Recipes: Healthy Snacks

Here are a few healthy snack alternatives including:
Ginger cookies- great for digestion
Yumus Hummus- Full of Protein, Calcium and immune booster
Incredible Hulk Chips- Kale is a nutrient rich food loaded with vitamins
Chocolate Tofu Mouse- Protein gold star food, so yummy and tastes like chocolate mouse!

ENJOY! Would love your comments on these snacks!

My kids love cookies, yet I don't love all of the sugar packed into those little treats, so I played around with a few recipes and came up with this one...my kids love it and they can go through an entire batch in a day or two.

Benefits:
Ginger- cancer fighter, stomach aid and motion sickness wonder
Chia seed- Brain food and blood sugar balancer
Blackstrap Molasses- Energy booster, high in Iron and an Anemia aid!

Powerhouse Ginger Cookies
(Great for Nausea, Stomach aches)

2 cups Whole Wheat flour
2 cups white flour( or just use all wheat flour)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ginger (use 1 tsp fresh graded ginger or 1 1/2 tsp powdered)
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 Tbs chia seed or flax seed (or 1 egg)

1 cup butter
1/2 cup Blackstrap molasses
1/2 cup Honey

Mix all dry ingredients then mix in the wet ingredients. If using this recipe for Nausea or stomach aches, add 1/2 cup of crystalized ginger cubes to dough)
Dough hould be slightly sticky but still be able to form a ball.
Roll into balls and roll into sugar.

Cook: 8 minutes at 350 then bring down temp to 170 degrees for 4-5 minutes.


My kids LOVE hummus! Just the other day after school I said to them we have yogurt or Hummus. "HUMMAS" they all yelled and jumped up and down. In the summer they eat it outside and have introduced this yummy snack to many of the neighbors. Don't doubt it until you try it!

Yummas Hummus
Full of Protein, Calcium and great to boost the immune system

1 can Garbanzo beans-drainer (or cook your own- even better)
1 clove garlic-pressed
4 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 tsp Lemon Juice
1/2 tsp Salt

The above ingredients makes a basic Hummus, below are optional ingredients that make it even better.
1/2 tsp Tahini
1/2 tsp liquid Aminos (or soy sauce)
1/2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
Cilantro to taste
3 TBs Water (or more depending on how thick or thin you like it)

Add all to food processor and blend well. Great for cut veggies, apples or add as your spread onyour favorite sandwich.

Benefits:
Garlic-Natural antibiotic-kills bacteria and yeast from the body
Lemon-Digestion aid and liver tonic
Chickpeas-high in folic acid, Protein powerhouse and cholesterol lower
Cilantro-binds up Mercury and flushes it out of the body.

Incredible Hulk Chips
Or Kale chips

Kale
Salt (celitc sea salt is the best)

Wash and dry kale with salad spinner or blot dry. Cut off the spine and slice Kale into chip size pieces. Spread out on a cookie sheet, allowing space between the chips. Lightly spray with olive oil spray and sprinkle with salt.

Bake at 270 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

Crunchy and fun to eat...kindof like a potato chip!

Benefits:
Kale is among the most nutrient rich foods and it is loaded with vitamin A,C, and calcium. Kale curbs overeating and strengthens the bones.
Celtic Salt- contains all 84 minerals- table salt is processed and strps all but 2 of the minerals leading to possible health issues.

Chocolate Tofu Mouse
1 pkg silken tofu
1/2 cup coco
1/3 cup Agave or Honey
1 Tbs vanilla

Blend well in a blender and enjoy! Wonderful with bananas or Apples. Grade a bar of Dark chocolate and add a few strawberries for a nice desert.

Benefits:
Tofu- a protein rich food made from curds of soybean milk. One to eat but in moderation. If you need a little more estrogen to balance out your hormones eat a bit more, soy contains estrogen.
Agave- The carbohydrate in agave nectar has a low glycemic index, which provides sweetness without the "sugar rush" and unhealthful blood sugar spike caused by many other sugars. Agave nectar is a delicious natural sugar alternative to replace high-glycemic and refined sugars.