The Internet Chef recently posted a list of the top 30 health posts from the internet. They’re a great collation. Here’s my choice six snacks, plus some simple throw-together-from-the-pantry snack tricks I eat by. Enjoy!
* Tamari Pepitas
Toss some pumpkin seeds around a hot pan (no oil required; the oils from the nuts are enough to keep them from sticking). As they start to sizzle and pop a little, drizzle tamari over the the lot, stirring. It becomes a gooby mess pretty quickly, so remove from heat almost immediately.
* Frozen banana yoghurt
I buy bananas in bulk, peel them and put them in the freezer in a zip-lock bag. When I need a snack (I also eat this for breakfast) I pull one out, hack it into chunks and put in a cup. Then I pour some yoghurt over it and either mush with a fork or stab-mix in the cup. I then stick it back in the freezer. Within 5 minutes it’s the most sublime frozen snack ever. Sometimes I add chia seeds and cinnamon, or coconut water.
* Air Popped Popcorn (from my mum)
Put a small handful of popcorn in a brown paper lunch bag. Roll down top of lunch bag to close. Place in microwave for 2 minutes. I toss through some salt or dulce. No oil or butter required!! Use this no-fat trick for the popcorn recipes below.
Freaky, I have my hand in my brown paper bag popcorn right now! Only problem is that now I wish I was at the movies…..
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Delicious suggestions! I like to freeze bananas in bulk too, but I take 2 bananas and blend them up with a smidgeon of water/nutmilk/soy milk and a dash of maple syrup until it becomes a super-creamy banana softserve! YUM! I eat this all throughout this hot Perth summer. I also add frozen berries or cherries sometime, and a dash of cinnamon or cardomom.
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I made the yoghurt and roasted pepita snacks today, both yummy! Thank you Sarah
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We are addicted to this:
Frozen Mango
Fresh Grated Ginger
Passionfruit pulp
A little Buderim Ginger syrup
It is heaven heaven heaven.
Sometimes we chuck frozen berries in there too.
We buy boxes of mangoes and freeze them in batches.
I am sooo doing the frozen banana thing too, I love Heathers suggestion
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I’m always on the look out for snack ideas. Thanks a lot, Sarah. I mentioned this on my weekend links round up.
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