or $9.17 a month if you sign up for a year. My readers can get a second box FREE with the coupon code FANTASTIC. Just enter it at checkout!

The first things in my box are a sheet of magnetic poetry and a postcard for a Free Sample of FLYJOY with the purchase of a carton. Each FLYJOY retails for $2.39 and a carton is $19.99. A flat sheet of magnetic poetry is around $5.95 on most sites. I like the poetry magnets and I am sure my kids will have a good time with them. They can leave each other funny messages before school.

Next up I had two MIRACLE TREE teabag samples.I was excited to see these because I love tea. But I was quickly disappointed that both samples are Apple and Cinnamon. Cinnamon is not a flavor I like, but they do smell delicious. I know one of my kids will love them. They have some other great flavors like mango, lemon and mint. So I would like to try one of those. They come with a 10% discount if you order and a box of 25 bags is $9.99.

Next up is some Mediterranean Snacks Lentil Crackers in Cracked Pepper. These were pretty tasty and I really liked the flavor and how thin they are. I would eat these again. A case of 12 runs for $10.68. Shapeology UMPH! Pre-Workout Formula is the pink tube. Mine is Fruit Punch but you can also get Green Apple. Bulu Box has this on the site on sale for $34.99 and it retails for $49.99. I'm pretty sure I won't use this but it's got a fun name, and the flavors both sound good.

I was most looking forward to these NeoCell Beauty Bursts. I got two in fresh mint chocolate. They are supposed to be a Collagen Soft Chew. They taste really good, but they do leave a different after taste. I found them online for $12.99 for 30 chews.

I also got a FLYJOY bar in Blueberry Almond. My son loved this bar and ate it before I could even get in a nibble. One bar is $2.39. Lastly a sample of Symbiotics Colostrum Chewables Plus in Wild Cherry. For $29.99 you get 120 capsules. The sample comes with two.

I estimated the value of this box to be around $14.89 so it's slightly more than the cost of the box. Looking forward to seeing what is in February's box.

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