{"id":12468,"date":"2014-03-09T05:24:12","date_gmt":"2014-03-08T22:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=12468"},"modified":"2014-03-09T05:24:57","modified_gmt":"2014-03-08T22:24:57","slug":"spring-break-make-healthy-yonanas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/spring-break-make-healthy-yonanas\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Spring Break! Make it Healthy With Yonanas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With the severe Winter weather we’ve been having across the United States, it’s hard to believe that Spring is just around the corner! \u00a0If you’re staying home this Spring Break, having your kids hang around the house for a week, you’re likely to hear “what can I eat?,” 5-10 times a day…I know I will. My kids love dessert and my son in particular, is always looking for away to ensure sugar in his snacks.<\/div>\n
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I have found a great solution for my kids that incorporates food, fun…and yes, even sugar…fructose! \u00a0Perhaps you’ve seen the Yonanas <\/a>machine in TV commercials? \u00a0I hadn’t, but my kids have. \u00a0Yonanas Healthy Dessert Maker is a simple device where you place semi-frozen fruit in its shoot and out comes out a delicious looking dessert, reminiscent of ice cream or sorbet. \u00a0It kind of looks too good to be true, so I had it try it out for myself.<\/div>\n
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I saw one last Yonanas at my local Walmart store and jumped on it. \u00a0They kids could barely contain themselves, they couldn’t wait to get home and get started. \u00a0However, once we got home, we found “patience is a virtue,” to be applicable, as we had to have frozen bananas before we started…and not just any frozen yellow bananas…<\/div>\n
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How Yonanas Works<\/span><\/h2>\n
We needed to wait a couple of days to get started because although we had yellow bananas, they were not the right color…yet. \u00a0Here are the four simple steps to making a dream (healthy for kids!) dessert…<\/div>\n
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Step 1: \u00a0Peel spotted bananas and place them in the freezer.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
My kids were disappointed when we read the directions for Yonanas at home because you are supposed to take spotted (aged) bananas, peel them, and place them in the freezer for 24 hours. \u00a0We had bananas, but they weren’t spotted. \u00a0Spotted bananas have the sweetest taste (key for my son!).<\/div>\n
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Step 2: \u00a0Freeze or buy any frozen fruits you’d like for your fruit concoction.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Along with the frozen bananas, you can buy or freeze other fruit you’d like to put in Yonanas. \u00a0I make a fruit protein shake every morning, so we always have plenty of frozen fruit in the freezer.<\/div>\n
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Step 3: \u00a0Defrost your fruit for 10-15 minutes.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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he freezer and let it sit out for about 10-15 minutes. \u00a0You want the fruit to be soft, but not mushy. \u00a0With practice, you’ll know how many minutes to wait for the perfect consistency.<\/div>\n
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Step 4: \u00a0Place your fruit in the Yonanas machine, one at a time.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
When your fruit is ready, turn on the machine and first place in a banana. \u00a0Then pour in your other fruit and end with a banana. \u00a0You will have a nice size cup full of healthy delicious fruit that looks like ice cream. \u00a0Your kids will love it.<\/div>\n
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The Yonanas machine is very simple and making a healthy dessert is very easy. \u00a0I love the fact that my kids can operate the Yonanas machine all by themselves, with no worry of their fingers getting caught in the emulsifier blades. \u00a0These are the components of the Yonanas machine. \u00a0You can see the blades here, but when the machine is put together, they are safely contained deep within the shoot.<\/div>\n
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From this picture, you can see that the unit itself remains completely clean. \u00a0You just take off the chute part of Yonanas, disassemble the chute units, and you can even place them in the dishwasher for cleaning. \u00a0Clean-up is easy.<\/div>\n
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My son LOVES making frozen fruit soft serve with the Yonanas.<\/div>\n
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My son and I gave up desserts for Lent. \u00a0We are loving having Yonanas, our fruity desserts tastes as if we are eating ice cream! \u00a0Strawberry, coming right up!<\/div>\n
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Now for some bananas and peach fruit soft serve!<\/div>\n
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I also love the fact that any flavor they choose is only limited by their imagination. \u00a0In fact, there are a number of recipes <\/a>available on the Yonanas site incorporating dark chocolate (for extra health benefits), vanilla bean seeds, cocoa, cinnamon, and other fun ingredients to put through the Yonanas machine.<\/div>\n
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Not fond of bananas? \u00a0No problem. \u00a0You can place fruit in Yonanas without bananas to achieve more of a sorbet taste and consistency.<\/div>\n
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Health Benefits<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Obviously, with a dessert that is made utilizing only of or mostly of fruit, there are many benefits. \u00a0A half cup bowl of Yonanas dessert, using only 2 bananas, is approximately 100 calories. \u00a0Adding more fruit increases the calories but it’s still much better than ice cream…and it’s healthy.<\/div>\n
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