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Snacks

Fun Healthy Snacks, many of which are gluten-free

Vanilla Soy Pudding

November 26, 2018 by Jeanette 6 Comments

Vanilla Soy Pudding - light enough for breakfast, snack or healthy dessert

Vanilla Soy Pudding is light, healthy and delicious, perfect for a snack, breakfast or dessert. Vegan and vegetarian adaptable, and gluten-free. Suitable for soft-food diet. I made this vanilla soy pudding for a cancer patient who has been experiencing bad side effects from chemotherapy and radiation. Some of the side effects include very bad mouth…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, Dysphagia, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Low Residue Diet, snacks, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: cancer cooking, low fiber diet, low residue diet, soft food, vegan, vegetarian

Corn Tomato Avocado Salsa Salad Recipe

July 30, 2018 by Jeanette 23 Comments

Corn Avocado Tomato Salad © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Corn Tomato Avocado Salsa Salad is perfect for warm weather entertaining. Serve it as a dip for an appetizer, salsa on top of grilled chicken or fish, or as a salad. Casual summer dinners, barbecues and get togethers call for easy recipes that can be thrown together quickly with fresh in-season ingredients. I love…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, csa, dairy-free, dips and sauces, farmer's market, gluten-free, salads, side dishes, snacks, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, cilantro, corn, dip, lime, salsa, summer, tomato

Browned Butter Banana Bread

December 4, 2017 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Browned Butter Banana Bread is an indulgent breakfast or afternoon treat made a little healthier by swapping in some whole wheat pastry flour. Growing up, my mom made banana bread a lot. Her go-to recipe was from the Fannie Farmer cookbook. I love that recipe, but it is actually a cake, not a quick bread,…

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Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast, snacks, vegetarian Tagged With: banana bread, browned butter, whole wheat pastry flour

Pico de Gallo: Basic Knife Skills

July 17, 2017 by Kyle Chen 6 Comments

Kyle Pico de Gallo - simple, fresh salsa

Pico de Gallo is a delicious, healthy and easy to prepare condiment that compliments almost any meal. Learn about basic knife skills and practice by making this simple pico de gallo. Delicious served with black beans, refried beans, grilled fish and grilled chicken. This is part 4 in a new series: College Cooking Crash Course. This…

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Filed Under: College Cooking, College Meals, How To, Recipes, side dishes, snacks Tagged With: basic knife skills, chopping, college cooking crash course, cook's knife, dicing, mincing, paring knife, serrated knife, slicing, wusthof

Easy Salted Dark Chocolate Peanut Bark Recipe

February 6, 2017 by Jeanette 1 Comment

Salted Dark Chocolate Peanut Bark - just 3 ingredients to make this easy treat. Perfect for Valentines Day

Salted Dark Chocolate Peanut Bark has just three ingredients and is a quick sweet treat to make. Have you ever tried Goobers? I remember Goobers from the movie theater concession stand – peanuts individually coated with chocolate. Somehow what used to taste good when I was a kid doesn’t anymore. I no longer enjoy the chalky…

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Filed Under: Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, snacks Tagged With: chocolate bark, healthy Valentine's Day recipes, peanuts, Valentine's Day

Rainbow Vegetable Wraps with Peanut Sauce Recipe

April 25, 2016 by Jeanette 10 Comments

Rainbow Vegetable Wraps with Peanut Sauce - these portable sandwiches are perfect for lunch or an afternoon snack - full of veggies and a delicious peanut sauce

These Rainbow Vegetable Wraps with Peanut Sauce are the perfect healthy, portable snack. These wrap sandwiches are stuffed with colorful vegetables, mango, and mint, and then served with an Asian-inspired peanut sauce. Sponsored by Peapod. I made these Rainbow Vegetable Wraps with Peanut Sauce for one of our Daniel Plan meetings and they were a…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, lunch, New Year, snacks, The Daniel Plan, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: Daniel Plan Recipe, healthy portable snack, lunchbox, party food, Peapod, sponsored post, The Daniel Plan, vegan, vegetarian

Light Jalapeño Popper Dip Recipe

January 25, 2016 by Jeanette 12 Comments

Light Jalapeno Popper Dip - this lightened up version of a favorite dip is perfect for Game Day!

This Light Jalapeño Popper Dip is a healthy addition to any Game Day spread. Check out the recipe for the secret ingredient. Sponsored by Peapod. I remember the first time I bit into a jalapeño popper – it was so decadently cheesy, crusted with bread crumbs and just a bit spicy. Deep fried and stuffed…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dips and sauces, gluten-free, snacks, Super Bowl, vegetarian Tagged With: cottage cheese, game day food, healthy appetizer, Peapod, skinny recipe, sponsored post, Super Bowl

70+ Healthy Smoothie and Juice Recipes for Cleansing and Detox

January 4, 2016 by Jeanette 32 Comments

Healthy Smoothie and Juice Recipes - over 70 healthy smoothie and juice recipes to start the New Year off right!

This collection of Healthy Smoothie and Juice Recipes is a great way to kick off the New Year. Whether you’re new to smoothies and juices or already a fan, there’s something for everyone in this list. Pictured top to bottom, left to right: Beginner Green Tea Smoothie, Healthy Defense Juice, Tropical Guava Pineapple Banana Smoothie,…

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Filed Under: beverages, Breakfast, Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, smoothies, snacks, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: cleansing recipes, detox recipes, healthy juice recipes, healthy smoothie recipes, juicing

17 Healthy Sweet Apple Recipes

November 11, 2015 by Jeanette 7 Comments

17 Healthy Sweet Apple Recipes - apples are in season so enjoy them in all these healthy apple breakfast, snack and dessert recipes!

Enjoy all the apples that are in season by trying one or more of these 17 Healthy Sweet Apple recipes, including breakfast, snack and dessert recipes. I love all the varieties of apples that are in season, especially Honeycrisp, Fuji, and Mutsu apples. There seem to be new varieties every year which keeps things interesting….

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Desserts and Cookies, snacks Tagged With: apple breakfast recipes, apple desserts, apple recipes, apple snack recipes, apples, Fall, healthy apple recipes

Skinny Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip Recipe

October 30, 2015 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Skinny Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip - this healthy dip is perfect for snacking. Made with just five ingredients!

This Skinny Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip is great for healthy snacking, with less than 120 calories per serving. No guilt here! This post is sponsored by Nature Valley I love pumpkin, especially this time of year. Although we don’t make pumpkin pie until Thanksgiving, there’s no reason you can’t enjoy pumpkin pie in dip form. I…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, snacks, vegetarian Tagged With: cottage cheese in dip, Nature Valley, pumpkin dip recipe, skinny recipe, sponsored post

Mom’s Extra Crunchy Five Spice Roasted Peanuts Recipe

October 22, 2015 by Jeanette 28 Comments

Mom's Extra Crunchy Five Spice Roasted Peanuts - scented with Chinese five spice powder, these are a specialty of my mom's, passed down to me.

My Mom’s Extra Crunchy Five Spice Roasted Peanuts are a specialty that my mom perfected over the years ~ it’s a treasured heirloom recipe. My Mom did not know how to cook when she first got married, but quickly picked it up once she realized how much fun it really was. She even learned to…

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Filed Under: Asian, Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, snacks, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: heirloom recipe, Mom's recipe, nuts, peanuts, The Recipe Redux

Gluten Free Fruit and Nut Snack Bars {Nature Valley $500 Gift Card Sweepstakes}

October 21, 2015 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Gluten Free Fruit and Nut Snack Bars - Nature Valley gluten free bars topped with fresh fruit and Greek yogurt, nut butter, and cottage cheese - easy ways to dress up snack bars and incorporate healthy fruits

Gluten Free Fruit and Nut Snack Bars make a quick and easy afternoon snack, sure to satisfy any crunchy, sweet cravings. This post is sponsored by Nature Valley About five years ago when I put my son on a gluten-free diet, I remember how challenging it was to find good gluten-free snacks that I could…

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Filed Under: gluten-free, snacks Tagged With: gluten free snack, gluten free snack bar, Nature Valley, sponsored post

Gluten-Free Banana Chocolate Peanut Butter Quick Bread Recipe

June 8, 2015 by Jeanette 24 Comments

Gluten-Free Banana Chocolate Peanut Butter Bread - a healthy and delicious breakfast bread or snack

This Gluten-Free Banana Chocolate Peanut Butter Quick Bread is perfect for breakfast or as a healthy snack. Imagine a banana dipped in peanut butter and chocolate. That’s what this quick bread is all about. Swirls of chocolate batter and peanut butter batter run throughout this banana bread. Pure yumminess. Recently, I bought a jar of…

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Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast, Clean Eating, gluten-free, snacks, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: bananas, cocoa powder, marbled bread, powdered peanut butter, quick bread

Cashew Miso Kale Chips Recipe

May 25, 2015 by Jeanette 9 Comments

Cashew Miso Kale Chips - these crispy kale chips are packed with umami flavor and make a healthy snack

These Cashew Miso Kale Chips are packed with umami flavors and make a healthy snack. I remember the first time I tried kale chips. One of our friend’s sons was on a raw food diet and made kale chips in a dehydrator on a regular basis. They were addicting and no one could eat just…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, csa, dairy-free, dehydrator, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, New Year, snacks, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: cashew nuts, dehydrator, kale chips, miso, nutritional yeast

Banana Chocolate Chip Oat Flaxseed Almond Muffins Recipe

March 16, 2015 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Banana Chocolate Chip Oat Flaxseed Almond Muffins - these healthy muffins use flaxseed to replace half the oil in the typical recipe

These Banana Chocolate Chip Oat Flaxseed Almond Muffins use healthy flaxseed to replace half the oil in the typical muffin recipe. I love cooking for other people, especially folks who are going through a rough patch and need a little help with meals. One of my friends that I’ve been cooking for over the past…

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Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast, Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, snacks, vegetarian Tagged With: almond flour, breakfast, flaxseeds, healthy muffin, healthy substitute for oil, how to use flaxseeds in place of oil, oat flour, snack

Spiced Pumpkin Spelt Oat Quick Bread Recipe

February 3, 2015 by Jeanette 5 Comments

Spiced Pumpkin Spelt Oat Quick Bread - perfect for breakfast or tea, this quick bread is made with whole grain spelt and oat flour

Cut a slice of this healthy Spiced Pumpkin Spelt Oat Quick Bread for breakfast or an afternoon snack. Made with whole grain flours and flaxseed, it’s full of goodness. Pumpkin is one of those seasonal ingredients that seems to go back on the shelf after the holidays. To be honest, I was getting a little…

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Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast, dairy-free, snacks Tagged With: ground flax seeds as a substitute for oil, oat flour, pumpkin, quickbread, spelt flour

How to make an Edible #MyPlate Snowman

December 20, 2014 by Jeanette 1 Comment

How to make an Edible MyPlate Snowman

Who doesn’t love to play with their food? Today, I’m sharing a festive and healthy way to play with your food. #MyPlate Winter Food Fun has a super fun and creative holiday idea to get us started. Take a look at this Edible #MyPlate snowman scene that includes all 5 food groups.   This winter,…

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Filed Under: Holidays, lunch, Resources, snacks Tagged With: healthy kids, holidays, myplate

30+ Easy Healthy College Dorm Room Snack Recipes

November 18, 2014 by Jeanette 10 Comments

30 Healthy College Dorm Snacks - healthy recipes that can be either require no cooking or can be made in the microwave

These Easy Healthy College Dorm Room Snack Recipes require little or no cooking and are great for satisfying midnight munchies. Pictured (left to right, top to bottom): Layered Mexican Dip (see simplified version below), Oatmeal Raisin Energy Bites (Amy’s Healthy Baking), Protein Puppy Chow (Food Faith Fitness), Corn, Black Bean Salsa (see simplified version below), Healthy Sweet and Salty Trail…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Clean Eating, snacks Tagged With: college snacks, easy snacks, healthy snacks

Gluten-Free Chocolate Oatmeal Banana Muffins Recipe

November 8, 2014 by Jeanette 14 Comments

Gluten-Free Chocolate Oatmeal Banana Muffin - these are moist, delicious and chocolatey! They're a healthy treat for breakfast.

These Gluten-Free Chocolate Oatmeal Banana Muffins are perfect for back-to-school breakfasts or afternoon snacks. Made with oats and oat flour, it’s a great way to get some whole grains into the day. So I really need to read instructions better before I start recipe testing. I originally made these Gluten-Free Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Muffins to…

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Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast, Clean Eating, gluten-free, healthy choices, snacks, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: chocolate muffins, cocoa powder, gluten-free muffins, oat flour, oats, substituting banana for oil

Sweet and Salty Caramel Furikake Popcorn Recipe {Nature+™ Giveaway}

October 8, 2014 by Jeanette 40 Comments

Sweet and Salty Caramel Furikake Popcorn - this is addictively good...a light and healthier version of caramel popcorn that will satisfy any sweet tooth

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this Sweet and Salty Caramel Furikake Popcorn. Raise your hand if you like the combination of sweet and salty flavors. I have to admit there’s something addictive about this flavor combination, especially when it’s something crunchy like popcorn. Ever since we got back from Hawaii this summer, I’ve been sprinkling furikake…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, giveaway, gluten-free, Recipes For Foodies, snacks, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: bamboo products, furikake, healthy snack, popcorn, sustainable living, sustainable products, Yumi Nature+

Cincinnati Chili Refried Bean Cheese Dip

September 18, 2014 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Cincinnati Chili Refried Bean Cheese Dip © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Chili Refried Bean Cheese Dip makes a hearty and healthy after-school snack, and is also great for Game Day. My son eats lunch at 10:00AM at school (which is crazy!), so by the time he walks in the door after school, he is famished. Now that school has settled in, we’ve gotten into a…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Clean Eating, dips and sauces, gluten-free, snacks Tagged With: bean dip, chili dip, Food Network, game day food, healthy dip, healthy snack, Healthy Super Bowl Dips, healthy Super Bowl recipe, Healthy Super Bowl Snacks, summer soiree

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