I love me a good LIGHT GREEK burger!

It seems like when the weather starts to feel more like Summer, I crave grilled items.  I love a good veggie burger and the other day I decided to mix up some flavors to make a light Greek inspired veggie burger.  It was full of flavor and deliciously healthy!  Easy too!

Ingredients:
For Burger
Handful of fresh parsely
2 tablespoons of feta cheese
3 slices of cucumver
1 tablespoon black olives
2 slices of tomatoes
Multigrain English Muffin
For Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons red onion
1 roasted red pepper, seeded and chopped
1 container of nonfat plain Greek yogurt
salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:
Use your favorite veggie burger as the base in this creation. Grill and place on a toasted English Muffin. I use the muligrain English Muffin for the added health benefit and they are lower in calories and carbs than your regular hamburger bun.  Top burger with feta, tomatoes, cukes, olives and parsely. 

In seperate bowl, prepare your red pepper sauce by combining 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 tablespoons red onion, 1 seeded roasted red pepper,  1 5 oz container plain greek yogurt (love Chobani!), salt and pepper. Blend all ingredients until smooth and use as a dressing on your burger.  

A flavorful combo and yummy take on Greek flavors - light and healthy, this makes for a delicious burger alternative!  Linking up today over at Townsend House and The Home Girl!  Come share what you're eating!

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Sambazon Feature and Giveaway!

Have you heard of Sambazon?  Recently, I was invited by Mom's Meet to participate in a product review of this brand.  If you haven't heard of them, Sambazon offers a full range of fresh and organic juices, smoothies and frozen items in a variety of flavors.  They taste delicious and are a juice that I feel better about offering to my family!  We are mostly water drinkers around here but on occasion, we do offer juice to the kids.  I like to make sure they are as healthy as possible so I'm conscious to offer lower sugar and organic items whenever possible.  Sambazon's juices are made with premium whole food Amazon plants and fruits that deliver maximum nutrition in a bottle!  The taste was smooth and exotic and certainly a welcome treat for my children.  We tried the Acai/Antioxidant Blend which is bursting with healthy omegas.  We tried the Acai/Blueberry/Pom and my girls loved the flavor!  Next, I was able to spoil myself and got the Supergreens with Kale and Ginger.  I love ginger because it's so good for your digestive system and was happy to get a portable drink full of it's benefit!  This has two servings of fruits and veggies so I felt full of energy and well nourished after enjoying this juice!  They also offer Energy blend, Protein and Blended Breakfast (with quinoa and amaranth, chia and soy):
 
The products are both Organic and Fair Trade certified, supporting two million acres of the Amazon Rainforest and over 10,000 family farmers.  So it's a brand I am happy to support. 

A little more about Sambazon:

1. Sambazon juices and smoothies are made with the finest organic Amazon Superfoods on the planet such as Açaí [Ah-sigh-ee], Acerola [Ah-sir-o-la], and
2. Yerba Mate [Yur-ba Mah-tay].
3. Their juices and smoothies are available in ten different delicious flavor varieties and packed with antioxidants and healthy omega 3-6-9s.
4. All Sambazon Superfood juices are NON-GMO, USDA organic, vegan, gluten-free and provide whole food nutrition.
5. A bottle of Sambazon Superfood juice (10.5 ounces) retails for $2.99.

Sambazon is giving away a Sambazon Prize Pack to one lucky Barefoot by the Sea reader!  Prize includes three free product vouchers, a wooden bowl and spoon valued at $45!  Simply fill out the form below and enter to win!  The winner will be selected on June 2nd!

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She's NINE!

I love celebrating other people's birthdays.  I think it's a wonderful day to show someone just how special they are.  For my kids, I like to spend the day celebrating their big day.  On May 9th, my first girlie turned NINE.  I will skip wondering where the time has gone and the emotions (but believe me, I have experienced a TON of them with this birthday - who am I kidding?  EVERY BIRTHDAY).  Instead, let's focus on what she awoke to on the morning of her birthday:

I like to mix it up.  Last year, we hung balloons throughout her room but this year, I made some simple tissue paper pom pom flowers and outlined the number 9 for her and suspended the number from the ceiling. 

Easy and inexpensive, it was a pop of color that she couldn't miss when she work up!  I attached a few more balloons at the bottom to make it a little more festive.  She loved it!

I also hung pink streamers on the inside of her door and purple on the outside along with a few more dangling balloons.  Next year, I plan to zig zag streamers across the doorway in an effort to keep her from ever leaving!  After all, next year my first baby turns TEN! 

But for now, we are just happy to say she's 9!  She had a wonderful day!