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Quick Healthy Snacks

Brenda — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:23:45 +0000

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 and mango flavours too)
raspberries
panda licorice (sweetened with licorice root, not sugar)
homemade dried fruit and nut mix (use unsweetened, unsulphered fruit and raw nuts)
plain yogurt topped with berries (fresh or thawed from frozen)

Celery with Goat Cheese

Brenda — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:49:57 +0000

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 it is 95% water. It is also high in Vitamin K as well as containing other vitamins and minerals. Vitamin K helps your blod clot and may help your bones get stronger.

Frozen Bananas

Brenda — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:21:20 +0000

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 sticks sticking out to minimize freezer burn
Wait a few hours until they are frozen.

Remove from plastic bags/wrap and eat!

Homemade Baked Corn Chips

Brenda — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:00:56 +0000

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 on pizza stone or cookie sheet
Cut into triangles with pizza cutter or knife
Bake for about 10 minutes at 350°F, or until they start to turn light brown
Remove from oven
Sprinkle with sea salt and put in a big bowl
Cover bowl to keep them warm while you bake another batch

Can be served with salsa or other dips, but they break easily.