Ok, so you come home from school and have about 2 hours to kill before your parents come home and make dinner. So the next question is what are you suppose to to snack on after you just came from a long stressful day of school right?? Well, no worries check out our easy recipe list for after school chow down sessions. Gasp! and yes some even may be healthy! Check it out…

Broccoli & Cheddar Pockets

1 -Refrigerated Thin Pizza Crust 11 oz

1/3 cup onion and chive cream cheese

¾ cup fresh broccoli, finely chopped

¾ cup red pepper, finely diced

¾ cup shredded cheddar

• 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• 2 Stretch or roll dough into 13×16-inch rectangle. Cut into four equal pieces.
• 3 Mix the cream cheese, broccoli, peppers and cheddar in a bowl. Divide filling evenly onto half of each rectangle, leaving a ½-inch border along the edge. Fold dough in half over filling, press edges firmly. Crimp or use the tines of a fork to seal.
• 4 Place pockets on cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Dried Fruit

Turkey Pinwheel

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup light garden vegetable cream cheese (recommended: Philadelphia)
• 4 wrap-size tortillas
• lettuce
• 1 (8-ounce) package turkey breast slices
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots

Directions

Spread 2 teaspoons veggie cream cheese over entire surface of each tortilla. Top cream cheese with 1/4 cup lettuce. Place 2 slices of turkey on 1/2 on each tortilla. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon shredded carrots on top of the turkey slices.

Roll the tortillas starting at the edge where you placed the turkey

Granola

Ingredients
1 batch granola, not yet baked
1 egg white

Equipment
Large baking pan
Small bowl or ramekin
Whisk

Instructions

1. Mix your batch of granola.

2. Whisk an egg white in a small cup until it is frothy and foamy.

3. Stir the egg white into the granola. Spread the granola out in an even layer on your prepared baking sheet, and bake the granola according to the instructions in your recipe.

4. Take the granola out of the oven and let it cool COMPLETELY, preferably overnight, uncovered. When it cools completely it will be clumpy. If you pour it off the baking sheet while still hot it will break up into loose granola and not get the chance to clump up.

5. When the granola is completely cool, break up into clumpy chunks, and transfer to an airtight container for storage.

Hummus & Pita Chips

Hummus & Pita Bread…easy right??

Good Morning Fresh Girls!

C.O.R.E Mag gives a  HUGE CONGRATS to 17 year old boxer, Claressa Shields!

She earned a  gold medal victory over Nadezda Torlopova of Russia in the women’s boxing Middleweight final of the 2012 London Olympic Games. Claressa Shields won the first ever women’s Olympic middleweight final with a 19-12 win over Russia’s Nadezda Torlopova. At 17 years and 145 days, Shields is the youngest boxer to win an Olympic gold medal since 1924.

Go Claressa!!

Good Morning Fly Girls!

Need an energy boost? Time for you to jam out to Jaden Smith’s Pumped Up Kicks (Like Me) for Tuesday Tunes!

Enjoy!

Gasp… It’s here! After a full summer of camps, late nights and chill days, school has finally stuck it’s head out to say hello. Well, do not fret too much. Just take a moment to look at the positive. Not only are you in a grade higher but it’s a fresh start to improve on your self too! Your school year does not have to be stressful with a little bit of organization. When your locker, room and study area is always messy it is a reflection of your thoughts which means stress can come creeping up  any moment!

So take a couple of minutes to check out a couple of back to school organization tips that will help you this year!

So you have your part time check and what’s on your mind? Let’s see…. shoes, car gas, movies , nail polish and those dope pair of jeans you saw last week. You say to yourself, “Well that’s about it! What else do I really need to put my money? I bought everything I want and even needed!”

Hmm well “Congrats!” on buying your weekly needs and even throwing in some of your wants but you receive a “F” in the class of saving. Sorry to break it to you, if you’re not putting money away for rainy days it’s going to take you awhile to get the passing grade. Yes, I know necessarily you feel like either there is no point of saving, you don’t make enough to save or even don’t have anything worth saving for in my life. Well I’m here to break it to you that “Saving” isn’t your worst friend or evil nemesis in actuality it’s your best friend in camouflage. Still think I’m lying?? Ok, here it goes…you made me do it….

Rainy Days– Yes, we would love to live in a perfect world where you know what would happen next but unfortunately we don’t (at least it keeps life exciting, right?). Anyways let’s jump back on track. So you never know what can happen and yes that includes unexpected expenses. I know looking at your checks you feel like you don’t have enough money to save, well you’re wrong. You do not have to put hundreds in the bank a week, just put what you can afford. Instead of agreeing on an amount of what you would save because your check changes every week, agree on a percentage. So let’s say every two weeks you put 10% of your check. Trust me…it adds up!

Swap Out!– Sometimes the best trick when it comes to savings it is to do the “ Swap Out.” You ask what the swap out is, well I’m so glad you asked! The swap out is when you look at the list at the things, places, and people you spend your money on and see what you can swap out for savings. So instead of your money buying new accessories take that money place it in your savings account. By you doing this you can save more money by just limiting yourself.

“You Can’t Touch This”– Just like MC Hammer said as he rocked the stage same goes with you and your savings account. As excited as you get by how much you are savings you have after couple of months, make sure you do not touch it. And if you do it has to be in emergency situations in which the savings were made for! Oh and let me get one thing clear the shoe sale at the boutique does not quite make the cut!! I know it may seem like self torture now but you will thank me for this later

-C.O.R.E Family

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Hey Fresh Girls!

C.O.R.E Mag gives a HUGE congrats to 17 year-old swimmer Lia Neal who won a bronze medal as a member of the US 4×100-meter freestyle relay team in the London 2012 Olympics

This is Lia’s first Olympics. She is the second woman of African-American descent to make the U.S. Olympic swim team.

She’ll be starting her senior year in high school in the fall.

CONGRATS!

Hey Fly Girls!

Check out the hot song by OMG Girlz “Where The Boys At?”

Time for you to check out actress & comedienne Teala Dunn’s FRESH STYLE….

Good Morning Fresh Girls!

C.O.R.E Mag gives a HUGE congrats to Olympic Gold Medalist, Gabrielle Douglas.

At the tender age of 16 Gabby has reached her goal in earning GOLD medals in both the individual and team all-around competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Douglas is the first African-American and first woman of color in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion, and the first American gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics

Check out her journey to the Olympics!

2012 Olympic Trail Routine

DREAM BIG!!