Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Healthy Snacks


I'm by no means a huge health nut. Anyone I work with who has seen my inhale doughnuts can attest to this. But I'm also not a huge fan of awful processed foods, Hostess Cakes and the like. So when I'm craving something sweet (this is usually while I'm watching the Food Network) these are some of what I eat.

Cinnamon Honey Toast
- 1 slice of toasted bread. I've been using french bread cos 1) it's available, 2) it's fluffy. Since it's in the freezer I have to toast it. I also just prefer toast.
- Honey
- ground cinnamon
- 1 pat of butter (Optional. I like the mix of butter and honey)
Toast the bread, then apply butter, honey, and cinnamon in that order!

No-Bake Cinnamon Apples
- Apple Slices. I prefer sweet, red apples.
- Honey
- Cinnamon or other spices like nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, etc
I did this after a friend made baked apples and when I asked for more, she said no. So I made this. Just take the apple slices, dip it in honey and then dip into the cinnamon.

Zucchini Brownies
- Prepared Brownie mix (Feel free to actually make the brownies. I just want to buy all the flour and whatnot)
- 1 egg, or as many as your box calls for
- Applesauce (I use this to replace the oil. NB: this creates a fudgy, sticky brownie!! Be prepared for a different texture)
- 1 Cup of grated zucchini. You can grate it for texture, or put it thru the food processor, making it more liquidy and less crunchy.

Mix together as recipe entails. Add chocolate chips or whatever you want. It's just a sneaky tip!

Enjoy!!

Update:

Try this: I got a banana nut muffin, cut it in half, spooned out a bit of the inside and added my blood orange marmalade and fresh strawberries. cute and delicious!

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