Last week I showed you how to bake homemade treats for your pups – today, we thought it would be great to show a Heart Healthy Valentine’s Day lunch for that special someone!<\/p>\n

Who says Valentine’s Day has to be sugary-sweet???\u00a0 I like to find ways to make my family feel like they are getting\u00a0a special treat\u00a0without all the calories and added sugars!<\/p>\n

My Ruff-Style<\/strong><\/em>, \u00a0Heart Healthy Valentine’s Day Lunch includes:<\/p>\n

Ham & Cheese Wraps<\/p>\n

Strawberries<\/p>\n

Mixed Greens with Balsamic Vinaigrette<\/p>\n

Oatmeal Pops<\/p>\n

Milk<\/p>\n

and of course Valentine Printables from our Sweet Valentine\u2019s Day Collection<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ham and Cheese Wraps<\/p>\n

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Ingredients:<\/p>\n

Ham<\/p>\n

100% whole wheat soft\u00a0tortillas<\/p>\n

Laughing Cow Light Swiss Cheese\u00a0Spread\u00a0(1\/2 of one triangle used) – it’s a light creamy cheese spread… hardly any calories, and taste better than mayo!<\/p>\n

**If you want this extra healthy and more filling: \u00a0add spinach leaves, red pepper or tomato<\/p>\n

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Directions:<\/p>\n

1. Layer tortilla, spread cheese, layer ham, layer 2nd tortilla<\/p>\n

2. Use heart cookie cutter to cut out heart shape.<\/p>\n

3. Use smaller heart cookie cutter to cut through first layer of tortilla – remove that piece of tortilla, so pink meat shows through.<\/p>\n

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Ingredients:<\/p>\n

Strawberries<\/p>\n

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Directions:<\/p>\n

1. Cut green stem off, by cutting a “V” into top of strawberry<\/p>\n

2. Slice strawberry in half from top to bottom creating two hearts<\/p>\n

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Mixed Greens with Balsamic Vinaigrette<\/p>\n

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Ingredients:<\/p>\n

Mixed Greens (I use any\u00a0organic pre-packs\u00a0that include spinach)<\/p>\n

Low-fat Mozzarella Cheese<\/p>\n

Chopped Tomatoes<\/p>\n

1 Teaspoon of Olive Oil<\/p>\n

A few splashes of Balsmic Vinegar<\/p>\n

Oregano, Garlic Salt, Basil, Salt & Pepper<\/p>\n

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Directions:<\/p>\n

1. Put mixed greens into container<\/p>\n

2. Sprinkle: Oregano, Garlic Salt, Basil, Salt & Pepper onto mixed greens<\/p>\n

3. Add Teaspoon of Olive Oil<\/p>\n

4. Add a few splashes of Balsamic Vinegar (according to your taste)<\/p>\n

5. Mix all of it together<\/p>\n

6. Cut out a heart shaped mozzarella cheese slice<\/p>\n

7. Add chopped tomatoes on top of cheese<\/p>\n

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Oatmeal Pops<\/p>\n

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Ingredients:<\/p>\n

1 cup of all-natural applesauce<\/p>\n

1\/2 stick of butter<\/p>\n

3\/4 cup of brown sugar<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup of granulated cane sugar<\/p>\n

2 tbsp of milled flaxseed<\/p>\n

1 tsp of vanilla<\/p>\n

1 1\/2 cups of whole wheat flour<\/p>\n

1 tsp of baking soda<\/p>\n

2 tsp of cinnamon<\/p>\n

3 cups of oats<\/p>\n

**1 cup of cranberries or rasins and\/or 1\/4\u00a0cup of chopped\u00a0walnuts if you want!<\/p>\n

**I added pink food coloring too, just for fun!<\/p>\n

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Directions:\u00a0 Preheat oven to 350 degrees<\/p>\n

1. Mix all ingredients together except flour & oats (also leave out cranberries\/nuts)<\/p>\n

2. Use mixer, and slowly blend in flour<\/p>\n

3. Once creamy, add oats<\/p>\n

4. Add pink food coloring if you want and mix – my girls like everything to be pink, so why not??<\/p>\n

5. Add cranberries and nuts if you like!<\/p>\n

6. Lay parchment paper on baking sheet<\/p>\n

7. Using a heart shaped cookie cutter, put batter in heart.\u00a0 Remove cookie cutter (will need to scrape a little off the sides of cookie cutter, and reshape heart slightly).\u00a0 Add wooden stick – use extra batter to cover it\u00a0so the stick will really bake into cookie.\u00a0<\/p>\n

8. Repeat as many times as you can fit onto\u00a0baking sheet\u00a0– I made about 7 pops at a time.<\/p>\n

9. Bake for 12-15 min<\/p>\n

10. Let cool on cookie rack, so cookie hardens around stick properly.<\/p>\n

11. Add pops to strawberry milk (healthier version:\u00a0 use white milk and a splash of pink food coloring)<\/p>\n

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This lunch is perfect for a Valentine Playdate and appeals to both mom & kids!!!<\/p>\n

Love<\/strong><\/em> this heart healthy lunch?\u00a0 Leave us a comment and share with friends!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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