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Here’s a super easy, ultra healthful whole foods recipe. Anyone who eats with their eyes original (that’s me!) will be enticed by the kaleidoscope of gorgeous colors in this yummy side dish. And remember, beautifully colored feed is closely always loaded with plant-based, disease-fighting, anti-aging phytochemicals. Sure sufficient this vegan dish delivers a nutritional powerhouse of all sorts of good-for-you stuff such as vitamins C and E, beta carotene, fiber and potassium. Every mouthful bursts with nutrition plus an inspiring blend of tropical flavors. I’ve added just a touch of heat (from Tabasco) and a little “bite” from the red onions to remainder the sweetness from the mango. The result is a perfective medley of Caribbean yumminess. It’s both freshening and satisfying at the same time and perfective served with grilled dolphin. By the way, if you are grilling you could throw a great deal of corn cobs on the grill and then shave the kernels into the bean mix too. I haven’t tried it but I’m sure it would be delish!

Ingredients (Serves: 4)

1 mango, chopped

1 red bell pepper, finely chopped

1/4 red onion, finely diced

1-2 teaspoons hot sauce, or more to taste

1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1 firm avocado, chopped

1 may (15.5 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained

Sea salt, to taste

1. In a big glass or ceramic bowl, combine the chopped mangoes, bell pepper and onion. Lightly toss. Add the hot sauce and cilantro and lightly toss. Gently stir in the avocado and black beans. Season with salt to taste. Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

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The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn’t be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to hidequickIvy comes to the rescue, proving that at times the best of friends are humans never meant to like each other. Vibrant characters and a large total of humor make this a charmingand addictiveintroduction to Ivy and Bean.

Download and Print Fun Ivy & Bean Activities

• Ivy & Bean Ideas Sheet for Having Fun

• Create and Play Gummy Worm Toss

• Be Ivy and Bean in Your Own Play

• Make a Cootie Catcher

• Take the Ivy & Bean Trivia Quiz

Most helpful customer reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
Good points bad points
By Roren Tarubetto
I am the mother of a very kind-hearted 7 year old, and adorable, but pain in the butt to her older sister 4 year-old. I bought this book for my 7 year old because it had some sort of illustration on each page (she was very reluctant to move into chapter books, so I thought one with pictures all through would be a good compromise). I totally agree that the message is not the best if you focus on that aspect of the story, but if you have instilled proper values in your children, reading these stories only introduce them into a fantasy land. My daughter, and I’m not kidding about her being kindhearted, she’s very sensitive to other people’s feelings, but she really enjoyed this book, and has read it twice in 1 week. I say so long as you instill the right manner of behavior in your children, allowing a little mischief won’t kill them. Reading is all about imagination anyway. If they ask why she got away with all the bad stuff, you can tell them the truth – it is a fantasy world, it doesn’t work that way in hour house. I still think it’s a fun transitional book for kids reluctant to move out of picture books.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Good balance between silly mischief and positive lessons
By Pop Bop
It is hard to find books for younger readers that combine silliness, mischief, friendship, authenticity, and common sense. It’s even harder to find ones that don’t have an undercurrent of hip irony, or, even worse, some odd note of sourness. The Ivy + Bean books manage to hit this sweet spot remarkably well.
Bean is the designated cut-up, but she is usually saved by a good sense of what is fair and allowable. Ivy is supposedely the long suffering “good girl”, but she can get carried away by a mischievous streak, that can surprise Bean and the reader. So, we get a much more balanced team of friends than is usually the case, and a lot more opportunity for each character to be more than just a predictable “type”.
Additionally, secondary characters, (parents, siblings, teachers, schoolmates), are not just stock figures, but develop actual personalities and contribute to the momentum of the various stories. This adds a lot more depth and variety to the books than one would normally expect.
This book worked as an attention-holding “read to” with our five year old, and drfited into a “read with” and then “read alone”. That made it a wonderful transition book to independent reading.
And, remember the bonus – these are nice kids, who can be silly, or grumpy, or careless, but can also be loyal and thoughtful and responsible. Good company, I thought, for my little readers.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
An Amazing Story
By Andrew Hume
Ivy and Bean is a book by Annie Barrow. It’s a story about two girls who weren’t even supposed to be friends. Bean is an active girl who loves to be barefoot and bounce a ball. Ivy, on the other hand, always has her nose in a book and wants to become a witch. When they meet, Ivy takes Bean to her secret hiding place. They both try to invent something so amazing they can’t believe it. This book is set in
a little town in California.

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