Everyone in my household loves granola bars! Especially ones with chocolate chips. I tried the recipe on this website and it was a big hit! The only change I made is that I put no brown sugar, and instead I put double the amount of honey. Also, I blended the chocolate chips in to the mix before spreading it onto the pan. I didn’t let the granola bars cool long enough before cutting them, so I didn’t get perfectly shaped granola bars – but that didn’t affect the taste!
Heart-Shaped “Goldfish” Crackers
My son asked if he could have pre-packaged goldfish crackers from the store, and I explained to him that I’m trying to move away from snack food made in a factory that is processed and then put in a plastic bag. He suggested we find a recipe online to make goldfish crackers. We found this recipe and I have to say it’s so easy and the crackers turned out so yummy! We didn’t have fish-shaped cookie cutters, so we used heart shaped ones. If you make 20 hearts, it comes to 87 calories per heart cracker.
Here is the recipe we used:
Spinach and Cheese
Another super filling, fast and healthy snack. I cook the spinach in boiling water, drain and add 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Add salt to taste. Because I don’t count the calories in spinach, this ends up being a 200 calorie yummy treat! It’s not super pretty to look at, but it tastes so good!
Lentil Soup
This one is a favorite with my husband and kids. I estimate the calories per bowl to be about 300 calories. It’s super easy and fast to make, and I often make double and freeze half of it.
LENTIL SOUP RECIPE
INGREDIENTS:
1 large white onion diced up
6-8 oz Strained Tomatoes (I use the jarred ones from Whole Foods)
4.5 cups of water
1.5 cups of red lentils (washed and rinsed)
1 teaspoon salt
Olive Oil
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Bring water to a boil in a medium pot; while that is warming up continue with steps 2 and 3.
- Sautee the diced up onion in olive oil in a pan for about 4-5 min.
- Add the strained tomatoes and let it boil for 1-2 minutes
- Add the onion/tomato mix and the washed lentils to the boiling water.
- Add 1 teaspoon of salt to the pot.
- Let the soup boil covered for 15 minutes
- Put the soup through the blender or food processor.
- Add salt, pepper and/or red pepper flakes to taste.
Banana Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins
For this I used the recipe from this website: https://pin.it/ecgorizite6uck
I doubled all the ingredients and used a regular muffin pan instead of a mini-muffin pan. I also didn’t include the honey. They turned out fine, but my husband and kids didn’t think it was sweet enough. Next time I will try making it with the honey!
Broccoli Salad with Cashews
Super easy, fast and filling snack that is also low in calories. Simply steam some broccoli, throw it in a bowl and dress it in one tablespoon mayo, and then add chopped up cashews. I use the magic bullet to chop the cashews. I measure out 100 calories worth of cashews, and 1 tablespoon of my mayo is 100 calories. In my mind the calories of broccoli don’t count, so this whole fast, yummy, healthy treat is only 200 calories!