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Healthy Super Bowl Recipes: Cheese Pops + More!

 

 

cheesepopsThis year I decided to come up with a healthy twist on a party favorite: Fried Mozzarella Sticks. I love Babybel light cheeses (they only have 50 calories and 3g fat each!) and thought they would be great on a stick! You can make a bunch of these and bring to your superbowl party and serve warm or room temperature. I like to serve with a low-sugar marinara sauce or you can try a low-fat ranch or other dipping sauce.

BAKED CHEESE POPS

Ingredients: 

  • 2 packages Babybel Light Cheese (12 total rounds) with red outer wax removed
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 2 tbsp flour (you can use whole wheat too)
  • 4 tbsp breadcrumbs (plain or Italian)
  • 4 tbsp panko crumbs
  • olive oil cooking spray (I use Pam)
  • 12 skewers or cake-pop sticks

Directions:

  • First, you need to freeze the cheese in the freezer until cheese is hard.
  • Whisk the egg in one bowl and set aside. Put the flower in a second bowl and then in a third bowl mix the bread crumbs and panko.
  • Dip the frozen cheese rounds in flour first (shake off excess), then the egg, then the panko/crumb mixture last.
  • Repeat this process with the remaining cheese placing them on a tray with wax paper. Place cheese back into the freezer until ready to bake (this will prevent the cheese from melting too quickly in the oven!!).
  • When ready to bake preheat oven to 400° F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly spray with oil.
  • Place frozen cheese on baking sheet. Spray the tops of the cheese rounds with a little more oil and bake in the bottom third of your oven until crisp, about 4 to 5 minutes. Turn and bake an additional 4 – 5 minutes watching them closely so they don’t melt.
  • Let the cheese cool and then place your sticks in the bottom of each.

*Estimated Nutritional Value:
(per pop)
75 calories
3.5g fat
6.5g protein

Other Healthy Superbowl Party Options

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Brazil Nut Hummus

Try this great recipe that’s featured on Hail Merry’s website. It goes great with veggies or lowfat pita chips!

 

 

 


Superbowl “Mocktails”

blog-cocktailsInstead of downing a ton of beer or sugary cocktails during the game – try one of these non-alcoholic “mocktails” instead. At first I was a litte skeptical, but then I watched this video with recipes on the Today Show and these drinks look really good! The best part is that you can still have the festive look and flavor but you will be saving a lot of calories,  not to mention the Monday morning hangover.


*Also, be sure to check out my tips and recipes from last year.

 

 

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About Me

About Me
Cari Shoemate

Hi! I'm Cari! I'm a fitness star turned Mom of 3 who lives in Houston, TX. Getting fit and healthy is a journey and one I understand well. After graduating from college I worked in a corporate setting for many years and gained a lot of weight and had an unhealthy lifestyle. Finally, after I had enough - I decided to regain my healthy lifestyle that I had in college by fitting in workouts and eating healthier. Eventually, I left my corporate job to become a full-time personal trainer and group fitness instructor. I also created Bombshell Bootcamp over 10 years ago and it has become one of Houston's top bootcamps! My passion then turned into greater opportunities to write workouts for national magazines, appear on tv doing workouts and speaking about healthy and fitness, making fitness DVD's and working with many celebrities. Fast forward a few years....and then I had my first baby! I'm now a Mom of 3 little ones and try to incorporate healthy living and exercise in our family's lives. Not only do I still blog about workouts and fitness, but I have shifted some to include family fitness, family travel, fashion, health/beauty and general lifestyle.

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