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Quick Healthy Snacks

Here are some more ideas for healthier snacks:

unsalted nuts (buy in the bulk section of the grocery store)
Wasa rye crisp crackers with sundried tomato hummus
Carrot sticks, celery, cucumber, red pepper, cauliflower; with dip or hummus
hard-boiled (organic) egg with dash of sea salt
pre-cut cantaloupe or pineapple
unsweetened applesauce (available in a jar or in small cups; berry [...]

March 8th, 2010 | Category: Easy healthy food, Healthy snacks | Leave a comment

Celery with Goat Cheese

Celery with goat cheese

Today I had a yummy snack: celery with goat cheese, and celery with peanut butter.  I got the crunch I love and some protein to keep me full for awhile.  I use organic celery because I’d rather avoid the pesticides and it tastes healthier to me.

Eating celery is helpful for hydration since [...]

September 2nd, 2009 | Category: Healthy snacks | Leave a comment

Frozen Bananas

An easy, healthy and creamy frozen treat that we like is a frozen banana. 

Peel bananas that are yellow but not yet spotted
Break or cut the bananas in half
Stick a popsicle stick or chopstick into the broken half and push it into the banana
Wrap the bananas with plastic wrap
Put several bananas in plastic bags with the [...]

July 9th, 2009 | Category: Easy healthy food, Healthier recipes, Healthy snacks | Leave a comment

Homemade Baked Corn Chips

Homemade corn chips

Lately we’ve been making homemade corn chips when we have guests for dinner.  They are a bit time-consuming, but so yummy when they are warm.  They are also healthier than store-bought as most store-bought tortilla chips are deep-fried.

Use a pastry brush to brush olive oil on both sides of corn tortillas
Place tortillas [...]

February 8th, 2009 | Category: Healthier recipes, Healthy snacks | Leave a comment