♪♪ >> WELCOME TO THE WSKG LOURDES AFTER SCHOOL FUEL RECIPE CONTEST AND COOK OFF.

I'M YOUR HOST MACKENZIE, AND TODAY AND I'LL BE SHOWING YOU LOTS OF COOL RECIPES TO MAKE AFTER SCHOOL SO GET READY TO FUEL IT.

I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF TODAY'S WINNERS.

YOU WILL BE MEETING ALL OF THEM SOON BUT FIRST IT'S TIME TO MEET ONE OF OUR JUDGES, CYNTHIA CAVE-GAETANI, WHO IS THE CLINICAL NUTRITION MANAGER AT LOURDES HOSPITAL.

>> A SNACK IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THE PLATE.

SO IF YOU DID NOT HAVE SAY THE DAIRY OR YOU DIDN'T GET AS MUCH VEGETABLE OR FRUIT ON YOUR LUNCH PLATE OR YOUR DINNER PLATE, A SNACK IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THE PLATE.

SO A SNACK IS REALLY SOMETHING, IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE BEST NUTRITION OUT OF YOUR DAY.

>> LET ME EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT THE CONTEST.

JUDGING WILL BE BASED ON CREATIVITY, LOW SUGAR CONTENT, THE AMOUNT OF VITAMINS AND MINERALS, TASTE AND THE INGREDIENTS USED.

THE MAIN INGREDIENTS SHOULD BE FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND WHOLE GRAINS.

NOW THAT YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CONTEST LET'S LOOK AT OUR FIRST WINNER.

WE'RE HERE WITH KATHERINE AND MEGAN AND THEY ARE MAKING APPLE CANOES FOR TWO.

SO TELL ME GIRLS WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE THIS?

>> IT TAKES APPLES, PEANUT BUTTER, RAISINS, SOME CHEERIOS AND JUST SOME PRETZEL STICKS.

GREAT SO HOW DO YOU MAKE THIS?

YOU CUT THE APPLES INTO WEDGES AND YOU MAKE TWO LITTLE DIPS IN THE APPLES AND YOU PUT PEANUT BUTTER IN THEM, AND CHEERIOS ON THE PEANUT BUTTER AND THEN PRETZEL STICKS AND THEN YOU PUT PEANUT BUTTER ON THE PRETZEL STICKS AND THEN YOU PUT RAISINS ON THEM.

WHY IS THIS NUTRITIOUS?

WELL, APPLES DO HAVE VITAMINS AND PRETZELS ARE BETTER THAN CHIPS AND CHEERIOS ARE HEALTHY TOO.

SO ARE RAISINS.

>> OK, SO WHAT GAVE YOU THE IDEA TO CALL IT APPLE CANOES FOR TWO?

>> BECAUSE THE SLICES OF THE APPLE AND THE CHEERIOS IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE PEOPLE AND THE APPLE SLICES LOOKS LIKE A CANOE.

SO APPLE CANOES FOR TWO BECAUSE THERE'S TWO PEOPLE IN A CANOE.

>> THAT'S NEAT.

SO HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE THIS?

PROBABLY ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

>> GREAT SO IT'S A GOOD EASY SNACK TO MAKE WHEN YOU COME HOME FROM SCHOOL?

ALRIGHT, SO LET'S GET COOKING.

♪♪ >> YOU MAKE LITTLE DIPS FOR THE PEANUT BUTTER TO GO ON.

AND THEN YOU PUT THE PEANUT BUTTER IN.

SOME CHEERIOS TO LOOK LIKE LITTLE HEADS.

AND THEN WE TAKE PRETZEL STICKS AND THEY KIND OF LOOK LIKE LITTLE PADDLES.

THEN YOU PUT PEANUT BUTTER ON THE ENDS OF THE PRETZEL STICKS AND THEN YOU STICK RAISINS ON TOP.

>> WHY ARE APPLE CANOES FOR TWO SUCH A HEALTHY AFTER SCHOOL SNACK?

.> WELL, WHAT MAKES THEM HEALTHY IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN IT FORCES YOU TO EAT A LITTLE SLOWER.

BUT I THOUGHT THAT ALSO ONE OF THE BETTER ATTRIBUTES OF THIS SNACK IS THAT IT GIVES YOU PERMISSION TO PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD.

I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT.

AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE TWO YOUNG LADIES THAT ARE MAKING THE RECIPE IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO WITH FRIENDS.

IT'S ACTUALLY A LOT OF FUN.

IT GIVES YOU SOME CREATIVITY.

THEY USED GREAT INGREDIENTS.

REALLY SIMPLE INGREDIENTS.

REALLY EASY TO FIND IN THE KITCHEN.

DEFINITELY GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO DO THAT IS FUN AND ORIGINAL AND PLAYFUL.

>> SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY GREAT.

HERE'S OUR FIRST SNACK TIME TIP.

A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK ABOUT SNACKS AS BEING QUICK AND EASY SO THEY OFTEN TIMES THINK ABOUT THE PRETZEL BAG OR THE POTATO CHIP BAG BUT REALLY AS YOU CAN SEE TODAY SNACKS CAN BE QUICK AND EASY AND HEALTHY.

THE KEY IS TO HAVE THE INGREDIENTS IN THE HOUSE AND TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE HEALTHY FOODS AVAILABLE.

AS YOU CAN SEE CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS CAN COME UP WITH GREAT IDEAS AND GREAT HEALTHY SNACKS IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY.

SO IF YOU HAVE THE ITEMS AVAILABLE HEALTHY THINGS CAN HAPPEN.

>> HERE'S OUR NEXT WINNING RECIPE.

>> NOW I'M HERE WITH BRITTANY, BRYCE AND PAMELA AND THEY ARE MAKING CRICKETS ON SAND.

SO TELL ME GUYS HOW DO YOU MAKE THIS?

>> WELL IT'S A DELICIOUS, FUN AND QUICK SNACK FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY.

BRITTANY CREATED THE NAME CRICKETS ON SAND AND IT'S A SIMPLE COMBINATION OF RICE CAKES OR YOU CAN USE A DELICIOUS MULTI GRAIN SCOOP, CHIP ROASTED RED PEPPER HUMMUS TOPPED WITH EDAMAME.

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WHAT MADE YOU CALL YOUR CREATION CRICKETS ON SAND?

>> WELL, THE RICE CAKE IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BASE AND THE HUMMUS LOOKS LIKE A TAN COLOR AND LOOKS LIKE SAND AND HAS DOTS IN IT LIKE SAND.

THEN THE CRICKETS WELL THEY'RE GREEN AND SMALL.

>> GREAT.

VERY CLEVER.

WHAT IS THE PROCESS?

>> WELL WE LOVE TO MAKE OUR HUMMUS FROM SCRATCH.

YOU CAN PURCHASE PRE PACKAGED HUMMUS BUT IT'S SO QUICK AND EASY YOU MIGHT AS WELL MAKE IT YOURSELF.

MOST PEOPLE HAVE THESE BASIC INGREDIENTS AT HOME.

>> EDAMAMES HAVE LOTS OF PROTEIN.

HUMMUS IS REALLY HEALTHY AND HAS ALL KINDS OF HEALTHY THINGS INSIDE.

THE RICE CAKES ARE FIT ACTIVE SO THEY ARE REALLY HEALTHY.

THE SCOOPS ARE MULTI GRAIN.

>> WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU USE TO MAKE HUMMUS?

THE ONLY EQUIPMENT YOU NEED IS A FOOD PROCESSOR.

YOU ARE JUST ADDING CHICK PEAS, SESAME SEED PASTE, A LITTLE OLIVE OIL, ROASTED RED PEPPER.

YOU CAN ROAST THEM YOURSELF OR BUY THEM IN A JAR ALREADY PREPARED JUST AS DELICIOUS.

A FEW SIMPLE SPICES; A LITTLE CUMIN, PAPRIKA, A LITTLE SEA SALT, CRACKED PEPPER AND A LITTLE BLACK PEPPER.

COMBINED IT ALL IN THE PROCESSOR ADD A LITTLE LEMON JUICE AND ROASTED GARLIC ALSO AND IT'S DONE IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.

I TAKE THE RICE CAKE AND I WOULD TAKE SOME OF THE HUMMUS AND SPREAD IT ON THE RICE CAKE.

THEN I WOULD JUST ADD LITTLE CIRCLES WITH EDAMAMES OR I WOULD TAKE THE SCOOP AND SPREAD SOME WELL SCOOP OUT THE HUMMUS AND PUT A LITTLE EDAMAME IN THE MIDDLE.

>> WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE BRITTANY AND BRYCE'S RECIPE FOR ONE OF OUR WINNERS?

>> I REALLY LIKED THIS RECIPE BECAUSE IT PUSHED THE ENVELOPE WHEN IT COMES TO A SNACK.

IT USED UNUSUAL INGREDIENTS BUT IT WAS STILL VERY QUICK, VERY EASY AND INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS.

I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS NEAT HOW THEY INCLUDED SOME EDAMAME WHICH IS YOU KNOW A NEW FOOD MOST PEOPLE ARE KIND OF UNFAMILIAR WITH.

BUT IT HELPED PEOPLE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TRYING IT THIS IS A GREAT FIRST RECIPE TO TRY IT WITH.

IT'S SO GOOD AND I THINK IT CAN OPEN UP OPPORTUNITIES TO TRY IT IN OTHER VENUES AS WELL.

I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS VERY WISE.

I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY CREATIVE, DEFINITELY DELICIOUS, LOTS OF PROTEIN, LOTS OF NUTRITION.

IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MORE PERFECT SNACKS YOU COULD GO FOR.

>> LET'S GET ANOTHER SNACK TIME TIP.

SNACK TIME IS A TIME TO GET GOOD NUTRITION.

SOMETIMES YOU DON'T REALLY NEED A SNACK SOMETIME YOU JUST WANT A SNACK.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT BEFORE YOU EAT YOU ASK YOURSELF DO I NEED A SNACK, AM I HUNGRY, AM I ABOUT TO GO PARTICIPATE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, DO I FEEL HUNGER COMING ON OR DO I JUST WANT IT BECAUSE OF A HABIT BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS HAVE A SNACK AT THIS TIME.

BEFORE YOU EAT ANYTHING, INCLUDING A SNACK IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO ASK YOURSELF DO I NEED OR DO I WANT.

>> NOW ANOTHER WINNING RECIPE.

♪♪ >> WHY IS THIS NUTRITIOUS FOR YOU?

>> BECAUSE GREAT NORTHERN BEANS HAVE PROTEIN AND FIBER IN THEM AND LEMONS HAVE VITAMIN C AND OLIVE OIL HELPS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM OR HAS GOOD FATS IN IT AND GARLIC HELPS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM.

>> FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ARE JUST GOOD FOR YOU OVER ALL RIGHT.

AWESOME SO THIS LOOKS VERY GOOD.

GOOD LUCK IN YOUR COOKING.

♪♪ >> HOW MUCH?

>> A COUPLE GRINDS OF IT.

A LITTLE SHAKE.

♪♪ >> TELL ME WHY IS IAN'S SUPER CREAMY BEAN DIP REALLY HEALTHY?

>> WELL IT'S REALLY HEALTHY BECAUSE OF THE INGREDIENTS, THE BEANS ESPECIALLY BEING THE PRIMARY INGREDIENT.

VERY HIGH IN FIBER, HIGH B VITAMIN PROFILE, HIGH FIBER, HIGH PROTEIN.

IT'S REALLY A NICE BEAN TO USE.

WHAT I THOUGHT WAS REALLY NEAT ABOUT THIS RECIPE WAS THAT A BEAN DIP TYPICALLY PEOPLE WOULD USE A BLACK BEAN SO I THOUGHT THIS WAS A NEAT WAY TO INCORPORATE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF BEAN AS A BEAN DIP.

I ALSO THOUGHT IT WAS NEAT BECAUSE IT'S IN THE FAMILY OF HUMMUS BUT WITHOUT THE TAHINI SO FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T REALLY CARE FOR HUMMUS THIS IS A NICE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TYPE OF RECIPE.

FINALLY THE REASON I REALLY LIKE THIS RECIPE IS MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE BEANS.

THEY KNOW THEY ARE HEALTHY.

THEY KNOW THEY ARE GOOD FOR YOU, BUT HOW DO YOU USE THEM.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS A REALLY GREAT WAY TO GET STARTED ON ENJOYING BEANS.

>> GREAT AND ALL THE VEGETABLES YOU DIP WITH THEM ARE WONDERFUL.

CAN'T BEAT THAT.

IT HAS WHOLE WHEAT TO DIP IN AS WELL.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> SOUNDS GREAT.

NOW ANOTHER SNACK TIME TIP.

>> THINK ABOUT A SNACK AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET GOOD NUTRITION BUT ALSO TO TIDE YOU OVER NOT FILL YOU UP.

JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE HUNGRY DOESN'T MEAN YOU NEED TO FEEL FULL.

TRY TO EAT SLOWLY AND GET SATISFIED SO IT CARRIES YOU OVER TO THE NEXT MEAL.

A SNACK SHOULD NEVER FILL YOU UP.

A SNACK IS PURELY TO GIVE YOU THAT FEELING OF SATISFACTION.

SO THAT YOU DON'T OVER EAT AT YOUR NEXT MEAL BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO OVER EAT YOUR SNACK EITHER.

SO MAKE SURE YOU EAT SMALL AMOUNTS AND WAIT.

LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.

BE SATISFIED NOT FULL.

>> HERE'S OUR NEXT WINNING RECIPE.

NOW WE'RE HERE WITH BECKY FROM CHENANGO FORKS MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SO TELL ME BECKY WHAT ARE WE MAKING TODAY?

FRUIT TRAIL MIX.

>> AWESOME, SO WHAT DO WE USE TO MAKE FRUIT TRAIL MIX?

>> PEANUTS, RAISINS, CRAISINS, DRIED BLUEBERRIES AND BANANA CHIPS.

OK, SO HOW DO WE MAKE THIS DISH?

YOU PUT A HALF CUP OF ALL THE INGREDIENTS IN A ZIPPER BAG; YOU ZIP IT UP AND SHAKE IT ALL TOGETHER.

THEN JUST EAT IT.

>> ALRIGHT, SOUNDS PRETTY SIMPLE.

GOOD AFTER SCHOOL SNACK.

ALRIGHT YOU CAN MAKE IT FOR US.

♪♪ >> KIDS SHOULD HAVE THIS WHEN THEY GET HOME FROM SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S GOT MORE VITAMINS AND NUTRITION AND IT'S NOT SUGARY.

BECAUSE SUGAR JUST GIVES YOU A BOOST AND THEN IT STOPS.

BUT THIS, YOUR BODY CAN ACTUALLY USE IT AND USE IT FOR ENERGY.

I TRIED DIFFERENT FRUITS AND SOMETHING YOU COULD TRY ALSO ARE DRIED APRICOTS AND DRIED ALMONDS AND DIFFERENT KINDS OF NUTS AND FRUITS BECAUSE IT ADDS MORE NUTRIENTS AND VITAMINS AND IT TASTES BETTER THAN JUST A FEW THINGS.

♪♪ >> TELL ME WHY YOU PICKED BECKY'S FRUIT TRAIL MIX AS ONE OF OUR WINNERS.

>> WELL, THE CONTEST WAS SIMPLE, NUTRITIOUS AND QUICK AND THAT CERTAINLY IS WHAT THIS RECIPE WAS.

I REALLY LIKED THAT YOU KNOW EVERYBODY LIKES A GOOD TRAIL MIX AND MOST PEOPLE THINK ABOUT A TRAIL MIX AS A GOOD SNACK, BUT WHAT'S REALLY NEAT ABOUT THIS ONE IS THAT IT REALLY HAD MORE FRUIT THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

MOST TRAIL MIXES ARE NUT BASED.

THIS ONE WAS FRUIT BASED WHICH I REALLY LIKED.

I THOUGHT THIS IS THE RECIPE IF I WAS GOING TO GO PLAY SOCCER OR IF I WAS GOING TO BE ON THE BUS COMING HOME FROM A GAME THIS WOULD BE WHAT I WOULD EAT.

>> NOW, ANOTHER WINNING RECIPE.

♪♪ SO I'M HERE WITH ELLA AND SELA AND I'M HERE TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THEIR FRUIT FOLD UP.

ALRIGHT, SO WHAT GAVE YOU THE IDEA TO CREATE SUCH A MASTERPIECE?

>> WELL, WE WERE THINKING SOMETHING LIKE FRUIT ROLL UPS BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST ARTIFICIAL FRUIT ROLL UPS BUT THEY ARE ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED AND UNHEALTHY AND JUST REALLY BAD FOR YOU.

BUT THEY TASTE GOOD.

AND THEN WE HAD THESE ORGANIC FRUIT ROLL UPS WITH THAT ARE LIKE WITH TORTILLAS AND PEANUT BUTTER AND ALL THIS HEALTHY STUFF AND THEN IT'S JUST A LITTLE HARD TO ROLL THE APPLES SO WE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF FRUIT FOLD UPS INSTEAD OF FRUIT ROLL UPS.

>> THAT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA.

AWESOME.

SO WHY IS THIS NUTRITIOUS?

WELL IT HAS CHEESE IN IT WHICH HAS CALCIUM, GOOD FOR YOUR BONES.

IT HAS PROTEIN AND IT HAS APPLES, VITAMIN A, VITAMIN B 6 AND IT HAS WHOLE WHEAT TORTILLAS INSTEAD OF WHITE TORTILLAS WHICH IS BETTER FOR YOU AND THE PEANUT BUTTER WHICH HAS A GOOD FAT FOR YOU.

>> AWESOME SO CAN YOU USE OTHER KINDS OF FRUIT BESIDES APPLES?

YES, IT'S JUST THAT WE WERE COMFORTABLE WITH APPLES BUT YOU CAN USE WHATEVER KIND OF FRUIT YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH.

FIRST YOU GET ONE WHOLE WHEAT TORTILLA AND THEN YOU SPREAD PEANUT BUTTER ON IT.

THEN YOU CUT UP AN APPLE IN THIN SLICES.

YOU PUT IT ON THE PEANUT BUTTER ON THE TORTILLA OR YOU CAN DO IT WITH WHATEVER FRUIT YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH.

THEN YOU MELT CHEESE FOR ABOUT 45 SECONDS AND THEN YOU JUST DRIZZLE IT ON THE TORTILLAS.

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE ELLA AND SELA'S FRUIT FOLD UPS FOR A HEALTHY SNACK?

>> THE REASON WHY I CHOSE THEIR SNACK WAS BECAUSE IT HAD A REALLY NICE DIVERSE AMOUNT OF FRUITS THAT YOU COULD USE.

I LIKE THE FACT THAT THEY USED APPLES BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY EASY TO CUT THEY'RE VERY EASY TO FIND DIFFERENT VARIETIES.

YOU CAN GET SWEET TYPES YOU CAN GET MORE TART MORE SOUR.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON YOUR PREFERENCE.

>> I LIKE THE FACT THAT THEY COMBINED THE FRUIT AND THE PROTEIN WITH THE CHEESE WHICH IS A NICE DAIRY.

IT WAS VERY COMPLETE IN TERMS OF THE OF HOW MUCH NUTRITION WAS IN THERE IN A VERY SMALL FUN FOOD TO EAT.

I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS SMART.

I NEVER WOULD HAVE PUT PEANUT BUTTER AND CHEESE TOGETHER BUT WHEN I ATE IT, WHEN I TASTED IT, I WAS REALLY SURPRISED IT WAS REALLY GOOD.

SO IT WAS DEFINITELY A FUN FOOD, DEFINITELY CREATIVE, QUICK, VERY EASY TO MAKE, ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THOSE PERFECT SNACKS.

>> HERE'S OUR LAST SNACK TIME TIP.

>> WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A SNACK THINK ABOUT HOW YOU ARE ALSO SERVING THAT SNACK.

A LOT OF TIMES IF YOU ARE EATING RIGHT OUT OF A BAG OR RIGHT OUT OF A CONTAINER YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO OVER EAT.

SO WHEN YOU ARE MAKING YOUR SNACK THINK ABOUT PORTIONING IT OUT ON A PLATE OR AS WE SAW TODAY WITH THE TRAIL MIX IN A LITTLE CUP SO THAT YOU ARE EATING A CONTROLLED AMOUNT AND YOU ARE NOT OVER EATING AND IT'S STILL KIND OF A FUN WAY TO EAT THINGS.

LITTLE CUP SO THAT YOU ARE EATING A CONTROLLED AMOUNT AND YOU ARE NOT OVER EATING AND IT'S STILL KIND OF A FUN WAY TO EAT THINGS.

♪♪ >> OUR LAST AFTER SCHOOL FUEL SNACK WAS SUBMITTED BY APRIL AND IT'S CALLED FRUIT BALLS.

I'M GOING TO MAKE IT WITH THE HELP OF NANCY.

>> WELL, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH WHOLE GRAIN CHEERIOS TODAY, WE'VE GOT SOME FRUIT WHICH IS GREAT AND NUTRITIOUS, GOOD FOR A SNACK AND HONEY IS A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO USING SUGAR.

LET'S GET GOING!

ALRIGHT!

SO WE ARE GOING TO NEED FOUR CUPS OF WHOLE GRAIN CHEERIOS.

DO YOU WANT TO MEASURE THOSE OUT?

>> SURE!

>> NEXT WE ARE GOING TO NEED TWO CUPS OF STRAWBERRIES.

SO WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND CUT UP SOME STRAWBERRIES.

>> DO WE WANT THEM IN SLICES OR IN CUBES?

>> I'D DICE THEM A LITTLE BIT SMALLER SO WHEN WE GO TO MAKE THE BALLS THEY WILL STICK IN THERE A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

ALRIGHT.

YOU COULD SUBSTITUTE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUITS.

BLUEBERRIES WOULD BE GOOD WOULDN'T THEY?

>> OHHH, THEY WOULD!

IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ABOUT ONE CUP IN HERE SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DUMP THEM INTO OUR BOWL AND WE NEED A SECOND CUP.

THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS SNACK IS YOU CAN GO OUT AND PICK YOUR FAVORITE FRUIT AS WELL.

>> THAT'S RIGHT SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY OUTSIDE.

THEN WE ARE GOING TO NEED THREE TEASPOONS OF SPLENDA.

>> ALRIGHT.

>> WE HAVE SOME SPLENDA RIGHT OVER HERE IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MEASURE OUT THREE TEASPOONS.

>> OK.

>> YOU WANT TO MIX THE SPLENDA IN WITH YOUR STRAWBERRIES.

NICE TECHNIQUE.

>> THANK YOU, EVENLY DISTRIBUTE THE SPLENDA.

>> YOU WANT TO COAT ALL OF THEM.

SPLENDA IS JUST AN ALTERNATIVE TO USING SUGAR.

ADD A LITTLE BIT OF SWEETNESS TO THOSE STRAWBERRIES.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO NEED A CUPFUL OF HONEY.

WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE STRAWBERRIES IN WITH THE CHEERIOS.

DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND PUT THOSE IN?

>> SURE!

>> WE'RE JUST GOING TO MIX THEM UP.

>> SHOULD I USE ANOTHER ONE TO TOSS IT?

>> YOU CAN USE BOTH OF THEM IF YOU'D LIKE.

YOU JUST WANT TO REALLY MIX THOSE STRAWBERRIES AND THOSE CHEERIOS TOGETHER.

AND WHILE YOU ARE GOING TO DO THAT I AM GOING TO ADD IN SOME OF THIS HONEY AND THAT'S GOING TO HELP THE WHOLE THING STICK TOGETHER.

AND BY ADDING A LITTLE BIT OF THE HONEY IN AT A TIME IT WILL EVENLY COAT THOSE CHEERIOS GET THEM ALL TO STICK TOGETHER WITH THOSE STRAWBERRIES.

NOW THIS IS WHEN YOUR HANDS ARE GOING TO GET ALL STICKY.

THIS IS THE FUN PART.

SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SCOOP IN, WE'RE GOING TO GRAB SOME OF THE CHEERIOS.

WE'RE GOING TO FORM IT INTO A BALL AND WE WILL SET THEM ON THE WAX PAPER.

YOU CAN PUT THEM IN THE REFRIGERATOR TO HARDEN UP A LITTLE BIT QUICKER.

AND YOU'VE GOT FRUIT BALLS.

>> LOOKS GOOD!

>> THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT SUBMISSION APRIL.

>> TELL ME WHY DID YOU LIKE APRIL'S FRUIT BALLS?

>> WELL, I REALLY LIKED APRIL'S FRUIT BALLS BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU JUST REALLY WANT A COOKIE AND I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT ALTERNATIVE TO REACHING FOR A COOKIE.

THAT GAVE YOU GOOD NUTRITION BUT STILL MET THAT SWEET TOOTH DESIRE.

SOMETIMES THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN A LITTLE BIT OF A COOKIE.

SO I THOUGHT THIS WAS A GREAT ALTERNATIVE.

>> AWESOME, SO DID YOU FIND IT SURPRISING HOW EVERYTHING STUCK TOGETHER?

OH ABSOLUTELY!

YOU KNOW WHEN YOU READ THE INGREDIENTS YOU DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO.

BUT YOU KNOW YOU GOT TO MASH IT BUT YOU KNOW I THINK THE MOISTURE FROM THE STRAWBERRIES AND WHEN YOU MASH THE CHEERIOS TOGETHER IT JUST KIND OF COMBINES AND IT MADE IT WORK.

GREAT!

>> WSKG WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL WHO ENTERED IN THIS YEAR'S CONTEST.

WE'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE SIX WINNERS.

CONGRATULATIONS!

THANK YOU ALSO TO CYNTHIFOR ALL OF HER HEALTHY TIPS, AND REMEMBER SNACK SMART.

WSKG WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CONRAD AND VIRGINIA KLEE FOUNDATION AND THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOR MAKING THIS PROGRAM POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU ALSO TO LOURDES HOSPITAL.

THIS SHOW IS PART OF WSKG'S WORKING ON WELLNESS INITIATIVE, YOUR SOURCE FOR KEEPING KIDS HEALTHY.

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