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May-Everything's Coming Up Healthy

Everything's coming up healthy in May! Mother Nature is all decked out for summer in her best blooms of spring. Look for fresh fruits and veggies in your local market and find creative ways to bring the healthiest harvests to your family's table. Find a great recipe for this month's Harvest of the Month, spinach, and other great veggies in the Tortilla Pizza below.
Check each and every month on this web site for a new recipe to bring wonderful fruits and vegetables to your family's table.

Harvest Recipe: Tortilla Pizzas

	Ingredients
	12	flour or corn tortillas (small)
		vegetable oil or margarine
	1 can (16 oz)	refried beans
	1/4 cup	onion (chopped)
	2 ounces	fresh or canned green chili peppers (diced)
	6 tablespoons	red taco sauce
	3 cups	vegetables, such as broccoli, mushrooms, spinach, and red bell pepper (chopped)
	1/2 cup	cheese, shredded part-skim mozzarell
	1/2 cup	cilantro (chopped, fresh)
	Instructions
	1. Brush one side of each of two tortillas with water. Press the wet sides of the tortillas together to form a thick crust for the pizza. 2. Brush the outside of the tortillas with a small amount of oil or margarine. Evenly brown both sides in a heated frying pan. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas. Set aside. 3. Heat refried beans, onion, and half of the chili peppers together in a medium saucepan, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. 4.Spread about 1/3 cup of the bean mixture on each tortilla pizza. Sprinkle with 1 Tablespoon taco sauce, then top with 1/2 cup of the chopped vegetables, 1 teaspoon chili peppers, and 1 Tablespoon cheese for each pizza. 5. Return to frying pan and heat until cheese melts. Top with cilantro, if desired. Serve immediately.
	Cost
	Per recipe: $4.42 Per serving: $0.74
Source California Department of Health Services, Healthy Latino Recipes Made with Love California Latino 5-A-Day Campaign
Online at: http://recipefinder.nal.usda.gov/recipes Yield: 6 servings

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What is SPLASH?

Shaping Positive Lifestyles and Attitudes through School Health (SPLASH) is focused on providing nutrition and physical activity education to Michigan's SNAP eligible populations.
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The Behavioral Objectives of SPLASH are to:
	Focus on fruit
	Vary your veggies
	Be physically active everyday and balance caloric intake with calories expended.

This page last updated on: Thursday May 02, 2013