Nacho typical apple. Not your typical apple... ha ha yeah I'm a corn ball. Anyway, my sweet tooth was raging tonight. I opened the snack cupboard and stared longingly at the stash of Easter candy. Then shut the door as I remembered "GOALS! You have goals, lady!" But that didn't shut the sweet tooth down. So I decided to make a healthy, clean, plant based, sweet treat that wouldn't send me spiraling down into a sugar coma. APPLE NACHOS! Yes, I know typical nachos are crunchy chips coated in cheese and spiciness. Not these, my friend. Here's the basic idea-
Core and slice an apple, spread the slices on a plate. In a tiny bowl combine 1 teaspoon of tahini and a tiny bit of maple syrup (around 1/4 tsp), stir and then microwave for a few seconds, just to thin it out. Drizzle on top of the apple. In another tiny bowl (or use the same one if you're lazy like me) melt a few dairy free chocolate chips. Drizzle over the apples. *Next time I plan to experiment with a chocolate drizzle made from Shakeology so it's even healthier! Stay tuned for that one... Sprinkle some cinnamon over your nachos and top with chopped nuts. I used walnuts, but I'm sure pecans or almonds would be delicious as well. You could also add in a drizzle of peanut butter if you really wanted to get crazy. Enjoy your sweet, guilt free, treat! What's your favorite way to combat a sweet tooth?
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One of the biggest misconceptions I had when I was starting to change my eating habits was "healthy food tastes like cardboard". Well, considering my experience with healthy foods were things like high fructose corn syrup filled shakes in a can, processed beyond recognition TV dinners with the word "lean" in them, and boiled Brussels sprouts... yeah, they all did kind of taste like cardboard. Or worse! (side note- don't boil Brussels sprouts. Just don't. Roast them & they are AMAZING!) As I've changed my diet, my taste buds have also changed. I'm now able to appreciate the natural flavor found in fruits and vegetables. I've also learned how to enhance the flavors with the following "freebies" as I like to call them. Playing around with different spices has opened up my eyes & stomach so many legit healthy foods! So let's talk about these freebies...
What are your favorite ways to jazz up healthy foods? Leave me a comment & let me know! With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner, food in our house tends to turn green or into rainbows. I used to use gobs of food coloring to achieve this, but lately we stick to nature's colors. They pack actual nutrition as opposed to questionable chemicals, and they're a whole lot prettier in my opinion. Today the kids got to eat a rainbow for breakfast! There are multiple ways you can make the crust. Your favorite sugar cookie dough would work, or you can use the lazy way like I did- take a tube of pre-made crescent rolls*, roll it out into a large rectangle, then cut the top corners off and an upside down "U" from the middle to make a rainbow shape. I used the scraps to make the clouds. Bake according to package or recipe. (*- I like the Immaculate Baking Company crescent rolls to use in a pinch) Once your rainbow is baked and cooled for a little bit, it's time to add some spread! You can use store bought non-dairy cream cheese or make your own. I made cashew cream cheese spread with the following recipe: Sweet Cashew Cream Cheese Spread
Then it's time to assemble your rainbow! For today's we used: Red- strawberry Orange- orange Yellow- pineapple Green- kiwi Blue- blueberry Purple- grape The cloud has unsweetened shredded coconut on top, and we added starfruit as our pot of gold just because my kids think it is the most fun fruit EVER! |
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