For the younguns




For those of us with young children having a busy lifestyle doesn't always make it easy to ensure the children snack on healthy options. 


Make your own on-the-go snacks to munch on throughout the day, such as veggie sticks and fruit bowls.

Have a look at the suggestions below and send me some of your own.   OK?😊


VeggJay








  Here are a couple of recipes which you may find useful (when you have more time to try them)






school-lunch-veggies-in-a-blanket

Makes 2 large roll-ups
  • 2 flour tortillas
  • 2 tablespoons vegan cream cheese
  • 1 grated carrot
  • 2 lettuce leaves (or a handful of baby spinach leaves)
Warm tortillas in a dry pan. Spread vegan cream cheese on them. Add carrots and lettuce or spinach. Roll up and serve or wrap in plastic wrap for snacking later.
Variations:
Add thin sticks of cucumber or sweet red pepper before rolling.
Per roll-up:  159 calories; 4 g protein; 22 g carbohydrate; 6 g fat; 2 g fiber; 230 mg sodium; calories from protein: 10%; calories from carbohydrates: 55%; calories from fats: 35%

Pumpkin Spice Muffins

Makes 10 to 12 muffins
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 15-ounce can solid-pack pumpkin
  • ½ cup raisins

Preheat oven to 375F.  Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl.  Add pumpkin, 1/2 cup of water, and raisins.  Stir until just mixed.  Spoon batter into oil-sprayed muffin cups, filling to just below the tops. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until tops of muffins bounce back when pressed lightly.  Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes.
Remove muffins from pan and cool on a rack.  Store cooled muffins in an airtight container.
Per muffin: 131 calories; 3 g protein; 31 g carbohydrate; 0.5 g fat; 4 g fiber; 236 mg sodium; calories from protein: 10%; calories from carbohydrates: 87%; calories from fats: 3%





http://www.pcrm.org/health/healthy-school-lunches/snack-recipe-pumpkin-spice-muffins




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