Earth Day - Picnic for the Planet

What a great idea!  We should always celebrate the beautiful earth but this idea of a world picnic day is just amazing!  I'll be having a picnic with some friends and family.  What do you think?  Will you be having one too?

This Earth Day, celebrate the planet we live on with great people and good food. Choose a favorite outdoor location, round up some friends and take the planet out to lunch!

Sign up for your local Meetup and collaborate here with other attendees to figure out a location and what kind of picnic you want to have in your neighborhood.

We're partial to picnics, but potlucks rule too. Or maybe there's a community garden you can enjoy together? Whatever the Meetup, get the conversation going now and start planning!
Find more details and ideas at http://earthday.nature.org/about/

Berry Parfaits

Anyone want a snack?

How about a KISS?

I often eat yogurt as a healthy snack during the day.  It's tangy creaminess makes me feel like I'm cheating.  I usually get the "lite" version which has less sugar and carbs. 

When it starts to get berry season I crave fruit.  Walking through the produce section of the store makes me long for summer!  The other day I spotted the first ripe strawberries of the season (locally grown!) and some gorgeous blueberries.

I had to have them....so I did.

Now this is just the easiest thing to make.  You just need 2 individual yogurt cups (any flavor you choose), some cut up strawberries, blueberries, and some Cheerios cereal for a little crunch!

Here's how you put this together.  Take two pretty glasses.  Add 1/2 container of vanilla yogurt in each glass.  Add some sliced strawberries, blueberries, and some cereal.  Add another layer of yogurt using 1/2 of the container per glass.  I used strawberry.  Add more cereal, sliced strawberries, and top with  blueberries.

KISS - keep it super simple!

Enjoy your snack!

Berry Parfaits

Serves 2

1 individual container of vanilla "lite" yogurt

1 individual container of strawberry "lite" yogurt

sliced strawberries

fresh blueberries

Cheerios cereal

Layer yogurt with cereal and fruit in a glass. Alternating layers with different flavors of yogurt, ending with fruit on the top.