An Early Valentine’s Day Sweet Treat for All!
Credit: D Sharon Pruitt
With Valentine’s Day coming up fast and furious (don’t forget to get your honey or yourself a gift to celebrate—I recommend good quality dark chocolate), the FBGs wanted to take a break from our usual fitness programming to do something appropriately heart-warming. That’s right, we’re doing another giveback!
Last time we rallied for the awesome nonprofit Girls on the Run, and today we’re giving to another organization that does good stuff for the XX chromosomes out there. We’re raising funds for the American Heart Association! Yes, we may have just missed national Wear Red Day (we were too busy geeking out over the Olympics), but we’re celebrating in our own way.
Here’s where you come in: Buy any product in the FBG Wear Store from today until the end of the month, and we’ll donate 10 percent of all proceeds to the America Heart Association to help fund heart-health research and educational programs. Heart disease is the top killer of women in America, and, sadly, more women die of cardiovascular disease than the next five causes of death combined, including cancer. We can all help reverse this in our families by eating right and regular workouts, but we wanted to band together to do more for the cause!
And, really, what better way to donate than to do so while you’re also getting your Valentine these cute boxer shorts or yourself these fun undies or a pink tank? Too perfect, right? Plus, if you make an order today or tomorrow and use the code “FEBSALE2” at checkout, you’ll score yourself free shipping. Now that’s love.
And here’s another thing we love: This dessert by Driscoll’s strawberries that has just 166 calories per serving (more nutritional info below)! So order some FBG swag to benefit women’s health, then whip up this tasty and healthy dessert to keep your own heart healthy, happy and satiated!
Yummy!
Berry Explosion Cobbler
Servings: 9
1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
1 cup fresh raspberries
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 cup fresh blackberries
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon cinnamon
Topping:
¼ cup instant oats + ½ cup instant oats
¼ cup pecans
1 tablespoon soy butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons agave nectar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 9×9 pan, spray with non-stick cooking spray. Layer fruit on the bottom of the pan. Then drizzle the maple syrup over the fruit. Sprinkle the cinnamon over the rest of the fruit.
Topping:
In a food processor, add ¼ cup instant oats, pecans, soy butter, cinnamon and agave nectar. Blend until all lumps are gone and everything is evenly chopped. Add to a mixing bowl the remaining ½ cup of instant oats and mix together. Sprinkle mixture over fruit and bake for an hour or until fruit sets. Cool for 15 minutes and serve.
Per serving: 166 calories, 7 grams fat, 4 grams protein, 32 grams carbohydrates, 4 grams dietary fiber
Happy early Valentine’s Day! —Jenn