There's a huge selection of heart-shaped candy and desserts in stores, or reciepies to bake you own in your mom's old cook book. But what do you do if your valentine doesn't have a sweet tooth, or gave up chocolate for their New Year's Resolution, or is just trying so gosh darn hard to shed those last ten pounds?
Answer: Substitute those awful sugar-packed snacks with the natural sweetness, antitoxins, and vitamins of fresh fruit. Duh!
Best part is, even the oven-illiterate husbands can make these, no problem!
All you need is a heart-shaped cookie cutter, kabob skewers, and a few slices of your valentine's favorite fruits! (Mellon types work best for this idea, but you can use pineapple, apples, pears, etc.)
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Forget chocolate-dipped strawberries. Instead, try a personal favorite: Strawberries dipped in vanilla Greek yogurt (or any flavored yogurt - you can't go wrong). Freeze them overnight for a sensual treat. *wink*
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Try these delicious apple "chips". Works with pairs and bananas too. Dip in yogurt or peanut butter.
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For the married or live-in couples, try this breakfast in bed idea: Healthy & cute Berry French Toast!
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Don't forget the champagne! This fruity recipe calls for 1scoop of lemon sherbert and strawberries to garnish. (Don't worry, sherbert has way less sugar, fat, and calories than low-fat ice cream does! And frankly, it goes better alcohol too...)
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Last, but not least, don't forget to join our Love Letters 'n' Lattes Valentines Event on February 11th-16th. For that entire week, Ravencraft's is featuring 3-4 romance novels and their authors per day along with the chance to win free copies of the books and other valentines goodies too.
Mark your calenders or join this event on Facebook now.
Have a romantic February.
xoxo
Danielle Ravencraft
3 comments:
Now I'm hungry. Especially for those yummy strawberries!
Nice post, Danielle...great ideas for yummy treats...that are good-for-you treats;)
Those strawberries do look good - I agree, Sandra.
Thanks ladies. Let me know if you make any (um...so you can SHARE!)
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