Every afternoon around three o clock my children come bounding in the door from school. Back packs and jackets don’t even have time to find a proper resting spot before words just start spewing from their lips. Hey Mom, Quit Bugging Me Mark, My Day Was Cool, You Will Never Guess What Happened Mom and If I Don’t Eat Something Immediately I Will Shrivel Up And Die…are the most popular topics of late.
Then, more often than not they take a little look around the kitchen and say...
“Sweeeeeet Mom, you’ve been cooking and photoing for your blog. Can I eat that Cheesecake?”
and…
“If I don’t eat some of those Avalanche Bars you are taking pictures of my life will turn to ruin.”
I find that I am always and forever saying “You can eat some of these treats I’ve been working on, but you have to eat something healthy first….go for something healthy first…Please. People. Back a way from the Cheesecake. No, Captain Crunch and Ramen Noodles are not healthy (why I keep buying them, is a mystery to you and me both) and could we all just bond with some vegetables for heavens sake.”
Last week I told them I was going to make a list of Healthy Snacks and tape it to the inside of the pantry door, just to ease the after school hunger issues we are having in this family. I pondered for a while and came up with a list of our top ten yummy and healthy snacks. I thought you might like to take a little look, this being a food blog and all. 🙂 I’ve made a printable version at the end of the post as well so I can tape it to the inside of my pantry and just in case you want to tape one to the inside of yours own as well.
May the force be with us, right?
5 comments
This looks great & I'll provide this for my boys for after school (one is quite addicted to ramen!) But, being a somewhat clueless girl & a smoothie novice – could you provide maybe some specifics regarding the smoothie, i.e. how much of each. I told you I'm really clueless!
P.S. It's not that I'm that clueless, I just spend too much time working not making smoothies!
I agree, some smoothie basics would be really helpful!
Mmm, the beautiful photography helps to sell the healthy snacks too; afterall, you eat with your eyes first. I was never a huge fan of hummus until I found a brand that made a really creamy version with black olives. Now I have a problem of stopping at half of the package. I have also been buying a low fat version of tzaziki (I have probably spelled it incorrectly) but it is a delicious yoghurt with cucumber and garlic dip. Regarding the smoothies, try using frozen bananas for an extra creamy smoothy. If you don't put in much liquid, it is almost like soft serve. Healthy eating never tasted so good!
Indeed healthy, I wont get tired of eating a diet like these everyday.
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