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K from K’s Good Eats

Hi Daily Balance readers! I’m excited to debut my first guest post, ever!! As the weather slowly starts to warm up, a lot of us are looking for a power breakfast to hold us over though the morning that isn’t hot. I’ve always loved Greek yogurt but was tired of just mixing it with plain old cereal in it’s plastic container each morning. Enter the parfait glass! Making food visually appealing adds to the whole experience of eating it. What makes these parfaits so special? The possibilities are endless! The basic ingredients in my daily parfaits are the following:

• Plain Greek yogurt (I’ve used Fage, Oikos, and Chobani all of which are winners in my book)
• A form of carbohydrate (Cereal, Vitatops, and muffins are some of my favorite choices)
• Sweeteners and spices of your choice
• Fruit, optional

Here are a few of my favorite combinations – hopefully you’ll get a few ideas of your own to try out!

CranBran Vitatop with cinnamon

Deep Chocolate Vitatop (this combo tastes like chocolate cheesecake)

Deep Chocolate Vitatop and strawberries

Kashi Go Lean Crunch and cinnamon

Banana Nut Vitatop and PB2

Best part of the parfait? Mixing it all up post picture and eating!

Thanks to Shannon for giving me the opportunity to guest post! I hope you all enjoyed my “how to!” Have a great day, everyone!

15 Responses to “Daily Delish – Parfait party! (guest post)”

1. VeggieGirl said:

   The queen of parfaits!!

   Posted on June 11, 2009 at 9:21 am | Reply
2. Whatever You Like « K’s Good Eats said:

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   Posted on June 11, 2009 at 9:51 am | Reply
3. Katie said:

   I love your parfaits!

   Posted on June 11, 2009 at 10:25 am | Reply
4. Meg said:

   Woahhh those look awesome – I love parfaits, and you certainly are the parfait queen!

   Have a lovely Thursday
   Meg

   Posted on June 11, 2009 at 11:50 am | Reply
5. Emily L. said:

   That’s so yummylicious looking

   Posted on June 11, 2009 at 12:26 pm | Reply
6. Anne K. said:

   Gorgeous parfaits, K! I’ve only tried it with a vitatop, but now I’m inspired to do more variations

   Posted on June 11, 2009 at 12:46 pm | Reply
7. Sagan said:

   YUM! Sometimes I do things like that using a margarita glass. Presentation can make things taste amazing.

   Posted on June 11, 2009 at 12:48 pm | Reply
8. Keri said:

   Wow… I love making parfait-like creations! I think my favorite would be a peanut butter mixed with vanilla yogurt and warm chocolate cookie/muffin/cereal or some kind of melty chocolate goodness!

   <3 Always,
   Keri
   http://www.hopskipleap.wordpress.com/

   Posted on June 11, 2009 at 1:03 pm | Reply
9. Katie said:

   Oh my! These all look so good. I like parfaits in general, but I’ve never thought of making them with Greek yogurt. These are definitely going on my “to try” list.

   Posted on June 11, 2009 at 3:40 pm | Reply
10. janetha said:

    ohh i KNEW you were the guest when i read the title, before i even read the post! i love myself a parfait ala k! had one today for bfast. it was oikos, bluebran vita and crunchy almond butter! i will be posting it tonight!

    Posted on June 11, 2009 at 3:41 pm | Reply
11. Melissa @ For the Love of Health said:

    oh my!! Looks soooo good!

    Posted on June 11, 2009 at 3:41 pm | Reply
12. Andrea@WellnessNotes said:

    The parfaits look great! I’ll have to make one soon…

    Posted on June 11, 2009 at 5:28 pm | Reply
13. Carolina John said:

    gah that looks great. i’m starving.

    Posted on June 11, 2009 at 8:31 pm | Reply
14. Kristie said:

    K’s Parfaits win for prettiest/most tempting breakfasts. I seriously NEED to make one of these!

    Posted on June 11, 2009 at 8:39 pm | Reply
15. K said:

    I’m glad you all liked the guest post! Shockingly, I didn’t have a parfait this morning Need to go grocery shopping!

    Posted on June 12, 2009 at 9:41 am | Reply