6 Favorite Snack Recipes

(1) Roasted Chickpeas

There are endless possibilities with these. 

There are a couple ways to make them you can do dry roasted and toast all your spices in a small pan and add the oil right before they are done, infusing the oils with all the tasty spices/herbs yumminess. The residual heat of the beans bakes the flavors in well as you toss them in a bowl. 

The other way you can make them is to coat them with the spices-herb flavoring before hand and them roast them.

Make sure before cooking them you drain, rinse and pat them pretty dry.

All of these combos can be cooked at 425 degrees and for about 30-40 min or until they are hard. 

If you coat them before hand then stir them every min. 

Make sure you place foils down on your baking sheet or spray it with some clean cooking spray. 

No matter how you like them they are easy to make, so good for you, and not to mention taste fabulous. 

Measurements 

1 can of beans is about 1-1/2 tbsp of oil and about 1 tsp or juice or liquid (ie soy sauce, juice, honey) Add all the spices you want to taste, usually a couple of tsp will work or each. 

    Savory & Spicy
*Lime juice, olive oil, chili powder, cilantro
*Garlic powder, grape seed oil, pepper and rosemary
*Soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, Chinese 5 spice
*Honey, safflower oil, basil, pepper, cinnamon
*Tomato juice, curry powder, ginger
*Tarragon, garlic, fennel, honey, lemon juice
*Smoked or sweet paprika, avocado oil, coriander, cumin, chili powder

       Sweet
*PB2 peanut butter powder, nut oil, stevia, coco powder
*Maple Syrup, allspice, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon
*Honey, apple cider vinegar, mace, cinnamon
*Lemon juice, honey, tamari, salt


   (2) Kale Chips

     Basic Recipe
1 bunch kale
1 tbsp. EVOO
1 tsp. sea salt

    Method
Preheat an oven to 350. Line a non insulated cookie sheet with parchment paper.
With a knife or kitchen shears carefully remove the leaves from the thick stems and tear into bite size pieces. 

Wash and thoroughly dry kale with a salad spinner or cloth. Drizzle kale with olive oil and sprinkle with seasoning salt.
Bake until the edges brown but are not burnt, 10 to 15 minutes.
Note: You can also cook them at 275 for 30 min, especially if you have flavors your wanting to bake in:)

    Flavors
Spicy: 1 tbsp. chili flakes, sprinkle with paprika and Cheyenne pepper
Savory: 1 tbsp. garlic powder and sprinkle with black pepper
Tangy: 1 tbsp. cider vinegar and sprinkle with sea salt.
Smokey: 1 tbsp smoked paprika and smoked chipolet
Sweet: 1-2 tbsp. Agave, pure maple syrup, or raw honey and sprinkle with cinnamon.



                  (3) Rice Cakes w/ nut butter

Ingredients
2 plain rice cakes
2 tbsp. nut butter of choice (peanut, almond, cashew, pecan)

Method
Take the 2 rice cakes and speak 1 tbsp of nut butter on each. Be careful because rice cakes are really fragile and can break really easily.

These are so good and filling. We like to eat mine with a little fruit on the side. So good:)



                                  (4) Low Fat Cottage Cheese mixed w/ fruit or veggies

Ingredients
1/2-3/4 cup cottage cheese
1/4-1/2 cup of fruit or veggie of your choice
1/2 tbsp of salt and pepper or cinnamon depending on what your making.

VariationsVeggies: tomatoes, cucumbers, frozen peas
Fruit: berries of any kind, pineapple, kiwi, peaches, pears



              (5) Greek Yogurt w/nuts

Ingredients
1/2 -3/4 cup Greek yogurt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Handful of raw nuts of your choices (almonds, pecans, walnuts, ect)

MethodMix it all together and enjoy.
- You can also sub the nuts for seeds if you wish like (pumpkin, chia, flax, sunflower, ect)
- Enjoy ours also mixed with a little bit of homemade crunchy peanut butter or almond butter and then dip apples in it. YUM!



             (5) Hard Boiled Eggs

Ingredients
10-12 eggs
Enough water to cover the eggs about 4-6 cups depending on how many you are making. 

Method
Place eggs in saucepan large enough to hold them in single layer. Add cold water to cover eggs by 1 inch.

    Heat over high heat just to boiling.
Remove from burner. COVER pan. LET EGGS STAND in hot water about 15 minutes for large eggs 
     Drain immediately and serve warm OR cool completely under cold running water or in bowl of ice water, then Refrigerate.

Try with some sort of crunchy veg like celery, cucumbers, carrots, ect....You can also just eat the whites if you want. 

Hope you have enjoyed all of these snack ideas. Happy Snacking:)