Healthy Snacks

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More Snacks by Healthy-Foods Readers

Healthy-Foods readers to the rescue! You liked the snack ideas last week and provided me with even more. Here is a compiled list of more snack ideas that are just awesome. My comments in parenthesis.

1. How about a yummy yogurt sundae, yogurt with

strawberries on top and a little granola to top it off!

2. I buy grapes when they are on sale, wash and pick from the stems put

them in the snack size bags and pile them in big ol' freezer bags. They last at least a month as we pile through them in the heat and are much better than those frozen tubes of colored sugar water! Fiber included :-)

3. Fruit dip: Make yogurt cheese by taking 1 cup of plain or vanilla

yogurt and placing it in a strainer, lined with a paper towel or coffee filter, over a bowl for drainage. Refrigerate for several hours and discard the whey (watery stuff) that collects in the bowl. You'll be left with the yogurt cheese, which is about the consistency of thick sour cream. Put the yogurt cheese in a small bowl and add 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 2-3 tablespoons low-fat or fat-free cream cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla and blend with a mixer until blended. Add more powdered sugar to thicken, if needed. Use this yummy dip with fruit. We like grapes, pineapple, strawberries and bananas. (or use honey to sweeten)

4. Monkey sandwich—a hot dog bun spread w/peanut butter with banana (use

whole wheat buns)

5. pb (health-food store natural, no sugar) on a mini or regular rice cake

with raisins on top instead of jam/jelly (a little extra iron and fiber)

6. My kids will eat almost any veggie as long as it is grated and mixed

into mini muffins. Carrots, zucchini and broccoli just to name a few.

Don't forget to use applesauce instead of oil!!! (I use half oil and half applesauce—less "bouncy" of a muffin and moister)

7. I have enjoyed using your week of meals. Thank you for your work. I

do the Ranch Dip with veggies.

 

8. One more idea: protein. Hard-boiled eggs, sunflower seeds, and

soy nuts go over well here.

9. One of our favorite snacks is air-popped popcorn with

a fresh lemon juice squeezed over it, and sprinkled

with hot sauce (like Tabasco). Much better than those "flaming-hot" things in a bag, and no added fat or sodium!

10. Tofu cut in cubes, toss with olive oil and tamari and bake for 15

minutes turning once.

But wait, there is more…stay tuned for the next article! (and do yourself a favor, copy these and put these snack ideas on your fridge—then they’ll be there when you need an idea or two.

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