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Sunday, September 2, 2012

Take A Dip


Dill Dip is going on the road

   As the summer winds down, it is time to start thinking about school lunches. I am not a big fan of cold cuts.   I prefer the cost and nutrition of natural peanut butter.  My children love my dill dip and vegetables.  It is a great appetizer for guests and parties.  Now it is going to make it's way into the school lunch box.  The children can choose their favorite vegetable and have a cup of dip to go with it.  The little Gladware containers are inexpensive and make it easier for me to send items without wasteful packing.

    Dipping is a fun way to eat your vegetables. It is also a great way to get a little dairy into the diet.  Plain yogurt is a staple at our house.  With no sweetener it can be used on baked potatoes, in cream sauces or in fruit smoothies.  This recipe is one I made up so I will try to be accurate.  What is your favorite healthy item to pack for lunch?

Dill Dip

1 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup Vegenaise (or Olive Oil mayonnaise)
1/2 capfull dried dill (approx one teaspoon)
1 clove garlic, pressed

Stir everything up and chill.  It tastes great the next day and can be thinned for a creamy salad dressing.  Serve with your favorite chopped, raw vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, carrots and celery.

8 comments:

  1. My favorite healthy item to pack for lunch is soup. The boys seem to prefer it to sandwiches, so we do it a lot.

    The dip sounds great!

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  2. Great recipe and I grow that dill. Thanks, Micky. I bet the kids love to take their lunches "out of the box".

    I am retired teacher and substitute teach in middle school and high school and I bring my own lunches. I often pack hummus with veggies (for three Weight Watcher points).

    Then I also make up yogurt cups for lunch, recycling Starbucks yogurt cups with the lid kept together with tape. I start with frozen blueberries (sometimes strawberries) and add maybe 1/2 cup lowfat Greek yogurt. The top is added with 1 T. of crunchies such as Kashi cereal. When ready to eat, the crunch gets poured in and stirred in. This is also 3 WW points.

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  4. Great idea, Micky! I'm going to try that recipe, ~Amy

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  5. Barb-What do you recommend for a soup container? I love making soup. It is great for the budget and not wasting bits of leftovers. Carol-How lucky you are to have your own dill! I buy dried. Fresh must be delicious! I love hummus, whether my own recipe or store bought. Amy- I got the idea from the "Tastefully Simple" spices. This is so easy I don't need to have a special type on hand. It is great with minced onion for onion dip too!

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  6. Mickey - I have two hot soup containers that I bought a few years ago at Walmart. One is Spiderman and the other is Crayola. I think the brand on Spidey is Thermos, but not sure about the Crayola.

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  7. Micky,
    How are the lunches going?

    I remember as a kid looking at another girl's lunch and thinking it was perfect. She had a tuna sandwich, a banana and a chocolate chip cookie. It's it strange how years later I remember this!

    Kids are so occupied with what other kids have. When I substitute teach now the "popular" girls have Vera Bradley lunch boxes and backbacks and do not dare eat free cafeteria food.

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  8. Barb, I have a "hot lunch" container but I haven't been brave enough to send soup in it. It may be time to invest in the Thermos style ones. Carol the lunches are going well. I have a few new ideas. I am trying not to send "junk food" snacks. Vera Bradley, oh my! I had a Snoopy lunchbox and that was the height of coolness!

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