Tips For a Memorable Labor Day Weekend
Labor Day weekend marks the perfect time to send summer off with a bang.
Some pre-weekend planning can ensure everyone has a memorable fi nal few days of summer.
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Consider those busy mornings when you need an on-the-go solution
- rather than opting for sugary foods and drinks, turn to Green
Tea Berry Banana Smoothies that include unsweetened green tea.
When incorporated as part of an overall healthy diet, unsweetened tea
can support heart health.
This no-sugar-added recipe from Lipton, a proud national sponsor
of the American Heart Association’s Life is Why campaign, can
help you enjoy healthier mornings while checking emails or hydrating
before heading to the offi ce.
Choosing beverages with no added sugars can contribute to a
healthy heart, according to the American Heart Association, making
these smoothies perfect for building into a morning routine. Because
it’s predominantly water, which is needed to keep your body running
at its best, unsweetened tea provides a delicious way to hydrate without
ditching those healthier habits.
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Green Tea Berry Banana Smoothies
Recipe courtesy of the American Heart Association
Servings: 4 (1 1/2 cups per serving)
3 cups water
8 single-serving green tea bags
16 ounces frozen mixed berries
(about 3 cups)
2 medium bananas, peeled, cut
in half and frozen
1 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
2 teaspoons fresh-grated peeled ginger root (optional)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional)
2 teaspoons chia or fl ax seeds (optional)
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In small saucepan over high heat, bring water to boil. Remove
pan from heat. Submerge tea bags. Steep 4 minutes. Discard tea bags.
Let tea mixture cool 30 minutes. Pour into pitcher. Refrigerate 2
hours, or until chilled.
In food processor or blender, process tea, berries, bananas and
yogurt until smooth. Add ginger root and vanilla, if desired, and process
until smooth. Pour into four glasses. Sprinkle with chia seeds, if
desired.
Nutritional information per serving (without optional ingredients): 136
calories; 1 g total fat (0 g saturated fat, trans fat, polyunsaturated fat and
monounsaturated fat); 3 mg cholesterol; 23 mg sodium; 29 g carbohydrates;
5 g fi ber; 18 g total sugars (0 g added sugars); 8 g protein.
Labor Day weekend is widely considered
the unoffi cial swan song of
summer. Though millions of children
return to school prior to Labor Day
weekend, the fi nal holiday of summer still
marks an ending to the season of relaxation
and a return to the hustle and bustle
of life when the temperatures dip and
schedules fi ll up.
Perhaps because Labor Day has
become synonymous with the end of
summer, many people look to make the
weekended preceding the holiday as fun
as possible. People with such intentions
can keep these tips in mind as they seek
to plan a memorable Labor Day weekend
this year.
• Wake up early if you intend to travel.
Labor Day weekend should be memorable
for all the right reasons and traffi c is not
one of them. A recent survey from the vacation
planning experts at The Vacationer
found that roughly 148 million people
planned to travel over Labor Day weekend
in 2023, which makes the three-day period
a particularly busy time to be on the road
or in the air. If you intend to fl y this Labor
Day weekend, try to book an early morning
fl ight to reduce the risk of delays. If
you’re driving, hitting the road before sunrise,
particularly if you’re traveling a long
distance, can help you avoid traffi c jams.
• Plan the weekend. It can be tempting to
fl y by the seat of your pants come Labor
Day weekend, but it’s still best to book
excursions and even dinner reservations
in advance. The popularity of Labor Day
weekend and its status as the unoffi cial
end of summer compels many people to
get up and go over the three-day period,
so theme parks, water parks, restaurants,
and other attractions may be all booked in
advance. Purchase tickets and make reservations
months in advance to ensure you
aren’t left with little to do and/or nothing
to eat come Labor Day weekend.
• Create a backup plan. Ideally the
weather will cooperate and Labor Day
celebrants will be able to spend the entire
weekend outdoors if they so desire.
But weather is unpredictable, so it pays to
create a backup plan in advance. If you’re
traveling for the weekend, look around for
indoor entertainment spaces to spend the
weekend if the weather is uncooperative.
If you’re planning a backyard barbecue at
home, arrange for some indoor activities
or pick a rain date and let guests know. If
the party is scheduled for the Saturday of
Labor Day weekend, a Sunday rain date
might work.
• Go with a summer theme. Even if the
kids are already back in school and your
summer family vacation is a distant memory,
that’s all the more reason to revive the
spirit of summer one last time. If hosting
at home, a Hawaiian luau theme complete
with a pig roast or a fi nal summer pool
party is a great way to send summer off
before welcoming fall into the fold. Encourage
guests to don summer attire and
revive your summer playlist to get guests
in the mood. If you’re traveling for the
weekend, pick a sunny, sandy destination
so you can squeeze every last drop out of
summer.