Perfect PB+Js

Crunchy, smooth, grape, strawberry, crusts, no-crusts, uncrustable, star shaped, diagonal, vertical... how did we judge eachother in pre-school? PB+J preferences of course!

But in all seriousness, who does not like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?  With the help of http://www.womenshealthmag.com/ , I set researched consumer preferences determined by taste tests and nutritional benefits in order to build the perfect PB+J. 

So let's break it down:

1) Bread



"What hasn't been crammed into this loaf of bread? It's teeming with fiber, protein, and heart-protecting omega-3s."-Women's Health 



2) Peanut Butter



"Tastes like the stuff you remember eating as a kid, but has the addition of the omega-3s EPA and DHA, making it even more heart healthy. "-Women's Health



3) Jam



"This jar is jammed with antioxidants from red grapes, cherries, acai, and pomegranates, but sweetened only by fruit juice, so it has a third less sugar than other brands" -Women's Health

Other ideas:

1st Row: Whole Wheat English Muffin + Maple Almond Butter+ Fig Jam
2nd Row: Rice Cake+ Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter+ Cherry Jam
3rd Row: Whole Wheat Tortilla+ Cinnamon Raisin Peanut Butter+ Black Raspberry Jam
4th Row: Whole Wheat Pita+ Pistachio Butter+ Lingonberry Jam

    

(First three pictures http://www.womenshealthmag.com/)
(All other images http://www.amazon.com/)

Cutest Halloween Treat Ideas

Mummy Cupcakes

http://www.ambrosiabaking.com/2011/10/how-to-make-mummy-cupcakes.html#more

Ghost Meringues

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/09/meringue-ghosts.html

Strawberry Ghosts

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Strawberry-Ghosts

Candy Corn Cupcakes

http://oonefineday.blogspot.com/search/label/Halloween%20Party%20Food

Frankenstein Lollipops

http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/search/label/spooktacular?updated-max=2011-09-04T06%3A00%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=20

Mini Spiced Pumpkin Cakes

www.foodandwine.com

Chocolate Mice

www.foodandwine.com

Food Flashsnack: the 90's

Food serves as an innate trigger of memories.  Sometimes just walking down a grocery aisle I will be reminded of people, places, and times of my life.  This is why everyone is so nostalgic for the food they grew up with.  For us university students, the 90's were all about running down grocery aisles, begging for gushers, grimacing at string cheese, and sniffing out the most sugary snacks with the rigor of a police dog.  Although I cringe when I think of the chemicals, dyes, and SUGAR I ate in the 90's, I miss those snacks.  So now that college is here and we can do our own grocery shopping why not pick a couple flashback snacks, "Flashsnacks if you will... the ones that are still with us :'(

Lucky Charms... still golden

You thought this was made from oranges, admit it!

An actual healthy option that has not gone away

You can order these on amazon!!! insanity!

A healthier, modern version of the old fruit snack favorites (Scooby snacks, gushers etc.)

I remember when EasyMac came out and I thought it was a scientific revolution... I'm old :))

These sound SO gross to me now! (but I loved them)

Your turn to bring drinks to the sports game? CAPRISUN MOM! 

I saw these advertised in a RETRO 90's Candy basket. .. I don't know why my emotion was anger, but these can't be retro yet!

Actually surprisingly healthy as far as snack time munchies go.

They are trying SO hard to make these sound healthy to 21st century mothers.  Look at the nutrition box on the front!

New flavor but still the old poptarts:)

7 No-Bake Creative Birthday Cakes

It's sometimes hard to find the time to bake a cake in college, especially when roommate and classmate birthdays seem to happen everyday.  Here are some easy no-bake cakes to celebrate your friends birthdays.  (It's my birthday today by the way, so I expect all seven of these cakes delivered to my dorm by 11:59 pm :)))

1. Pancake Cake

http://potterandbutler.com/?p=1093

2. Kit-Kat Barrel Cake

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1302915

3. Doughnut Cake

http://blog.weddingpaperdivas.com/wacky-wedding-cakes/

4. Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

http://icecream-cake.com/

5. Oreo Cake

http://homedesign.marthastewart.com/2010/08/oreo-cake-tulip-arranging-how-to.html

6. Snack Cake Tower

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZZVSYqdkO_Y/Sv7rJzvdc5I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/PjwwFPTn1WM/s1600-h/twinkie+cake.JPG

7. Candy Bar Cake

http://www.cookiepots.com/candy-bar-cake.htm

"50 Best Snack Foods in America"

"Eat This, Not That" from Men's Health Magazine provides awesome insight into swapping out unhealthy choices for healthy equivalents.  If you want to be appalled look at their restaurant slideshows :/  But if you want positive snacking inspiration check out this link to their slideshow of the "50 Best Snack Foods in America"

Bon Appetit's The Feed Link "College Students Have Forgotten How to Eat, What Vegetables Look Like"

A couple of weeks ago, Bon Appetit featuredd this article online.  It is based off of a study conducted by the Journal of Nutrition and Education Behavior.  Apparently we students can't tell asparagus from a twizzler :/ ...

Click to read the article at bonappetit.com