Snacks
Easy Almond Flour Graham Crackers
I’m always on the lookout for simple, healthy, protein-packed snack recipes. My boys (including my husband) are always on the lookout for snacks that taste good. These Easy Almond Flour Graham Crackers fit the bill!
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Homemade Gummy Treats with Real Fruit
Homemade gummy treats are definitely one of my biggest real food wins in the kid-friendly category. We’ve tried a variety of recipes, and while each of them worked pretty well and my kids have eaten them happily, this recipe is by far my favorite.
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Easy Homemade Crackers with Fava Flour
For a long time, homemade crackers were on the “someday” section of my to-do list. As in, someday when I have more time. Next, let’s discuss the overabundance of fava bean flour, aka garbanzo bean flour, chickpea flour, besan, that has occupied far more than its fair share of pantry shelf space for entirely too long. Thank…
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Healthy Gummy Treats
Recently, I shared our nifty new idea of serving lunch in a muffin tin. Did you notice the pink, heart-shaped gummy treats in those pictures? They’re a new favorite around here. My boys love them because they’re yummy and fun to eat. I love them because they’re super healthy! They’re also perfect for our This-n-That…
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Chocolate Nut Protein Bars
Oh my goodness, these bars are so good, and so easy to make! They are perfect as dessert, they pack very well for meals or treats on-the-go, and–packed full of protein–they make an excellent snack for pregnant and nursing mothers.
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Stovetop Popcorn with Coconut Oil {Easy!}
If you read this post–Are You a Wellness Junkie?–then you may suspect that I’m sort of on the fence about corn. While that may be true (Is corn the next gluten? Why are so many allergic to it?), we’ve discovered a new favorite–and easy!–snack that directly involves corn. Yep, popcorn.
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Make Your Own “Crispy” Trail Mix
We often snack on crispy nuts at our house. One day, after loading up the boys’ reusable snack bags with several kinds of crispy nuts, it occurred to me that I could save a bit of time by storing the nuts–and a few other ingredients–premixed and ready to go into the snack bags at a…
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Crispy Nuts: Why and How to Soak Your Nuts
Wondering why and how to soak your nuts in order to make crispy nuts? In a nutshell (see what I did there), we soak raw nuts and dry them in order to make them more nutritious to the body and more easily digested.
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