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Peach Season
Rich Chocolate Cake
This rich chocolate cake recipe is made healthier by replacing fat with applesauce and Greek yogurt. It also makes a 9×9 inch pan, which means you don’t have a large amount of leftovers tempting you for days! A dusting of powdered sugar replaces traditional cake icing for a lower fat and sugar option, while adding a pretty topping to the cake.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup hot water
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup fat free greek yogurt
- 1/2 Tablespoon powdered sugar
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Instructions
- Clean your cooking area and wash your hands.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9inch square baking pan with non-stick spray.
- Combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Stir in hot water.
- Add applesauce, Greek yogurt, and egg. Stir gently until mixed.
- Pour into pan and bake 25-30 minutes until cooked through.
- Dust with powdered sugar.
Recipe Notes
Screen-Free Week Challenges
Check out some of these Screen-free Week Challenges
1. Looking for a fun activity to get your family active?
Try a hula hoop contest after dinner! Get your family outdoors and see who can hula hoop the longest. You could also do a jump rope challenge, create obstacle courses, or take a family walk. As you unplug from technology in the evenings this week, reconnect with your family around fitness.
2. Connect with your family during dinnertime prep by getting children involved.
Encourage children to participate in age appropriate tasks:
• Let children help plan menu ideas and side dishes
• Take them grocery shopping and let them pick out a new fruit or vegetable to try with dinner
• Teach them about setting the table
• Guide them in basic food preparation (as they are developmentally ready for and can safely do)
• Have them help clean up and clear the table
Watch this throwback video of a fun way to get kids cooking Dinner Tonight!
3. Check out our after school snack recipes that are easy enough for kids to make and a provide a nutritional boost after school.
Screen-free Week
This is a week for families to unplug from digital distractions or technology entertainment and connect with families. We think spending time with families is valuable for many reasons including for our health.
1. Family dinner provides time for family members to share activities from the day or discuss upcoming events.
2. Eating together provides an opportunity for families to talk about and model good nutrition and health behaviors.
3. Family dinners are a good time for sharing family stories and creating memories.
Join us this week as we help you make a plan for how you and your family can make meaningful connections during screen-free week!
Spring Cleaning your Kitchen
Spring has sprung! When you start your spring cleaning don’t forget about the kitchen! Use these tips from Fight BAC! to make your spring cleaning in the kitchen most effective and learn how to maintain that “spring clean” feel year round! For more food safety tips from Fight BAC! visit their website.
- Your counters may look clean, but BAC! may be hiding all over your kitchen. Always clean surfaces thoroughly with hot water and soap. After thoroughly washing surfaces with hot water and soap, you can sanitize them with a diluted chlorine bleach solution or a disinfectant kitchen cleaner. See the how to video below from our partners:
- Kitchen towels and sponges provide a moist environment for bacteria to grow. Consider using paper towels to clean up kitchen surfaces. When done, throw away the towel. If you use cloth towels, wash them often in the hot cycle of your washing machine. If you use kitchen sponges, replace them frequently.
- Rid your fridge of spills, bacteria, mold and mildew. Clean your refrigerator weekly to kill germs that could contaminate foods. To tackle bacteria, mold and mildew, clean interior refrigerator surfaces with hot water and soap. Rinse with a damp cloth; dry with a clean cloth. Manufacturers recommend against using chlorine bleach, solvent cleaning solutions, or abrasives as they can damage seals, gaskets and linings.
- Food particles get trapped in the drain and disposal, creating the perfect environment for bacterial growth. Clean your kitchen sink, drain and disposal once or twice a week with warm water and soap. Disinfect your drain and disposal by pouring in a solution of 3/4 teaspoon chlorine bleach per quart of water.
- Microwaves often get overlooked in day-to-day cleaning, but you can get your microwave clean with just a few steps. Heat a microwave-safe bowl filled with water on high for approximately 4 minutes. Remove bowl and use hot water and dish soap to wipe down the microwave interior. Dry with a fresh paper towel
