It’s Back to School time again and for your family that means busy days with hectic schedules. Clothes shopping, picking up school supplies, meet the teacher night, sports sign-ups and that anxious feeling of the first day of school.
No matter what your child’s age good nutrition will help them navigate these hurdles head-on. That’s why we at Summeripe believe so strongly in Bentology. What’s that you might ask…we know…it sounds like a class but it’s actually a fun, smart way to get your kids to eat healthy portioned nutritious foods that help balance their every day. Here are four really simple ideas that are fun to make and provide all the fruit, vegetables, and proteins your student will need to achieve.
Hummus & Quesadillas
Summeripe Peaches & Nectarines, cubed
Strawberries, stems removed & quartered
Cucumbers
Baby Carrots
Hummus, we use 2 oz portion cups with a lid to keep things tidy
Pretzel Crisps
Quesadilla, whole wheat tortilla with cheese, cut into four slices
Turkey Sandwich Rounds
Summeripe Peaches & Nectarines, cubed
Blueberries
Baby Carrots
Celery
Turkey Sandwiches
Turkey lunchmeat
Mayonnaise
Baby Spinach
Cheese
Whole wheat bread
Make round sandwiches by cutting around a wide mouth cup or glass
Hardboiled egg, peeled & cut in half
Cucumber Caterpillar & Turkey
Summeripe Peaches & Nectarines, sliced
Pretzel crisps
Cheese
Turkey lunchmeat, rolled
Baby cucumber, sliced into bite size pieces
Candy eye cupcake decoration for caterpillar
Turkey Pinwheels
Summeripe Peaches & Nectarines, cubed
Banana, sliced into bite size pieces
Baby cucumber, sliced into bite size pieces
Cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
Hardboiled egg, peeled & sliced in half
Turkey Pinwheels
Garden herb or whole wheat tortilla
Cream cheese or mayonnaise
Cheese
Turkey lunchmeat
Baby Spinach
Lay tortilla flat and spread an even layer of cream cheese or mayo. Layer turkey, spinach, and cheese leaving the last 1/3 with just cream cheese or mayo. Starting with the end with all ingredients, roll tightly. Slice into pinwheels! To make super clean cuts, refrigerate pinwheels for 2 or 4 hours then slice.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Peel and cube butternut squash. Coat with olive oil, salt and pepper. Arrange coated squash evenly on baking sheet. Roast until squash is tender, about 30 minutes.
While squash is roasting, combine quinoa, water, chicken broth, Brilliant Meyer Lemon juice, zest, 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. salt, edamame, and meyer lemon compound butter into a covered saucepan. Bring to a boil the turn down to a simmer.
Simmer until water is gone and quinoa is fluffy.
Finish with a squeeze of Brilliant Meyer Lemon juice to brighten up flavors.
Need a delicious, nutritious, and easy snack? Try the Summeripe Nectarine & Avocado Toast! Summeripe yellow nectarines, avocados & feta cheese toasted to crunchy perfection will satisfy all of your snack cravings.
Scale
Ingredients
1 Summeripe yellow nectarine, sliced into 10–12 slices
2 slices plain bread (we like sourdough)
1 very ripe avocado
1/2 lime
1–2 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
Handful of baby arugula
Salt & Pepper (to taste)
Olive oil
Instructions
Scoop out avocado into a bowl, add in lime juice, salt & pepper. Roughly mash the avocados with a fork.
Split avocado mixture onto the two bread slices, add nectarine slices and crumbled feta.
Place onto a baking sheet to toast in the oven or on the grill (medium high heat) until the bread is toasted and cheese is slightly soft.
Remove from oven/grill and top with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and baby arugula.
Who knew that a tasty & healthy breakfast could be this easy? Our Summeripe Peach Parfait only needs three ingredients to make your mornings a bit brighter: Summeripe Peaches, Summeripe Peach Granola, & Yogurt
Scale
Ingredients
1 or 2 Summeripe Yellow Peaches, diced
1/2 cup Summeripe Peach Granola (or your favorite granola)
1/2 cup Non-Fat Greek Yogurt (or your favorite yogurt)
Instructions
Place about 1/4 cup of yogurt on the bottom of a glass
Add a layer of diced Summeripe Peaches onto the yogurt then add 1/4 cup of granola (placing the Summeripe Peaches on the yogurt before the granola will help the granola from getting soggy)
Add another layer of yogurt on top of the Summeripe Peaches and granola
