Shake Your Udi's, Boogie Your Buns House Party

This week I had an opportunity to host a House Party featuring Shake your Udi's, Boogie your buns. We had a fantastic afternoon and the kids and moms boogie woogie oogied.

This was our first time trying the Udi's hot dog buns and moms and kids all approved. They are yummy. Thanks to the Free Udi's coupons provided in the House Party Pack we can all enjoy some Free Udi's products. I also purchased their Sweet and Fruity granola which I love for Chobani Greek yogurt parfaits (not pictured in this post but trust me its awesome).

Being summer a big get-together can be hard to schedule, and afternoons doubly so thanks to nap schedules. Our next challenge was the barbeque, it's in the triple digits here so standing in full sun over open flames didn't appeal to me so we brought the party inside and grilled on our George Foreman grill. I chose Hebrew National Gluten-free hotdogs and one of the guests also brought Gluten-free Angus beef hotdogs, they were delicious! For our sides we served fresh fruit: grapes, oranges, apples, watermelon, and cantaloup. One of the guests also brought home-made strawberry shortcakes with whipped cream and strawberry sauce that was so good for dessert.

9 people for our party, though 3 are hidden

Yummy!

With the 4th of July right around the corner, celebrating gluten-free is easier than ever. Thanks Udi's and House Party!

As part of this party package we received:

• Free coupons to purchase Udi's Hot dog buns and other Udi's products
• Udi's Disco Inferno BBQ sauce
• Udi's reusable grocery bag
• Hamburger-shaped mini speaker
• 12 Udi's Zinnia Soul seeds
• 12 Temporary disco tattoos
• 12 Boogie your buns wristbands
• Free Guest product coupons for purchase of Udi's products

Break the breakfast rut

One of my favorite snacks/desserts is yogurt with fruit. For the past 2 months I started getting Nature Box snacks delivered and the variety has been fun to incorporate. I tend to lean toward sweet over spicy/salty when I snack, so to keep my hand out of the cookie jar (figuratively speaking) I need to have healthy alternatives. Yesterday I swapped snack for breakfast and it was delicious, fast, and filling I actually skipped snack and wasn't hungry until lunch.

 Yogurt Parfait

In this breakfast :

• Chobani 0% Greek Yogurt
• Nature Box Cherry Ganache Granola
• Strawberries and blueberries
• Coffee sweetened with NuNaturals Nustevia Nocarbs Blend, 50 Packets

To kick of our summer vacation, the first Monday I didn't have to get up at 6am and make breakfasts and lunches and hound everyone out the door, we all slept in. Oh sure I have a summer bucket list of all the things to pack our summer full of fun, but today was just a relax and go with it kind of day. So while the wee ones enjoyed their cereal I whipped up an easy crustless quiche and popped in a yoga DVD while it baked. I can't say it enough I love summer!

 Crustless Spinach and Kale Quiche

In this breakfast :

• Crustless Quiche
• Preheat oven to 350
• Spray pie dish with Pam Cooking Spray
• Layer bottom of dish with Kale and Spinach
• Top with sliced mushrooms
• 5 large eggs scrambled with 5 Tbsp of skim milk pour into dish
• Slice 1/2 roma tomato arrange on top ( I used 5 slices about 1/4 in thick)
• Bake 30-35 min depending on your oven
• Last 5-10 min sprinkle parmesan cheese on top
• Fruit trees - 1/2 banana, 1/2 orange, 2 cherries

I took the challenge! I am so excited to be 1 of 5 finalists in the Cooking Light magazine The Great American Healthy Lunch Box Challenge, Lunchbox for Kids category.

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