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100% Juice Products. Facts and a Recipe

As a mami, I offer my kids different beverage options in addition to water and one of those options is juice. Though we don’t buy it every week, when we do we make sure it’s 100% juice. If I’m feeling extra generous, I’ll let my oldest kid choose some juice boxes and I’ll stick them in the freezer for our next outdoor adventure.

I’ve become quite knowledgeable about juice recently thanks to the Juice Products Association after I received a very nifty package that included a variety of juice products. I visited their site, learned a lot of cool new facts about juice and I invite you to visit their Fruit Juice Facts website to learn a few facts yourself.

For example, did you know that just one 4-ounce glass of 100% juice equals a serving of fruit?! And juice can be taken a step further by adding them to recipes like this:

Gone Fishin’

esclear gelatine and fruit juice squars
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Clear gelatin and fruit juice squares are a favorite for little ones to eat with their hands and grab the fish in the middle. Older kids can participate by stirring the gelatin and adding the fish.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups 100% apple juice (clear variety, not unfiltered) or 100% white grape juice
  • 4 packets unflavored gelatin
  • 6 Swedish Fish or Gummy Fish

Directions

  1. Pour 1 cup of the 100% juice into a medium metal mixing bowl. Sprinkle on the gelatin and set aside to soften. Bring the remaining 3 cups juice to a boil. Pour the hot juice slowly into the softened gelatin, stirring until it is completely dissolved, 1 minute.
  2. Refrigerate the gelatin until a thin film clings to the sides of the bowl when stirred, about 45 minutes.
  3. Rinse a glass baking dish (8x6x2 inch) with cold water and pour the thickened gelatin into it. If the gelatin has begun to set, spread it out as evenly as possible. One at a time, holding the fish upside down, push them into the gelatin so they look like they are swimming. Place them far enough apart to cut six blocks, each containing a fish. Refrigerate the gelatin until very firm, 3 to 4 hours.
  4. To unmold, hold the dish in a pan of hot water for 1 minute, or until the gelatin releases when you bounce the pan. Invert the pan over a plate so the gelatin drops onto it. With a sharp knife, cut the gelatin into 6 blocks, including one fish in each. The blocks are best served the day they are made as the fish start to get gooey after 12 hours.

Juice is a great addition to your Summer! It’s a great alternative to soda and it’ll work double-duty by helping you and your kids reach the recommended daily fruit and veggies servings.

This is not a sponsored post. I received a similar prize pack. All thoughts and opinions remain my own.

Originally published on July 14, 2012. Last Updated on August 9, 2017 by Pattie Cordova

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