{"id":2627,"date":"2011-06-13T06:35:29","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T14:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/?p=2627"},"modified":"2011-06-13T06:35:29","modified_gmt":"2011-06-13T14:35:29","slug":"mama-chick-mondays-healthy-popsicle-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2011\/06\/mama-chick-mondays-healthy-popsicle-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Mama Chick Mondays – Healthy Popsicle Recipe!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Easy Healthy Frozen Treats<\/h2>\n

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Hey Chicks!<\/p>\n

I’m so happy summer is finally here – so are my girls cuz they can wear their fave dresses and bathing suits all day! Summer to me is always associated with ice cream and popsicles! Yum!<\/p>\n

Last week my Mom bought a box of “healthy” blue box popsicles over for the girls. I immediately looked at the “healthy” ingredients:<\/p>\n

Water, fruit base [strawberry pur\u00e9e, banana pur\u00e9e, water, concentrated apple juice, sugar, glucose, concentrated lemon juice, colouring (concentrated beet juice, annatto extract), natural flavour], sugar, maltodextrin, carob bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan. may contain peanuts, tree nuts and milk.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gross. They may be fat-free and have 80 calories – but it’s pure sugar and a bunch of other crap. I can do better….and cheaper<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

For 5 bucks I got some popsicle molds, and with a little imagination and ten minutes, you can whip up a healthy summer snack. They are also a great way to use up fruit that would otherwise end up moldy or in the garbage.<\/p>\n

This is the combo we made this morning. Makes 6 popsicles (ended up with a little extra mix, but we didn’t mind sampling!)<\/p>\n\n

Coconut Banana Peach Pops<\/h2>\n

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