Putting three healthy meals on the table is a challenge, mama. Making sure that everyone is well fed and happy is not the easiest thing in the world. Not to mention that kids and husbands don’t generally keep their hunger on a three meal a day schedule. #realtalk How often have you heard “Mum, I’m hungry!”, (an hour before dinner) or “Is the food ready yet?”.
Snacking can be an important part of a balanced diet, it’s pretty hard to rely on healthy snacks when you do have a snack attack. Luckily, we’ve come up with a few recipes that are healthier alternatives than chowing down on that bag of crisps. Check out these yummy recipes for adults and kids that are extremely easy to make, healthy, delicious and you only need three ingredients! Perfect. In fact, these three ingredients are probably already in your pantry. So, what are you waiting for, mama? Time to get snackin’!
Peanut butter and jelly cups (Makes 2 snack size cups)
(recipe courtesy of The Domestic Geek)
Ingredients
200 ml greek yoghurt
3 tablespoons peanut butter
60 ml raspberry jam
Method
In a mixing bowl, mix 150ml of the yoghurt with the peanut butter.
Layer the peanut butter yoghurt with the jam and left over yoghurt in a class or bowl.
The mixture can be refrigerated or you can serve it immediately.
Sun Dried tomato and cheese spirals
Ingredients
1 sheet puff pastry
60 ml sun dried tomato pesto
120g cheddar cheese
Method
Preheat the oven to 220°C.
Roll out the puff pastry to around 2cm thickness.
Spread the pesto over the top surface and sprinkle with cheese.
Roll up pastry to make a log and cut into 1cm slices.
Lay the spirals flat on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and crisp.
If you don’t have time to put three ingredients together (it happens to everyone, mama!), here are a few ready to eat snacks that nutritious and delicious:
Popchips
Peanuts and raisins
Fruit yoghurts
Popcorn sprinkled with a little seasoning or parmesan cheese
Fruit or fruit juice
Carrot sticks with hummus
Snacking doesn’t have to be a bad thing and any recipe that uses three ingredients or less is worth a try. So, go on mama, whether it’s the before-meal-munchies or some “paranormal snacktivity”, these bites will not have you feeling guilty!