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Popsicles - Healthy Recipes for You & Your Kids

Popsicles are so much fun, but store-bought brands can have some nasty ingredients (even some that appear and imply they are healthy). Luckily, making them at home is so super easy. I have a few creative healthy popsicle recipes below, but you could always just freeze your child's favorite 100% juice, freeze some grapes or dip a half of a banana in yogurt, roll it in cereal or nuts then freeze (remember to put the stick in first :). Enjoy!

Orka A47221 Ice Pop Molds, White Base

Amazon Price: $11.95 (as of 06/01/2012)

Kids love popsicles any time of year, and moms love knowing exactly what their popsicles are made of. The Orka Ice Pop Maker is perfect for making home made popsicles without an ice-cream maker. Freeze your favorite juice, or blend your own fruit and yogurt combo and pour-the possibilities are endless. Our stand provides easy transport and storage in the freezer and prevents tipping. The cup-shaped base catches drips as you eat-no more messes from melting. Our silicone tabs make the pops easy to remove from their molds.-no need to run under hot water, as you do with most popsicle molds. Hand wash, or dishwasher safe. Save money with home-made popsicles and rest assured that your kids will have a healthy and tasty alternative to store-bought treats.

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Healthy Popsicle Recipes

Berry Patriotic Popsicles
strawberries, chopped
vanilla frozen yogurt
blueberries
popsicles molds

Put small amount of yogurt in popsicles molds, then a layer of strawberries, another layer of yogurt, then blueberries.
Repeat until molds are full.
Insert sticks and freeze.
Servings vary
Orange Cream Popsicles
6 ounce can orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 cups plain yogurt
2 tsp vanilla extract
Popsicle molds

Stir all ingredients together until smooth.
Pour mixture into popsicle molds or paper cups.
Insert sticks and freeze.
6 Servings
Peanut Butter Banana Popsicles
5 bananas, peeled and frozen
5 tbsp peanut butter
2 1/2 tbsp honey
popsicles molds

Place all ingredients in blender container.
Blend until smooth.
Spoon into into popsicle molds.
Insert sticks and freeze.
Servings vary.
Watermelon Popsicles
1/2 cup cubed watermelon, seeds removed
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup water
Popsicle molds

Put melon, juice and water into blender, blend well.
Pour into popsicle molds and freeze.
4 servings

Healthy popsicle recipes from Popsicle Recipes | Healthy Kids Snacks.

Silicone Ice Pop Maker Set

Make your own freezer pops!

Norpro 431 4-Piece Silicone Ice Pop Maker Set

Amazon Price: $3.99 (as of 06/01/2012)

Create frozen popsicle treats at home with Norpro's set of 4 Ice Pop Makers. Easily create frozen treats using juices, purees, yogurt, soda, ice cream, pudding, applesauce, gelatin, fruit, berries, candies, chocolate, caramel, whipped cream, and more. Ice Pop Makers are easy to use: simply fill, seal, freeze and enjoy. Flexible silicone makes it easy to squeeze and push up frozen treats. A handy lid holds in ingredients before they freeze and keeps pops secure in an ice chest for picnics and BBQs. The set is offered in four different colors to differentiate between treats and whose is whose. Fill the Ice Pop Makers with as much or as little as you choose and hand wash when ready to clean and use again.

Healthy Popsicles

Healthy Popsicles: by NutritionalChoice | video info

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http://www.karenrothnutrition.com Holistic Nutrition Consultant, Karen Roth, MS, NC discusses healthy frozen treats. The traditional Popsicle you see on shelves contains no fruit or fruit juice what so ever. What do they use to make if taste like a fruity pop? Artificial Flavors for one, Maltodextrin which is another word for Sugar is in the Sugar Free pops, go figure, These are loaded with artificial colors, because remember there is NO Fruit in these. So lets look at those, Yellow 6 is linked to allergies, Yellow 5 should be avoided by people sensitive to aspirin and who have asthma. By law it must be listed because it causes such bad reactions as skin rashes and asthma symptoms. Red 40 replaced the banned Red 2 and may cause cancer in animals. There here come the artificial sweeteners. Acesulfame Potassium (ACE-K) has been found to cause tumors in animal. Aspartame, which has had more complaints filed with the FDA than any other food substance. Its been linked to brain damage, central nervous system disturbances and in one study linked low doses of aspartame to leukemia in rats. Lets take a look at another popular brand that actually contains fruit puree and fruit juice. That's great, but what can we do to ruin this? Call it sugar free and then add in the toxic artificial sweeteners Ace-K and Sucrolose also called Splenda. Ace-K artificial sweetener that has been found to cause tumors in animal. Splenda 600 sweeter than sugar and stimulates the taste buds for more sugar. It contains chlorine, Its considered an Organochlorine is in the same class as the chemical Mustard Gas and the solvent Chloroform. I'm not making this stuff up, read the book Sweet Deception for more details. Many of the frozen treats list Natural flavor. natural flavors often contain MSG a flavor enhancer not just of salty foods! So what now? Frozen berries and grapes very refreshing If you really want a frozen pop and recommend Cool Fruits. They are 99% fruit juice, with no artificial colors, sweeteners or additives. And under 25 calories each. www.coolfruits.com where you can buy on line, or find them in your local Whole Foods or Lassens.

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Pops!

Pops!: Icy Treats for Everyone

by: Krystina Castella

Amazon Price: $7.71 (as of 06/01/2012)

Cool + Sweet + Refreshing = Pops!

This innovative book gives the ice pop a flavor makeover, providing more than 100 recipes and variations for irresistible concoctions you've never tasted before. You'll also learn fancy
techniques for making whimsical pops that look as fun as they taste. Kids will enjoy the juicy pops and flip over the soda fountain and pudding pops. Grown-up kids will dig the energy-boosting coffee, tea, and healthy energy pops and delight in the sophisticated cocktail pops. And for the do-it-yourselfers, this book provides instructions for making your own pop molds from recycled housewares and even silicone. When it comes to pops, the possibilities are endless-and so much fun!

What's your favorite healthy popsicle recipe?

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Funner1 Mar 28, 2012 @ 2:04 pm | delete

Thanks so much for the healthy options, they are going to fun for the upcoming summer season.

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Funner1 Mar 28, 2012 @ 2:04 pm | delete

Thanks so much for the healthy options, they are going to fun for the upcoming summer season.

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TeacherRenee Jul 28, 2011 @ 9:16 pm | delete

I LOVE popsicles!

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TapIn2U Jul 18, 2011 @ 9:08 am | delete

Yummy lens! Popsicle are the best summer treats! I like strawberry-flavored popsicle! Love this! Sundae ;-)

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blanckj Jun 8, 2011 @ 7:20 pm | delete

Making healthy popsicles is the way to go.

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Sylvestermouse May 9, 2011 @ 4:43 pm | delete

These sound delicious! I love the idea and I discovered this lens just in time for summer treats!

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Yourshowman Dec 8, 2010 @ 8:58 am | delete

Nice lens.

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clouda9 Nov 22, 2010 @ 10:12 pm | delete

What great fun to make your own popsicles! Even though our kids are grown you betcha' I'd make these for myself!

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Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 17, 2010 @ 12:01 pm | delete

I love popcicles and I hate corn syrup. These are great!

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happynutritionist Sep 20, 2010 @ 12:04 am | delete

I remember the first day the kids were out of school for the summer started Popsicle making season, I made them with tupperware popsicle makers...so LOOONG ago now:-)

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MissMerFaery Sep 12, 2010 @ 3:43 pm | delete

Ooh, great lens! I want to have a go at making these when my little one is old enough to eat them! :)

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capriliz Sep 10, 2010 @ 7:42 am | delete

Great idea! We get our popsicles that we love, and stay healthy!

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BuckHawk Sep 10, 2010 @ 6:37 am | delete

Oooo, orange creme popsicles! I think I'm in love. All great recipes and dying to try them.

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tandemonimom Sep 9, 2010 @ 11:01 pm | delete

That watermelon/OJ pop sounds intriguing! I'l have to try that one!

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LeanneChesser Sep 9, 2010 @ 6:44 pm | delete

I just make healthy popsicles with plain-old pure fruit juice. I'll have to try some of these more exciting recipes!