Apple Ladybug Treats

Ingredients
2 red apples
1/4 cup raisins
1 tablespoon peanut butter
8 thin pretzel sticks


Directions
1. Slice apples in half from top to bottom and scoop out the cores using a knife or melon baller. If you have an apple corer, core them first, then slice. Place each apple half flat side down on a small plate.
2. Dab peanut butter on to the back of the 'lady bug', then stick raisins onto the dabs for spots. Use this method to make eyes too. Stick one end of each pretzel stick into a raisin, then press the other end into the apples to make antennae.


Nutritional Information  
Amount Per Serving  Calories: 113 | Total Fat: 2.3g | Cholesterol: 0mg


SOURCE
Apples

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

Apples are naturally sweet, helping to curb our cravings for sweets in a natural way. They have fiber and Vitamin C.  


Cinnamon has many beneficial properties, including a mild anti-inflammatory effect, anti-microbial properties (helps stop the growth of bacteria as well as fungi), better blood sugar control, the odor boosts brain activity, and is an excellent source of manganese. 


Ingredients: 
1/3 cup rolled oats (or steel cut oats*) 
2/3 cup liquid (1 cup liquid for steed cut oats*) 
½ an apple cut into small pieces 
½ tsp. cinnamon 
Dash of salt 


Directions: 
1. Add all ingredients to a small pot  
2. Bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer and cook until soft, about 5 to 7 minutes (about 20 minutes for steel cut oats*) 


*Steel Cut Oats are a much heartier cereal. They have more fiber nutrients. They have a wonderful, chewy texture and you will stay full longer when you eat steel cut oats.


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Oatmeal