HEALTHY
SNACK RECIPES
POWER BALLS
Ingredients:
16 oz. almond butter (you can use peanut butter or cashew butter, too)
14 oz. honey
¾ blender full of rolled oats (not the instant kind)
Bowl full of crispy rice, coconut or sesame seeds
Instructions:
1. Mix almond butter and honey together in a bowl.
2. Put oats in a blender and blend until they assume a powder-like texture.
3. Add oats to nut butter/honey mixture and mix well. Adjust consistency if necessary. You can add any of the "healthy extras" at this point.
4. Roll batter into small balls. Roll balls in your choice of crispy rice, coconut or sesame seeds.
*Yields 35-40 powerballs. Will last in the refrigerator for a week. Can also make and put in freezer. Thanks to Jennifer McKinley, HHC, for this recipe!
TOFU NUT BALLS
These are very simple to make and fun to eat. Kids love them! You can serve them as an hors d'oeuvre on toothpicks or on top of pasta with tomato sauce.
Ingredients:
½ cup uncooked short grain brown rice
1 cup water
A little olive oil for the baking sheet or frying pan
2 Tbs. soy sauce
½ lb. of firm tofu, mashed
½ cup (rounded measure) of ground almonds
½ cup fine bread crumbs
Sea salt to taste
Instructions:
1. Place the rice and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover, and lower the heat to the slowest possible simmer. Cook until very soft (mushy, even) - about 35 to 45 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and lightly oil a baking sheet.
3. Place soy sauce and 1/2 the mashed tofu in a blender or food processor, and add about ¾ of the cooked rice. Blend to a thick paste.
4. Place the remaining tofu in a medium-sized bowl. Add the blended mixture, along with the almonds, bread crumbs, and remaining rice. Add salt to taste.
5. Using your hands, form the batter into 1-inch balls.
6. Bake them on a lightly oiled tray for 30 minutes. Serve hot!
From "The Enchanted Broccoli Forest" by Mollie Katzen (author of Moosewood Cookbook)
PB&B BURRITO
This is a yummy snack that brings me back to childhood. It's easy to make and quite portable. Try having half of this before your workout - save the rest for afterwards.
Ingredients:
1 small whole wheat wrap
1 banana
Peanut butter or almond butter
Raisins
Instructions:
1. Cut banana into thin slices.
2. Spread a thin layer of peanut butter on the wrap.
3. Lay bananas and sprinkle raisins on top of the peanut butter.
4. Roll up like a burrito and enjoy!
NUT CRUNCHIES
Ingredients:
1 C. sunflower seeds
½ C. sesame seeds
½ C. pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans or almonds
1 ½ T. olive oil
1 T. maple syrup or rice syrup
Sprinkling of cinnamon
Instructions:
1. Combine nuts and seeds. Mix together.
2. Add olive oil, maple syrup, and cinnamon. Mix again.
3. Put on lightly oiled pie pan or in a baking pan.
4. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 375 degrees- until the nuts start smelling yummy!
*You can add rolled oats, raisins, or dates to give this recipe more bulk.
*If you want to cook this recipe really fast, just put the ingredients in a frying pan and roast over high heat for a few minutes (the best part is, you can snack on the nuts while you bake them!)
