Chia Seed Energy Bites →

I am going to share a much requested snack recipe with you today.

Each time I have made these and shared them with someone, they have requested the recipe. So it must be a good one! I will share the recipe as I make it here, and link to the original recipe that I adapted (slightly) from. With my changes and without any add-ins, there is just one teaspoon of added sugar per serving. However, we like to add chocolate chips or dried cranberries to ours. Doing this, they become more of a treat than a healthy snack due to the added sugar content.

1 cup oats
3 Tbs. honey
5 Tbs. peanut butter (or other nut butter)
2 Tbsp chia seeds
1/4 tsp vanilla
Additional add-ins, if you choose, such as nuts, chocolate chips, dried fruit, etc.

In a bowl, combine ingredients together until well mixed.
Add any additional add-ins.
Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Shape into bites. Store in the refrigerator.

Makes 15 Bites

Oatmeal Zucchini Snack Bars →

I found these granola bars last week while searching for a recipe that my children would eat that contained zucchini. These were a huge hit! I did not put coconut in my version, but otherwise I followed the recipe as written. They are moist, flavorful and have a vegetable hidden in them. What's not to love?

By the way, I have had several people tell me that they can't get to the recipes that I am posting about. If that is true for you, just click on the title of the post. It is a link to the recipe. Enjoy!

Piña "Greena" Colada Smoothie →

I love smoothies for getting in plenty of servings of fruits and vegetables. This one happens to be my favorite. I have been making this smoothie for a couple of years now. However, I had forgotten about it over the last several months until today when I tried it again and loved it again! The best part is: both of my girls also drank some, which is a huge win because it is the first smoothie that I have gotten my youngest to actually drink instead of just play with. So, both my girls got a serving of kale today (I used kale instead of spinach)! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Quinoa Granola Bars →

After reading through several recipes for quinoa granola bars, I decided to try this one because it is so simple, uses cooked rather than raw quinoa and uses less sweetener than many of the others. My whole reason for looking them up in the first place was to find a way to get my three year old to eat quinoa. This is going to replace my old standard granola bar recipe. That's how much I and my kids love it! The first couple of times that I made it, I didn't add in any extras and it still tasted wonderful. However, this morning I added in dried cranberries and a few chocolate chips and they are absolutely delicious! They are very soft bars which is perfect for my one year old, but if you can't stand for your granola bars to fall apart some, then you may want to avoid this one or just try reducing the amount of liquid and/or increasing the amount of oat flour to get them to harden a little more.