JULY, 2013 Happy Fourth of July week! To help you celebrate the holiday in health-filled style, we've cooked up a bunch of new recipes for you and yo

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California Avocado Beef and Black Bean Burgers

JULY, 2013

Happy Fourth of July week! To help you celebrate the holiday in health-filled style, we've cooked up a bunch of new recipes for you and your family. We hope you're hungry!!

Our first recipe for California Avocado Beef and Black Bean Burgers is a great way to kick off the summer cookout season. Our better burgers call for lean ground beef combined with mashed black beans and avocado as well as cilantro, cumin, and chili powder. We serve them on whole grain buns (of course). On the side, try our California Avocado Macaroni Summer Salad made with an avocado-inspired Green Goddess dressing and lots of veggies.

For busy moms and dads who are still packing lunches for their campers, our two new tuna salad recipes should hit the spot. Check out our Sunny Tuna Salad with Golden Raisins or our Sunny Tuna Salad with Crunchy Celery ... or both.

Other recipes for your lazy days of summer:

Chicken Fingers with Honey PB Dipping Sauce: A makeover of frozen chicken nuggets.

Rustic Red, White, and Green Pizza: A customizable pizza that we love to make with farm-fresh Swiss Chard.

Sweet Potato & Peanut Quinoa Cakes: Gluten free and vegetarian.

Don't forget to stop by our Recipe Index page for all of your healthy, family recipe needs ... And if you'd like to continue seeing our regular updates on Facebook, visit our fan page, hover your mouse over the "Liked" button located near the top of the page and make sure "Get Notifications" and "Show in News Feed" are checked. It's that easy.

Wishing you a healthy and delicious Fourth of July,

JANICE and LIZ

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If you love avocados as much as we do, you'll definitely want to enter this month's giveaway for an avocado gift basket. One lucky winner will receive six fresh California avocados, a bamboo cutting board, an avocado apron and tee shirt, a reusable shopping tote, and more. Visit our blog to enter. The giveaway ends July 16th and is being sponsored this month by the California Avocado Commission.

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FAVORITE FOOD FINDS

GREATGRAINS

Great Grains Protein Blend

Post cereal is out with two new Great Grains options that provide double the protein in each serving. Honey, Oats & Seeds and Cinnamon Hazelnut have 8 grams of protein versus the usual 4 ... and our kids adore the flavors.

Willamette Valley Granola Chips

The folks at Willamette Valley Granola Company are geniuses. They figured out a way to turn granola into chips, and the result makes it hard to eat just one. Their chips, made with quinoa, barley, oats, and amaranth, come in four flavors: Honey Nut, Butter Pecan, Wild Berry, and Vanilla Bean.

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quinoacakes

This recipe has it all. It's vegetarian, gluten-free, and your kids will love it!

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