{"id":162,"date":"2012-05-10T18:58:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T18:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/?p=162"},"modified":"2012-05-10T18:58:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T18:58:00","slug":"fruit-and-yogurt-parfait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/?p=162","title":{"rendered":"Fruit and Yogurt Parfait"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" trbidi=\"on\">I used to love those parfaits from the golden arches, the layers of blueberries, strawberries and granola in between sweet vanilla yogurt. The downsize: lots of sugar. The positive: still healthier than a burger. \ud83d\ude42 But who wants pounds of sugar in yogurt and fruit? Shouldn&#8217;t heavy sugar consumption be saved for cakes and cookies? Yes, I think so, too. So here&#8217;s a giant (not so sugary) version of it&#8230;eat it all and feel good about it!<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hcUltWleXYk\/T6soH6r4-LI\/AAAAAAAADYI\/uTCopCcUdZU\/s1600\/parfait+4.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hcUltWleXYk\/T6soH6r4-LI\/AAAAAAAADYI\/uTCopCcUdZU\/s320\/parfait+4.JPG\" width=\"240\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span>Fruit and Yogurt Parfait<\/span><br \/>2 servings<br \/>2\/3 cup chopped strawberries<br \/>1\/2 cup chopped blackberries or bananas or blueberries<br \/>2 cups plain yogurt (Greek is great, too)<\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3sH3AjdwrRw\/T6soFGx2ZJI\/AAAAAAAADYA\/gsqigJmjlBE\/s1600\/parfait1.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3sH3AjdwrRw\/T6soFGx2ZJI\/AAAAAAAADYA\/gsqigJmjlBE\/s320\/parfait1.JPG\" width=\"240\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A Layer Guide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>4 teaspoons honey or 1 TB agave nectar<br \/>1\/2 cup lowfat granola<\/p>\n<p>Chop the fruit. Get out 2 glasses.<\/p>\n<p>Layer in this order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>yogurt (1\/2 inch full in the glass)<\/li>\n<li>drizzle of honey\/agave<\/li>\n<li>strawberries (about 1\/2 inch)<\/li>\n<li>yogurt<\/li>\n<li>granola<\/li>\n<li>yogurt\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>drizzle of honey\/agave<\/li>\n<li>blackberries<\/li>\n<li>REPEAT&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>top with extra granola, strawberries, and one last drizzle of honey\/agave<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><b>Fun, Pretty, Easy! <\/b>(only call me two of these&#8230;but call my food all of these, please.)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><i>Listening to&#8230;Norah Jones&#8217; newest album.<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-SKdj_8Feh-Y\/T6soY44eGbI\/AAAAAAAADYQ\/O0Z7sFvu_J4\/s1600\/parfait2.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-SKdj_8Feh-Y\/T6soY44eGbI\/AAAAAAAADYQ\/O0Z7sFvu_J4\/s320\/parfait2.JPG\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sideways&#8230;don&#8217;t try this at home. It&#8217;s not Dairy Queen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><b><i>Why this is awesome:<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Matt found an old iTunes giftcard<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>He handed it to me and said, &#8220;Buy the new Norah Jones album! She&#8217;s one of your faves!&#8221; And I agreed to all of it. And then I realized that I haven&#8217;t ordered an album on iTunes since before grad school, when I was footloose and fancy free (and had money for iTunes. Sigh.) And I forgot how.<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Her music really is good. Like really good. Complexly simple. For sure.<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><b><i>Happy day, friends!<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>L<\/p><\/div>\n<div>~Laurel~<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I used to love those parfaits from the golden arches, the layers of blueberries, strawberries and granola in between sweet vanilla yogurt. The downsize: lots of sugar. 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