Easy Homemade Croutons Made In A Bag

   Stop buying store-bought croutons. Check out how easy it is to make croutons! All you need are a few simple ingredients and a zipper food storage bag.

   The other day I was looking through my fridge and I found a bag of rolls that no one was eating. The rolls were still edible but I did not want to throw them in the trash. I hated wasting food so I decided to make some croutons with the rolls. My boys love croutons, especially the teen. Making croutons from rolls is so easy. 

All you need is rolls and a few simple ingredients like oil and spices. I decided to flavor my homemade croutons with rosemary. I have a huge rosemary bush in my backyard. My son decided to help me make the croutons from bread and he went out to gather some rosemary from the rosemary plant.

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Croutons Made In a Bag

 This crouton recipe is so easy to make and you can use any type of rolls or bread. The bread can be stale or fresh. I love making homemade croutons with leftover French bread. It is a DIY recipe that even the kids can help make. Keep reading to get the simple and fast way to make delicious homemade croutons.

  Making homemade croutons is so easy to make in a bag. These croutons have a few easy steps.

1. Cut the bread into cubes

2. Place the bread cubes in a bag

3. Add spices and oil

4. Close the bag and shake

 Choose your favorite spices

These homemade croutons in a bag can be flavored with so many different spices. Choose your favorite spices for the croutons. My crouton recipe uses rosemary and garlic but you can use spices like sea salt, and onion powder, or make the croutons spicey with chili powder. You can also make the bread croutons cheesy with parmesan cheese. Just add a 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese to the bag before shaking.

Spice flavors to consider

~ Garlic

~ Parmesan Cheese

~ Rosemary

~ Chili Powder

~ Onion Powder

~ Sea Salt 

~ Everything Bagel Spice

Cube, shake, and bake

Easy Homemade Croutons In A Bag

3 Day-old bread or rolls
2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon of sea salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
1-gallon size plastic bag

Oven 350F 
Cut the bread into bite-size pieces and place them into the plastic bag. Add the spices and close the bag. Shake the bag a couple of times. Then add the Olive Oil and close the bag again. Shake really well. Open the bag and place the bread pieces on a baking sheet in a single layer. Bake the bread pieces for about 20-30 minutes or until brown and toasted.

Notes: use other spices like onion powder, chili powder, or black pepper. You can even add 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese to make the cheese-flavored

Make sure to check out my Parmesan Rosemary Artisan Garlic Bread. 

http://www.momknowsbest.net/2017/06/parmesan-rosemary-artisan-garlic-bread.html

Awesome Grab and Go Breakfast Ideas & a Giveaway

Looking for healthy breakfast ideas for when you are in a hurry?

  For most families getting out the door in the morning can be a stressful time. It seems for them, that there is never time for a nutritious breakfast. My busy crazy day is Sunday morning as we leave for church early in the morning. I have discovered some awesome items that can you can grab and go in the morning. That way your kids can get a healthy breakfast. These items are easy for your kids to grab from the fridge and they can eat them while you are getting ready for work. These breakfast items are also great for traveling. These items will come in handy when my boys will be going to YMAC camp next month. They have to be at camp at 7 AM so I am glad for these easy Grab and Go Breakfast Ideas.

   

  I love that all I have to do is add milk or water to my Overnight Oats and stick it in the fridge before I go to bed. Then in the morning, I have a delicious container of oatmeal that I can enjoy at home or take with me out the door. I just love all the all the flavors of Overnight Oats. My favorite flavor is Blueberry Vanilla Almond. This container of oats is loaded with certified Gluten-free oatmeal, chia seeds, almonds, vanilla, and blueberries. Overnight Oats also is available in Apple Nut, Cinnamon Raisin, and Mixed Berry.  Moms will love that these portable containers of oatmeal are supercharged with nutrients, protein, and fiber.

Overnight Oats will be available at Amazon under the brand Dave’s Naturals starting in July!

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  Another favorite grab and go breakfast item that my boys love are these delicious pouches of naturally flavored applesauce. Fruit Me Up pouches are a healthy, mess-free way for my boys to eat their fruit at home or on the go. These yummy pouches are available in Classic Apple, Apples & Cinnamon, Apples & Strawberry, and Only Apples. My boys enjoy Fruit Me Up applesauce pouches for breakfast and for snacks. Their favorite flavor is Apples & Strawberry. They don’t require refrigeration so, you can stash some in your bag for snacks for the kids when they get hungry while you are out running errands. These delicious pouches are made from organic fruits. These applesauce pouches are an easy way for my boys to attain their 5 a day!

                                          Check out the fruit pouches at  

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  My boys and I get a complete breakfast when we grab an Overnight Oats and Fruit Me Up pouch. These two items give us plenty of protein, whole grains, vitamins, omegas, antioxidants, and even fiber.

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I have eight containers of Overnight Oats to giveaway, two of each flavor, to one lucky reader. To have a chance to win these delicious oats, just enter on the giveaway form below. Good Luck!

This giveaway is open to US residents 18 years of age or older.  Chances of winning this giveaway depend on the number of entries. All entries will be verified. The winner will be notified within 24 hours of the end of the contest and will then have 48 hours to respond to the email or a new winner will be chosen. Void where prohibited

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eClip Is The Answer To Babies Being Left In Hot Cars & A Giveaway

Check out this awesome product that will help prevent babies being left in hot cars!

  Too many babies have died because of being left in a hot car and something needs to be done about this. For the most part, parents do not intend for this tragedy to happen to their baby. It just happens and parents are devastated when it does happen to their baby. These parents never thought it could happen to them. If you are like me, you cringe when you hear about another baby dying in a hot car and say "something must be done about this. Well, a company has come out with a wonderful product that can help prevent infants from dying in hot cars. 

Elepho has created a wonderful product that parents can clip onto the child's car seat or diaper bag and it will alert the parents so they will not forget to take the baby out of the car. You must check out

The eclip® product now!

http://www.elepho.com/eclip/

                               eClip®: Helping to prevent babies from being left in cars

 Go check out Elepho's Kickstarter program for the eClip and see how you can help prevent babies from being left in cars!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1745478023/eclip-helping-to-prevent-babies-from-being-left-in?ref=ep

Giveaway

Since the eClip won't be available until December, Elepho sent me an eCheck Oximeter to try out so I could see the great quality of their products. The cool thing is they are also allowing me to host a giveaway so my readers can have a chance to win one!

  This Oximeter is a cool product that helps me to monitor my pulse rate and oxygen levels while I am exercising. I love that I can see if my pulse is at a healthy level.  I love that this meter is soft around my finger and does not squeeze my finger. I have a friend who is on oxygen and she uses a different type of oxygen meter and hers is the kind that pinches the finger. So I thought of her when I agreed to review this meter. My friend has to check her oxygen levels frequently so I will be giving her this eCheck Oximeter. 

Your vital signs at your fingertips:

Ideal for sufferers of asthma, COPD and diabetes, of all ages, the Elepho eCheck pulse oximeter use advanced reflective pulse oximetry optical technology to measure your pulse and check how much oxygen can be found in your blood. Just place your finger in the device and turn it on. A large LCD display gives you precise results in just a few seconds. eCheck makes it simple for anyone to take a measurement day or night. Save time and money, by eliminating unnecessary trips to the doctor or clinic.

So if you have a need for this wonderful product or know someone who could use a comfortable pulse oximeter, then you need to check it out at http://www.elepho.com/echeck/ and then enter for a chance to win one.

This giveaway is open to US residents 18 years of age or older.  Chances of winning this giveaway depend on the number of entries. All entries will be verified. The winner will be notified within 24 hours of the end of the contest and will then have 48 hours to respond to the email or a new winner will be chosen. Void where prohibited

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