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Snack Attack: Bag Your Own
Usually in the Snack Attack Group, we share fab, quick and easy (and healthy) snack ideas. This is more of a concept than a recipe, but I thought it fits the group nonetheless. If you want more snack ideas, check out the group -- User suzanne has been posting some really delicious looking things in there.
Snack Attack: Nutty Craisin Cottage Cheese
If you're looking for a snack that'll fill you up, give you energy, and also satisfy your need for something creamy, crunchy, or sweet, then have I got the snack for you. It's made with only three ingredients, so it's super simple to whip up, and has become my new favorite afternoon snack.
To learn how this snack is made and find out how many calories and grams of protein it contains keep reading
Snack Attack: Nutty Craisin Cottage Cheese
If you're looking for a snack that'll fill you up, give you energy, and also satisfy your need for something creamy, crunchy, or sweet, then have I got the snack for you. It's made with only three ingredients, so it's super simple to whip up, and has become my new favorite afternoon snack.
To learn how this snack is made and find out how many calories and grams of protein it contains keep reading
Snack Attack: Mexican Pinwheels
I am always looking for snacks that are tasty and easy and this recipe for Mexican Pinwheels from the American Diabetes Association is one that you can make ahead of time and bring for lunch at work:
Mexican Pinwheels
Serving Size: 1 tortilla roll, sliced into pinwheels
Total Servings: 1
Prep time: 15 minutes
Chilling time: 2 hours
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp canned fat-free refried beans
1 10-inch tortilla
2 Tbsp diced tomato
2 Tbsp drained cooked corn, cooled
1 Tbsp reduced-fat sharp cheddar (optional)
1/2 Tbsp finely chopped cilantro (optional)
2 Tbsp mashed avocado
1 Tbsp fat-free sour cream
2 Tbsp salsa
Directions:
Spread the refried beans on the tortilla. Sprinkle tomato, corn, and if desired, cheese and cilantro onto refried beans. Mix avocado, sour cream, and salsa.
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I love pumpkin-flavored anything — pies, muffins, cheesecake, even ice cream! But gorging on too many sweet pumpkin treats can leave me with a sick stomach full of unhealthy fats and sugars. One way I've been satisfying my pumpkin cravings is by making my own pumpkin-flavored yogurt at home.
Snack Attack: Make Your Own Twix
After posting about Twix's 100-Calorie Bars, user chrissy00 shared a great little snack idea that you can make on your own.
"Why not make your own healthy twix bar? I take 2 graham crackers (whole wheat), layer with sugar-free, low-carb (walden farms makes a great one) caramel, and sugar-free chocolate that is melted.
Lite'n It up Feature: Healthier Pizza Bagels
Due to the frozen pizza recall last week, we've been forced to get our pizza fixes other ways. Being that most frozen pizzas are not healthy, the silver lining was that this was a good opportunity for all of us to rid our freezers of them anyway.
User steen, not willing to tempt fate by buying any more frozen pizzas, found a fabulous recipe for Power Pizza Bagels from Parenting.com that was too good not to share with everyone!
Classic Salsa with a secret ingredient... cumin!
Classic Salsa with a secret ingredient... cumin! My daughter makes the best salsa I've ever had.Save the Guts: Roast Your Pumpkin Seeds
Before you throw out the guts of that jack-o'-lantern you've carved, try this basic, healthy recipe for roasted pumpkin seeds.
Pumpkin seeds are loaded with nutrients. They're high in both plant sterols, which may help lower cholesterol, and phytochemicals, which promote prostate health.
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