The Power of C Smoothie

 As I have mentioned on the last post about my greatest hero yogurt, now that I planned to have it every day. And today I have another one for a little pick-me-up for this lazy afternoon before I begin to tackle another project on my to-do long list today. So, joy me if you can. 

What you need:

½ cup seedless red grape

½ cup mango

½ cup pineapple juice

½ cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt – I used Dannon Oikos 0% fat

½ cup crushed ice

1 tbsp honey


Enjoy!  ^__^

The Beauty Berries

I love yogurt, especially Greek yogurt for its sour, tart, and tangy that just give you a little more fun than a regular yogurt.  However, all yogurts are good for you. The culturing process, the live bacteria makes yogurt more digestible than milk.  Since I don’t like to drink milk at all, yogurt has become my greatest hero of all time.  Yogurt offers an excellent source of calcium in which an 8-ounce serving can provide about 450 mg. of calcium and as much potassium as a banana, as much protein as an egg or ounce of meat. How about that!  For those who have negative thoughts about yogurt, I hope you try to make this delicious smoothie by mixing your favorite fruits or even some veggies and use honey to give it a little sweet instead of using sugar.  So, throw away your 1000 calories milkshake and start to live healthier and longer for years to come.  I have more ideas of healthy smoothies for you to try.  So…don’t be afraid to try new thing, you never know you might like it!  ^___^

what you need: 

For 1 generous serving or 2 if you want to share!

½ cup fresh raspberry

½ cup fresh cranberry

½ cup cranberry juice

6-ounce or 1/2 cup non-fat Greek yogurt

1 tbsp honey

½ cup crushed ice

Enjoy!   ^___^

Crab n Mango Salad in Wonton Cups

Turning wonton wrappers into a mini cups and fill them with any food you like is the fun way to impress your guests for any party at any occasion.  I filled this wonton cups with crab meat and mango salad and it turned out looking so sophisticated.  It’s easy to make and it tastes awesome…I promise that you will love it and want to do it again and again fill the wonton cups with something else you like….just like I said, have fun with your food.

What you need:  making about 12 cups

12 squares Wonton wrappers

1 cup Crab meat
1 cup Mango chopped
1 medium seeded Jalapeno chopped
¼ cup Limejuice
¼ cup Cilantro finely chopped
Oil – canola oil, olive oil, or spray -  whatever you have on hand
Salt and pepper to taste
**Persian cucumber and pistachio nuts are optional

How to:  Preheat the oven at 350’ F

1.  Brush or spray both sides of the wonton wrappers with oil or cooking spray and arrange them into the mini cupcake pan and bake them for about 7 minutes or until you notice the wontons start to turn slightly brown but you have to be careful because the wonton skin can be burnt easily.

2.  Combine crab meat, mango, jalapeno, lime juice, cilantro, salt and pepper into a bowl and stir gently to mix well.

3.  Fill the wonton cups and garnish with thin slice cucumber and chopped pistachio nuts or hot sauce as you prefer.