Majors Cheri - A B Cs of Nutritious Cooking & Living a Healthier Lifestyle: A Back-to-Basics Survival Guide For Your Family

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1. A is for.... Apples and Fruits3
3. C is for.... Cherries and Berries13
4. D is for.... Dairy and Dinners17
7. G is for.... Garlic and Onions35
12. L is for.... Lemons, Limes and Citrus Juice51
14. N is for.... Nuts and Seeds63
19. S is for.... Soups and Salads85
24. X is for.... X-extra Water Sources99
25. Y is for.... Your Time101
Copyright @ 2010 by Cheri Majors, M.S.All rights reserved

My grandmother grew up during Americas first big depression, and she gaveme gourmet cooking lessons (on-a-dime) back in my teens, which I will alwaysremember. I look back and cherish those times I spent with her, and mygrandfather, who lived through tumultuous times, yet prospered anyway. Theywere my inspiration, as they truly lived their lives healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Now I would like to inspire you toward a healthier family life, while keepingmore of your hard-earned money in your pockets. We can, and will get through these tough times, because we are tough, and we are going to get healthiertogether. Simply follow the A B Cs of nutritious cooking, and living a healthier,and happier life-style. I hope it will help your family get back-to-basics!

You now have a quick reference guide to healthy, quick and easy, yet extremelyinexpensive meal suggestions, recipes, unexpected exerciseopportunities,natural Biblical healing, and parenting tips. I wish your family well, throughnutritious cooking, eating, and healthy living!

Note: The E-book version can be accessed through free articles on my familyfriendly news page, online at www.AssociatedContent.com/cmajors.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, along with a good variety of other fruits, sweetly nutritious, and high in fiber.Try this versatile apple crisp recipe,(could substitute peaches, pears, or nectarines) good for breakfast, or dessert.

Here's a great fall recipe for Apple Crisp with so many variations that you'll be making, and serving, this versatile dessert all season long. Your family andfriends will request it!If you've ever had a warm scoop of home-baked Apple Crisp with milk splashed over it for a brisk fall breakfast, or perhaps a dessert slice of Apple Crisp with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, after a Sunday familydinner, you'll want to prepare this recipe, enjoy!

Apple Crisp Crust (choose one)
4 - Graham Crackers - whole, NOT crushed
Line the bottom of a square baking pan with graham crackers, that's it!
Or: 1 - Keebler pre-made Graham Cracker Crust, large pie size
Or: 1 - 6 pack Keebler pre-made Mini Graham Cracker Crust, individual sizeApple Crisp Filling
4 - Pippin or green, sour Apples, cored, peeled, and sliced thin
Cup - Raisins (optional)
Cup - Lemon Juice

Line the bottom of the pie crust solid, with thinly sliced apples, by layer. Add the raisins (optional) over the first apple layer, and continue layering appleslices. Pour lemon juice evenly over top layer of apples, to drizzle down to lower layers.

Apple Crisp Topping (choose one)
Cup - Butter or Margarine (at room temperature)
1/3 Cup - Brown Sugar
4 Packets - Quaker Instant Oatmeal, any Cinnamon variety

In a mixing bowl, cut-in (chop into small squares, don't mix or smash) butter or margarine, into the instant oatmeal, sprinkling this crumbly mixture overthe top of the apples.

Or...Alternate Apple Crisp Topping
Cup - Butter or Margarine (at room temperature)
Cup - White Sugar
Cup - Brown Sugar
1/3 Cup - Instant Oats or Rolled Oats
1/3 Cup - Whole Wheat Flour
1 tsp. - Ground Cinnamon
tsp. - Ground Cloves
tsp. - Ground Nutmeg

In a mixing bowl, cut-in (chop into small squares, don't mix or smash) butter or margarine, into all the other ingredients, sprinkling this crumbly mixture over the top of the apples.

Baking Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake Apple Crisp 30 to 45 minutes, until thecrumbly crust turns brown. Remove from heat, and allow to cool at least 15minutes before serving. Refrigerate any extra.
Apple Crisp Serving Suggestions

Serve as Dessert:
Serve hot with or without a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top after dinner.
Serve as a complete Breakfast:
Serve in a bowl, cold or heated (in microwave) with or without pouring milk over, for a chunky, granola-with-apples kind of cereal.

For naturally sweet and delightfully different fruit with dips, try making therecipes on the next page. All are good for replacing Valentine, Easter,Halloween and Christmas candies!
Naturally Sweet & Healthy Valentine's Treats

The best alternative for Valentine's candy is sweet, refreshing and good for you.You'll be surprised how easily your kids will give up those delectable, gooeychocolates, which can result in tooth decay, and unhealthy weight gain, by simply substituting appealing fruits.

Fruit Dips

Your child's weight and teeth won't suffer when biting into heart-shaped watermelon and apple slices or bright red strawberry hearts. Each of which canbe served with, or without, inviting dips such as whipped cream, peanutbutter, cream cheese, maple syrup or Cool Whip.

Sugar-free or fat-free Cool Whip is our favorite when dipping bright red,naturally heart-shaped, strawberry halves, with greenery trimmed off. Nothingis more appealing than a bowl filled with strawberry halves, sporting whippedcream on the side, and will be eaten up just as quickly as candy would be gobbled up.

Cookie-Cutting Watermelon Slices

Another delicious candy substitute is watermelon slices, which can be cut withseveral different sizes of heart-shaped cookie cutters. Serve these on a tray with or without whipped cream, a few blueberries sprinkled around, and they too will be eaten up like candy, nature's candy.
Slicing & Personalized Dipping

Probably the most engaging and dip-friendly, candy-substituting fruit, is asliced red apple. Core, slice and serve, positioning slices into heart shapes,along with a gooey mix of peanut butter maple syrup dip.

Dips can be served separate if your kids prefer creamy or chunky peanut butter alone, with another dip bowl filled with maple syrup. Maple syrup canalso be added to cream cheese, or try Nutella Hazelnut (mildly chocolate) spread, for other dip variations.

Your kids may even want to create their own fruit dips such as nacho cheese,cinnamon applesauce, or tapioca pudding. You can all have fun inventing new fruit dips, which will encourage more fruit to be eaten at your house.

Cookie-Cutting Jello Shapes

If your children like cherry or strawberry-flavored Jello, mix up a batch in along glass baking dish (using cup less water). The next day when the gelatin has set, using your heart-shaped cookie cutters, cut out, and serve-up lots ofred-Jello hearts.

Naturally sweet Valentine's hearts in red fruits and Jello are so quick, andeasy, saving money over boxed chocolates, cavities, and other preventable health problems. Have your kids help prepare these special Valentine sweets for your whole family, and enjoy them together.

Baked bread and dough can either be made by hand, or in a bread machine, enabling you to use whole grain, nutritious flours with B vitamins. For funholiday bread sticks and cookies try these kid-friendly recipes.

Instead of traditional pure-sugar, Christmas candy canes, we have options foryou! Instead, cut out most of the sugar, and make these easy, candy-caneshaped cookies, and cheese-biscuit bread sticks; a fun holiday Christmas baking project, with your kids. We even let you substitute your favorite cookie,or biscuit recipes, if you want to.