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Watermelon Smoothie You Can Share With Your Dog

October 20, 2015

Sugar loves watermelon. Did you know? Watermelon is commonly considered a fruit but it is actually a vegetable and a member of the cucumber family.

While some are already experiencing winter weather, it still feels like Summer here in SoCal. Sugar and I have been enjoying the outdoors and running. We are getting ready for our Fit Foodie Run 5k. I previously shared that I was chosen to be 2015 Fit Foodie Ambassador for Cooking Light & Health, San Diego. The official charity partner of the event is the American Diabetes Association. 5% of the Fit Foodie 5k Race entries and merchandise sales benefit the American Diabetes Association. As an Act of Kindness, the American Diabetes Association provided us a special healthy and diabetes-friendly cookbook.

Did you know? In 2012, 29.1 million Americans had diabetes. Approximately 1.25 million American children and adults have type 1 diabetes. In 2010, Diabetes was the 7th leading cause of death. Healthy eating is important especially to those who have diabetes.

Diabetes isn’t just a human disease; dogs (and cats) get it too. I was told that 1 out of 100 dogs around the age of 12 years of old has diabetes. Female dogs are more likely to develop diabetes than males dogs. Unfortunately, I found out that there’s no cure for a diabetic pet. However, it is treatable and with the proper care a diabetic pet can live a happy, healthy and active life.

There are many delicious easy to follow recipes I plan to try. I found a dog-friendly watermelon smoothie recipe and a pawfect drink after our morning run.

Watermelon Patch Smoothie for Dogs

4 cups watermelon chunks
2/3 cup fat-free Greek yogurt (omitted vanilla flavored yogurt from original recipe)
1 tablespoon of honey
1 tablespoon chopped mint
1 cup of ice cubes

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Serves 4, 1 cup per serving

A refreshing way to hydrate plus freshens dog’s breath!
Golden TongueOut DELISH!

Lots of Golden Thanks to American Diabetes Association

Watermelon Pops For You and Your Dog

June 3, 2014

Watermelon is a great cooling and refreshing snack on hot days.
You can cut the watermelon into squares and serve it … but that’s boring.

To keep it from not being boring … how about serving it as popsicle using Tovolo bug pops mold. We used about 3 cups of blended watermelon juice and poured into the bug mold. Freeze it for about 5 hours and your bug pops are ready to eat.

Do you think it looks like a bug?

A DELISH Tasty Treat that you and your dog can enjoy.

Lots of Golden Thanks.
Happy Tasty Tuesday!

Lots of Golden L♥VE n Woofs
SUGAR

Watermelon, Summer Fruit You Can Share With Your Dog

July 30, 2013

One of the best things about summertime is Watermelon.
Did you know? Watermelon is made up of about 92% water.
It’s a PAWsome Delish refreshing and hydrating fruit treat you can enjoy with your dog.

Watermelon Popsicle For You and Your DOG

Watermelon Popsicle: Watermelon, Ice Cubes and Honey
Mix all the ingredients in a blender.
Adding ice cubes is optional.
Pour into an ice cube tray or mold.

SUMMER Watermelon

Sharing our previous Watermelon Tasty posts:
How To Cut A Watermelon
Melon Pawsicle: Watermelon and Cantaloupe
Watermelon Banana Honey Pawsicle

Lots of Golden Thanks.

Happy Tasty Tuesday!

Lots of Golden L♥VE n Woofs
SUGAR

Last Summer Hurrah: WATERMELON

September 3, 2011

It’s Labor Day weekend which marks the end of summer (even though summer does not officially end yet). It simply means that many summer activities come to a halt as the weather changes.
Watermelon is a favorite summer fruit. It is tasty, sweet, juicy and simply refreshing.
5 Facts About Watermelon …
1. Watermelon is made up of about 92% water.
2. A great source of vitamins A and C and potassium.
4.Watermelon’s official name is Citrullus Lanatus of the botanical family Curcurbitaceae. It is cousins to cucumbers,pumpkins and squash.
5. Watermelon is the most-consumed melon in the U.S., followed by cantaloupe and honeydew.

Watermelon is a SAFE fruit for dogs.
Remember: Feed in Moderation
Woof! Woof! Great … Can I have some watermelon?

For safety purposes, mom cuts the Watermelon into CUBES
Do you want to learn how?
1) Wash the watermelon under cold water.You need a sturdy cutting board and sharp knife.

2) Place the watermelon vertically on the cutting board.
Cut/remove both ends of the watermelon.

3) Select a side and begin to slice downward to cut the watermelon rind off. Slice the rind off all the way to the opposite end of the watermelon. Continue until all of the rind has been removed.

4) Make about 6 even vertical slices across the watermelon. Then, take one piece and cut it vertically and horizontally to create cube pieces.Repeat this process with the rest of the slices.

5) WALA! … you got nicely sliced cubes of watermelon.

An Easy way to enjoy a watermelon is Freezing it.
Simply place sliced watermelonon a parchment paper.
Then Freeze it. You will have an instant, Watermelon Ice Cube Popsicle