I'm reposting this for the back-to-school season. This woman has a pretty good system for making lunches and snacks for the week. She says it takes her 1 hour total to set up everything for a week, and she's able to make lunches for about $1 each. That's pretty good savings over a school bought lunch.She does buy snack crackers, etc. in … [Read more...]
Fight Stress with These 7 Foods
What are the best 7 stress-busting foods? Short answer: oatmeal, bananas, leafy greens, salmon, milk, chocolate, and a carb/protein combination.Click the title of this post to link to MensHealth for a much more entertaining way of saying this. I've hoisted this post from the archives because we can still have stress in the summer! I like the … [Read more...]
Smoothies for Quick, Healthy Breakfasts or Snacks
Who doesn't love a smoothie? Mix one of these up in the blender the night before & put the blender carafe in the fridge. In the morning just put it back on the blender base for a quick mix & you're ready to go! Take a couple of seconds to fill the empty carafe with water & put it in the sink to soak. When you get home from work it will be ready … [Read more...]
Top 20 Healthy Snacks
We love snacks & often get in a rut about which ones we eat. Many times we have dry-roasted peanuts, popcorn, Triscuits (for the whole wheat), a small cheese quesadilla, banana (sometimes with peanut butter on it), apples, a small piece of cheese, raisins, yogurt with frozen fruit added, walnuts mixed with dried cranberries, hot cocoa, chocolate … [Read more...]
Hate to Can? Try Dehydrating!
I do hate the steam and heat of canning & I always worry that I didn't do it right. Like anything else, practice helps. And when you have a lot of tomatoes, dehydrating takes too long. You can freeze some veggies & fruit if you have the room in your freezer. That's a lot cooler work too. And you can store the dried fruits & veggies in jars on … [Read more...]
How Make a 5 Minute Sorbet
This is like the old trick of making ice cream in plastic bags with the salt. Only this is made from fruit juice that turns into sorbet! In 5 minutes! You can't beat that. Teach your kids to make this for an afternoon snack. It makes fruit juice last longer too! lolClick title for link at HiMonkey. … [Read more...]
Quick and Easy Banana Cake
This is just a cake mix that you add mashed bananas and a bit of baking soda to--but it's tasty! Be sure to look at the photos for all the ways people have made this. From a plain snack cake to cupcakes to a fancy decorated cake there are lots of ways to make this yummy cake.From the reviews:"I made this cake again today and used the baking … [Read more...]