~A Healthy Munchy Snack~ Black Folks Eating Right

The munchies we all get them right??

Well at any rate, I found another low fat, snack that you can put into your kids lunch, next to your desk at work or for that midnight snack you crave. It satisfies that sweet, nutty craving we all seem to get every now and again.  

Here is a recipe that I modified to suit my taste buds…

try it and enjoy!!

What I used:

2 cups Uncooked, Old Fashioned Rolled Oats

1 cup of  Craisins 

1/2 cup toasted Coconut {sweetened or unsweetened}

1/3 cup roughly chopped {shelled} Pistachios

1/2 cup Honey

2 tablespoons Coconut Butter

1 teaspoon Real Vanilla Extract

1/4 teaspoon ground Cardamom

1/4 teaspoon ground Cinnamon

1 pinch Sea Salt

DIRECTIONS:

To toast the coconut just preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Scatter the coconut onto a rimmed sheet pan and bake for 5-10 minutes or until golden, stirring {and checking on it} often.

In a small bowl combine the honey, coconut butter, vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon and a pinch of kosher salt. Stir and set off to the side.

In a large mixing bowl; combine the oats, craisins, pistachios, toasted coconut and  pour in the honey mixture. Stir to combine.

Spread the granola mixture onto the same pan you used for the coconut and bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes, rotating the pan 

 Stir and continue to bake for an additional 5-10 minutes or until the granola is a deep golden color

. Let cool and store in an airtight container for a few weeks.

I often make a large batch and store...

GREAT FOR BREAKFAST TOO!

2 Beets & A Strawberry Juicing Recipe~Black Folks Eating Right

BEETS!! 

Yep. Beets…

 Beets should be eaten fresh, if you have not had fresh beets they taste like a sweet carrot and turnip…

Adding lots of fruits like granny green apples, pears and oranges helps mask that veggie taste. 

The benefits of juicing beets, once in a while*, are excellent.

Today I am sharing with you one of our favor juicing recipes.

I call it

"Two Beets & a Strawberry"

1 Pineapple cut and peeled

8-10 Strawberries

1 med Beetroot

1 Red Delicious Apple

Blend for about 2 mins or until smooth

  Makes about 2-4 servings

*(Side effects of drinking too much beet juice)

~~I usually add fresh beets to my juice twice a month.

Healthy Black Family of 5~~ Juicing Recipe

One of the best things about juicing is the endless combination of fruits and vegetables you can experiment with. When I am making my juices for my family, I make sure that 2 types of greens are used, and I also include carrots.

 The rest of our diet consists of seeds, nuts and lots of different types of salads. 

Spirulina, in tablet form, is another “super food”  my family takes.

We get ours here.

Pears, Pineapples and Granny Green Apples are some of my favorites that I mix with most of my juices. I feel that Pineapples’ are the best fruits to use when masking your greens.

Today I am sharing with you another healthy and great tasting juicing delight.

You will need a:

Blender

1 Bushel of Kale

2  Leaf Stocks of Green Lettuce

4 Carrots

2 Granny Green Apples

1 Red Delicious

1 Pineapple

2 Pears

Ice

Blend for about 2-3 mins.

Makes 2-4 servings

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Plant Based Juicing Recipe Family of 5 (2)

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This juice recipe will fill

 2, two Gallon containers

You will need:

8 Red Delicious Apples  

8 Granny Green Apples

2 Oranges

2 containers of Blueberries

2 containers of Strawberries

2 Stocks of Kale

1 Large Carrot

(best served cold)

This juice recipe is so good, it’s sweet and tangy, just what your tongue craves.

I think the blue berries are what make this juice so sweet.

I cannot wait till the summer; I want to do a lemon, watermelon, strawberry juice, for starters…

Make sure you click the link to each fruit, and vegetable in this recipe to see the benefits

that each one has.

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