Like a lot of other people, I’m commited to making 2009 the healthiest year possible for my family. I intend to do everything in my culinary power to make certain my loved ones start eating more of the foods that will help them live longer and better and less of the foods that’ll stand in their way.
I’ve started my war with snacks. I’ve loaded up on celery, blueberries, tomatoes, avocados, carrots, bananas, tangerines, strawberries, and so on. I’ve also brought in several varieties of Quaker Quakes Rice Snacks (pictured above). These little guys are ridiculously low in calories and, get this, they’re crunchy and delicious. My favorites are Chocolate, Caramel Corn and Honey Nut.
The Caramel Corn is Heavenly when eaten with sliced of apple. If you have a little caramel to drizzle or dunk them in (go lightly, of course!) – all the better.
Like the Caramel Corn snacks, the Honey Nut Nut snacks are perfectly delicious right out of the bag, but I add a little pit of nutritional punch by layering them with peanut butter, a drizzle of honey, and slices of banana. I’m actually eating them right out of the bag right this minute. They’re a perfect food to have at the computer because they’re bite-size and leave no crumbs, stickiness, or anything else your keyboard hates.
And they’re so good!
As for the chocolate snacks, I’ve never had the gall to put anything on them – you know how it is, why mess with perfection?
Give these a try – you’ll be pleasantly surprised. They passed the ultimate test in my household when my daughter Brittany (she of the sweetest sweet tooth in the world) ate one of the Honey Nut/Peanut Butter creations today. She said, “These are actually really good.” When she went back for another one, I knew I’d struck gold.
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I love these tasty snacks as well. I picked up some tonight at the store as well as a bunch of fresh fruits to juice. I along with you, intend on making 2009 a very healthy year!
I’m actually working my way through a handfull of chocolate mini snacks right now. They satisfy the chocolate cravings (which I get 24/7) without a bunch of unwelcome calories!