The most sought after type of REAL Vanilla is Madagascar Vanilla. As the name suggests….the Vanilla beans or pure extract come from the island of Madagascar.

Madagascar is about 266miles off the East Coast of South Africa….or directly East of the country of Mozambique.

Madagascar Vanilla is expensive. For a 2 oz. bottle on the Amoretti.com website, you will pay about $11.99.

By Comparison…..Vanilla Extract…which does contain alcohol, can be bought at your local supermarket. I priced a 2 oz bottle of “McCormick’s” Vanilla Extract at Walmart for $8.12.

Buy whichever type of Vanilla floats your boat. There isn’t a tremendous difference in taste. One has alcohol in it…..the other doesn’t.

Where do you BUY the Popsicle Molds? On Amazon of course!

I like the “Mamasicles” brand. They cost $7.99 at the time this episode was recorded and have “ 6 Popsicle Molds.”

Go to goo.gl/UyoDyN to find the “Mamasicles.”

Ok….Let’s make some Healthy, Delicious Popsicles!

EASY Peasy Instructions:

Blend the Blueberries, Yogurt, Almond Butter and Vanilla in a blender until Smooth.

Pour the mixture into your Popsicle Mold.

Insert the sticks into each mold

Freeze until solid

When You’re ready for a Delicious, Healthy Snack……Pop out a Blueberry Popsicle and Enjoy!

Nutritional Value

Each Popsicle has:

112 Calories

10g Fat

8.5g Protein

2g Fiber

1.5g Sugar

6 g Carbs

14g Sodium

53g Potassium

45% of the Daily Allowance of B 12

40% Daily Allowance of Vit D

12% Daily Allowance of Iron

91% of Daily Allowance of Calcium

PLUS…..Blueberries are the King of Anti-Oxidants!

I’ve stated several times on this show…….dark colored fruits and vegetables get their color due to the Flavonoid called “Anthocyanin”

Flavonoids provide the powerful anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory properties and ……they produce the vibrant, dark color in foods.

That means that Blueberries…..are part of our “Pac Man” Family!

No surprise there Nation! Flavonoids like….”Flavonois” and “Flavan-3-ols” are highly effective in “searching, Fighting and help in Destroying Free Radical Cells” in your body, that cause cancers.

Learn ALL about Blueberries and what they do for your body by listening to S 3 Ep 005….which was published on 2/9/18

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