Friday, August 24, 2012

Quick Snackings

3 Ideas:
1 for the health nut.
1 for the sweet tooth.
1 for the foodie.

All pretty healthy in reality :)

For the Health Nut:
Upgraded Yogurt!

Ingredients:
1/4-cup fat free yogurt (vanilla, greek, or plain)
1-Nature Valley granola bar (a plain flavor: no cheating with chocolate or sugary fruit pieces!!)
optional- 1/8-cup Fruit! I recommend strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries

1 disgusting cup of healthy plain yogurt is 20x more delicious to add some also healthy granola! 
Super quick, super healthy!!

and now...

For the Sweet Tooth:
Dessert dip, confetti-cake style!!
Do you love cake batter? I DO! Here's a quick, healthier (ok so it won't kill you with the raw eggs...) way to eat it up.
This is great for a sweet personal snack, OR a party dip :D

Ingredients:
1 package cake mix: confetti cake, white cake, or funfetti cake works fine.
2-cup yogurt (plain or vanilla)
1-cup whipped cream
optional-sprinkles!

YOU CAN CUT THIS RECIPE DOWN & MAKE IT HEALTHY
I prefer to make a more personal, weekly batch with: 
1/2-pkg Pillsbury Funfetti cake mix
1-cup Dannon fat free vanilla yogurt
1/2-cup Cool Whip Lite

Directions
Mix all ingredients together.
Seriously, that is it.
The dip is best if you let it refrigerate for a few hours, but it is ready to serve as soon as there is no powdery substance.  Delicious to eat with graham crackers, shortbread cookies, or animal crackers!!


and finally...

For the Foodie:

Avocado Grilled Cheese. YUM.

Yield: 2 sandwiches
Ingredients:
1/2-avocado
1/4-cup crumbled bleu cheese
2-slices swiss cheese
4-slices whole wheat bread

Directions:
On medium-high heat (8 of 10), toast 1 slice of bread with 1 slice of swiss cheese atop & 1 slice of bread with bleu cheese atop. When toasted & cheese melted, place 1/4 avocado (in slices) between bread slices. Warm on low heat (2-3 of 10).
Repeat.
Enjoy 2 easy sandwiches :D

Happy Snacking!! :)

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