The Healthy Way to a Birthday!

No artificial sweeteners, no ridiculous amounts of table sugar, no upset stomach after eating the entire gift... A Fruit Gift Basket!  What a great gift to give someone (not to mention inexpensive when you go about it the right way).  Weight loss, fitness, and health are on the front of many people's minds today.  When birthdays and holidays come around, many feel the guilt trip when they receive an endless supply of strawberry infused vanilla cake or a box of Hersey's Deluxe Chocolates.  Substituting cakes and presents with fruit may be the right way to go with someone watching their weight, or trying to be healthy.  Here is a checklist on how to go about making someone's Birthday a healthy one.

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Looking for a Present? A Fruit Basket is Beautiful!
Not only is a fruit basket healthy, but when set up properly can show love, care, and thoughtfulness.  Below is a photograph of part the fruit basket I gave my father for his Birthday.  It may look expensive but shop around town.  You may be surprised by some of the prices.  I shopped for this basket at a place called Middletown Farms, all fresh produce and inexpensive.

Homemade Fruit Basket - Great for Any Occasion

• 2 Bosc Pears @ $0.79lb
• 3 Peaches @ $0.99lb
• 2 Cameo Apples @ $0.79lb
• 3 Kiwi's @ $0.20 each
• 1 Cantalope @ $1.00 each
• 1 Pineapple @ $2.00 each
• 3 Plums @ $0.79lb
• 1 Mango @ $0.40 each
• 1 Banana @ $0.40lb

 The Entire Bill : $8.18

What a great gift!

Fruitday Cake 

What about the birthday cake with all the high amounts of sugar?  You may want to settle on a smaller sugar cake and substitute in for a Fruitday Cake!  A great way to do this is by buying a fruit sampler from a local grocery store.  (I use Shoprite.  Tip:  Find out when the "manager's special" is.  Stores usually mark down their fruit samplers 50% off for quick sale.  The Shoprite near me usually marks down at 9am).  Now there are several alternatives you can choose at this point.

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Fruitday Cake

• Stick a candle in the fruit plate and Sing Happy Birthday! (Healthiest Option)
• Remove the fruit and wash the plate.  Place a homemade crust on the bottom (Cheerios and Granola with a little bit of Natural Peanut Butter is a good option.)
• Place a Graham Cracker Crust under the Fruit - Hey, it's your Birthday, you have to indulge a Little!

 The Entire Bill : $6.47

What a great cake!

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Christmas at 118

So I am down at my Aunts for Christmas. She lives in West Hempstead, NY in Long Island. What an awesome time. We had a few aunts, a few uncles, a few cousins, and a few friends, all coming together. Liz yet again outdid herself with the Baking. She made Reese's peanut butter cookies, sugar cookies, chocolate chip, and so many others, including an experimental mint chocolate chip icecream cake that turned out to be awesome.

Bella had a great time with her first Christmas in our family. She tried playing with the cats as she usually does and got hissed at. Bella just wants to play. Bella loved her presents; all of which were clearance stuffed animals. She has already taken apart the bone shaped one and has moved on to the christmas tree.


While we were opening gifts, Scout, one of the cats decided to come check out the paper and chew on the garbage bag strings. He encountered my traditional Hess Truck gift with a Truck and Race car. Hess Truck Kitty!

I got an awesome gift from my mother. A picture frame with GAWORS written with photographs. Take a look at the Gawors Picture Frame!

Below is the tradition of the Town of West Hempstead. The fire department drives Santa around on a fire truck with all the light and sirens going. Santa's truck is all decked out in multicolored christmas lights and looks spectacular. You'll also see my Uncle Gary waving the American flag for the brave firefighters.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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