Today I was looking for a non-dairy shake that used cranberries, since I have a surplus of those at the moment. This is what I came up with that worked very well:
1 banana
2 mandarin oranges
3/4 cup cranberries
2 tbsp cocoa powder/sugar mix (I used Starbucks hot cocoa mix)
Water
Blend to desired consistency
The cranberries are very tart, and when I initially tried the shake without the cocoa/sugar mix, it didn't work for my taste (the oranges weren't sweet enough to compensate). Adding the cocoa/sugar mixture was the perfect solution.
Saturday
A Quote I Liked
Gwyneth Paltrow, on how she stays so fit:
"It's not an accident. It's not luck, it's not fairy dust, it's not good genes. It's killing myself for an hour and a half five days a week."
Enough said :)
"It's not an accident. It's not luck, it's not fairy dust, it's not good genes. It's killing myself for an hour and a half five days a week."
Enough said :)
Monday
Homemade Granola Bars
Here's what I've been doing lately, as a healthier alternative for myself and my kids. Rather than buying granola or cereal bars, I've been making them myself. Although the store bought ones are very convenient if you're counting calories, the homemade ones can be so much healthier.
Here's my recipe. Quantities are approximate, and you can vary the ingredients slightly as long as you have the main elements in place:
Main ingredients (provide the foundation)
3 cups rolled oats
1/3 cup flour
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup liquid honey
Additional ingredients (add nutritional punch and flavour)
Vanilla
Cinammon
1/3 cup each: raisins, chocolate chips, quinoa, wheat germ, flax, coconut, sunflower seeds, etc...
...and so on. You could add all kinds of nuts as well but I don't, because nuts are not allowed at my kids' school due to allergy concerns.
Basically you mix all the dry ingredients together, then add the oil and honey, and stir until combined. Press the mixture flat into a greased 9x13 pan. Cook at 350F for about 20 minutes. Cut into squares while still warm but leave them in the pan - don't remove them until completely cool or they'll fall apart. Once they're cool, I wrap them each in plastic wrap and store them in the fridge.
Yum :)
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Here's my recipe. Quantities are approximate, and you can vary the ingredients slightly as long as you have the main elements in place:
Main ingredients (provide the foundation)
3 cups rolled oats
1/3 cup flour
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup liquid honey
Additional ingredients (add nutritional punch and flavour)
Vanilla
Cinammon
1/3 cup each: raisins, chocolate chips, quinoa, wheat germ, flax, coconut, sunflower seeds, etc...
...and so on. You could add all kinds of nuts as well but I don't, because nuts are not allowed at my kids' school due to allergy concerns.
Basically you mix all the dry ingredients together, then add the oil and honey, and stir until combined. Press the mixture flat into a greased 9x13 pan. Cook at 350F for about 20 minutes. Cut into squares while still warm but leave them in the pan - don't remove them until completely cool or they'll fall apart. Once they're cool, I wrap them each in plastic wrap and store them in the fridge.
Yum :)
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