{"id":35592,"date":"2017-06-29T17:36:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T22:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=35592"},"modified":"2017-06-30T06:30:06","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T11:30:06","slug":"healthy-and-tasty-summer-popsicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=35592","title":{"rendered":"Healthy and Tasty Summer Popsicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, Summer! \u00a0I don&#8217;t know what it is about this summer, but I am so excited to be spending it with Little Miss and Yankee. \u00a0Last summer there was so much focus on becoming a family of three and on attachment. \u00a0This summer\u00a0 &#8211; let the fun begin. \u00a0It all starts with lots of outdoor play and to cool off, we have been enjoying lots of healthy homemade popsicles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tbHmM5\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35763\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Glow-Pops.jpg\" alt=\"Glow Pops\" width=\"387\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Glow-Pops.jpg 387w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Glow-Pops-250x323.jpg 250w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Glow-Pops-300x388.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I read about this book <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tbHmM5\" target=\"_blank\">Glow Pops<\/a>\u00a0in <em>People<\/em> magazine\u00a0and thought hmm&#8230;.. I&#8217;ll give it a try. \u00a0Well, I am so glad I did, and we are hooked. \u00a0I have even purchased another <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tco9KK\" target=\"_blank\">popsicle mold<\/a> to keep our freezer stocked with different flavors. \u00a0These popsicles are made without refined sugars, and all the flavors we have tried are so tasty. \u00a0Plus, it is a fun activity to do with Little Miss.\u00a0 We throw some things in the blender, blend, freeze, and a few hours later, we have tasty popsicles.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35764\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Mold-e1498475529706.jpg\" alt=\"Mold\" width=\"640\" height=\"673\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of my favorites has been the golden milk popsicle. \u00a0A few months ago Mom blogged about a<a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2017\/02\/27\/some-tuesday-thoughts\/\"> golden milk drink<\/a> we had been drinking at night. \u00a0I really enjoyed the golden milk, but now that it is getting hotter, a cup of hot almond milk at night didn&#8217;t sound as appealing. \u00a0Enter these popsicles which still have the great benefits of turmeric and ginger. \u00a0Even Little Miss loves the flavors of this popsicle. We ate them before I got a picture. \u00a0\ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35766\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/11.jpg\" alt=\"Strawberry Rosemary Pop\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/11.jpg 480w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/11-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/11-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another flavor we recently tried was strawberry rosemary. The flavors of strawberry and rosemary were so tasty. \u00a0Little Miss told me this one has been her favorite so far.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35765\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/21.jpg\" alt=\"Blueberries and Cream Pop\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/21.jpg 480w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/21-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/21-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here is blueberries and cream.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35767\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/31.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Fudge Pop\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/31.jpg 480w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/31-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/31-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chocolate fudge pop which hit the chocolate spot. \u00a0Oh&#8230;.it was so good. \u00a0We just made some this morning with sweet potato and look forward to trying them later. \u00a0 I really don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll be able to go back to a regular store bought popsicle. \u00a0So, since I am currently obsessed with this book I wanted to share. \u00a0I think I have told so many of our friends and family about it as well, and it seems they are loving it just as much as we are.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s the recipe for the strawberry rosemary popsicle.<\/p>\n<p>\n    <div id=\"yrecipe-container-51\" class=\"yrecipe-container-border\" >\n    <div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Recipe\" id=\"yrecipe-container\" class=\"yrecipe\">\n      <div id=\"yrecipe-innerdiv\">\n        <div class=\"item b-b\"><div class=\"yrecipe-print-link fl-r\"><a class=\"butn-link\" title=\"Print this recipe\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"yrPrint('yrecipe-container-51', 'http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/yummly-rich-recipes\/', '' ); return false\">Print<\/a><\/div><div id=\"y-recipe-link-51\" class=\"y-recipe-link fl-r hide-print\"> <a href=\"\/\/yummly.com\" class=\"YUMMLY-YUM-BUTTON yummly-button add-recipe\">Yum<\/a>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.yummly.com\/js\/widget.js?wordpress&p=wp\"><\/script>\n                <\/div><div id=\"yrecipe-title\" itemprop=\"name\" class=\"b-b h-1 strong\" >Strawberry Rosemary Pop<\/div>\n      <\/div><div class=\"ymeta yclear\">\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"yclear\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div><p id=\"yrecipe-ingredients\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Ingredients<\/p><ul id=\"yrecipe-ingredients-list\"><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-0\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">3 cups hulled fresh strawberries\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-1\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/4 cup water\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-2\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">3 springs fresh rosemary\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-3\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-4\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/8 teaspoon salt\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-5\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">3 Tablespoons honey<\/li><\/ul><p id=\"yrecipe-instructions\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Instructions<\/p><ol id=\"yrecipe-instructions-list\" class=\"instructions\"><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-0\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">In a small pot, combine strawberries, water and rosemary.  Cook over low heat, mashing the strawberries with a wooden spoon, until the berries have collapsed and released their juices.  (around 10 minutes)\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-1\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Turn off the heat, cover and let cool for 10 minutes\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-2\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Remove and discard the rosemary sprigs. Transfer the mixture to a blender and add the vanilla, salt and honey.  Blend until well combined.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-3\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Pour the mixture into the pop molds and freeze for 1 hour, then insert sticks and freeze for the last four hours.  (with our pop molds I add the sticks right after adding the mixture to the molds)<\/li><\/ol><div class=\"y-linkback\">Schema\/Recipe SEO Data Markup by <a title=\"Yummly Rich Recipes\" alt=\"Yummly Rich Recipes\" href=\"http:\/\/plugin.yummly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yummly Rich Recipes<\/a><\/div><div class=\"yummly-recipe-plugin\" style=\"display: none;\">0.1<\/div><a id=\"y-printed-permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=35592\"title=\"Permalink to Recipe\">http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=35592<\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">wk_bootstrap();<\/script><img id=\"yrecipe-beacon\" src=\"http:\/\/yummly-static.s3.amazonaws.com\/pixels\/wordpress-plugin.png?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthe2seasons.com%2F%3Fp%3D35592\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\">\n        <\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35799\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Healthy-Homemade-Popsicles.jpg\" alt=\"Healthy Homemade Popsicles - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Healthy-Homemade-Popsicles.jpg 413w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Healthy-Homemade-Popsicles-236x323.jpg 236w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Healthy-Homemade-Popsicles-300x410.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We are headed to Lexington for a big ole family celebration of one of our favorite holidays.\u00a0 We are all racing in a 10k on Tuesday morning, going to a patriotic concert, parade, farmer&#8217;s market, aboretum, church, brunch out, and much more.\u00a0 Be sure to stop by tomorrow for our Saturday Selections.\u00a0 See you then.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cheers!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>affiliate links in post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, Summer! \u00a0I don&#8217;t know what it is about this summer, but I am so excited to be spending it with Little Miss and Yankee. \u00a0Last summer there was so much focus on becoming a family of three and on attachment. \u00a0This summer\u00a0 &#8211; let the fun begin. \u00a0It all starts with lots of outdoor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[30,18,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35592"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35592"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35801,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35592\/revisions\/35801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}