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)
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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