Hold your Melons!

Summer is coming and we all know that summer brings delicious produce for us to enjoy. One of my personal favorite fruits include watermelon as it is a great snack to enjoy on a hot and sunny day.Watermelons are part of the Cucurbitaceae family which include relatives such as pumpkins, squash and cantaloupe. Now we all know that watermelon is great to the palette, but the health benefits outweigh the taste. Watermelon is packed with antioxidants, and good sources of vitamins A and C. Watermelon has been found in studies that help to reduce the inflammation that contributes to diabetes, colon cancer, asthma and arthritis. This morning I decided to implement this healthy fruit into my diet. I sliced up pieces of a watermelon and juiced it. My kids love the fresh juice that was waiting for them when they woke up! Try these yummy recipes for your little one.

Watermelon pops
1. Slice thick portions of watermelon into rectangle pieces.
Add a Popsicle stick and freeze
Enjoy after the watermelon becomes frozen
 (This recipe is great for teething babies)

2. Watermelon Smoothie
Add fresh watermelon, Greek yogurt and grapes
Blend and serve

You Are What You Eat?

At Bare Blendz, we support health through the selection of our products that we use. We all know that if we eat healthier that there are many benefits that come along with it. With this being said, we want the best for our children which leads down to choosing quality and healthy foods for them. Now I'm sure you have heard the saying, "you are what you eat".  Well you really are! Here are a few reasons why:

1. Did you know that a carrot looks like the human eye? The pupil, iris and radiating lines look like the human eye and it's good for the eyes as well.

2. A tomato has four chambers and it's red. The human heart has four chambers and it's red as well. Research has proven that tomatoes help the heart and the blood flow in the human body.

3.Walnuts look similar to the human brain with a left and right hemisphere and wrinkles. Walnuts are known to help increase over 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain functioning.

4. Avocados help to target the health and functioning of the womb and cervix in females. Isn't it funny how  it has a huge seed in it...like a growing baby? It also takes 9 months for an avocado to grow!

5.Sweet potatoes look like the pancreas and help to balance the index of diabetes.

Amazing isn't it......now let's grow healthy kids together!