Thursday, June 27, 2013

First harvest of the summer !!

Fresh greens, for smoothies , salads and juices ..from very own backyard  Thank u summer !! 

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Bonnie and Briars Favourite Things

Look out Oprah, we are starting our own fav's! Lol Add this to our summertime list of FAVOURITE THINGS!  It's so hard to find a Challenge Friendly drink that cools you down and tastes awesome! Well here it is!!! Drink it up!! Enjoy the sunshine challengers, get out there and get movin!


Challenge Friendly hiking

Balance girls hiked 32km in just 6 hours , and what kept us fueled was our Challenge Friendly Food , The staff favourite NutBalls 

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Strawberry, Rhubarb Chia Jam

Today a friend of ours, and owner of the amazing Seaway Farms dropped off a flat of strawberries!! (thank you Eileen) What can we create today??? 
 

How about Challenge Friendly Jam? Can it be done?? Of course it can!! Lol  Remember Briar and I are not chefs, we are busy moms just trying to get it done.  So if we can do it, so can you.  lol  Here it goes...

 


Strawberry Rhubarb Chia Jam

Ingredients:
2 cups strawberries, tops trimmed (cut in half)
2 stocks rhubarb (chopped)
1/2 cup packed pitted dates or 15 pitted medjool dates
1/2 cup water
4-5 tablespoons chia seeds

Directions:
Add strawberries, rhubarb, dates, and water to small sauce pan.  Bring to a boil, reduce and simmer about 15 mins until strawberries and rhubarb are cooked down.  Stir in chia seeds, allow to soak up liquid about half hour.  If there is to much liquid continue to add more chia seeds one tablespoon at a time. 

Store in air tight jar, in the refrigerator. This recipe will freeze if you really want to go strawberry crazy and double or triple your batch. 







Monday, June 17, 2013

Great Challenge Friendly Sale

Great deal on dimpflmeier whole wheat at No Frills! stock up challengers! ;)

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Yoga at the Market!

Pop by and see us at the Niagara Falls market for some #challengefriendly nut balls, and court yard yoga! What a awesome day ;)

Thursday, June 13, 2013

After school snack

My kids were starving when they got home today. All I had was , a pita, hummus, and taboule. Put it all together and what do you get lol
Challenge Friendly greatness in seconds! Lol
 

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Pina Colada Pops

Pina Colada Pops
These Challenge Friendly popsicles will be a hit with kids!
Blend and freeze the following ingredients (don’t forget the sticks!):
(Makes 6 servings)

Ingredients:
1 pineapple cut into chunks, include any juice
1 banana
1 can coconut milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions: Blend and freeze!