Cooking is easy with just a few simple ingredients – and you can eat healthy too. Garbanzo Salad 16 oz. chickpeas 1 large zucchini, diced 3 tbs. chopped cilantro 1 tbs. garlic 1/4 cup olive oil Juice from 1 fresh lemon A sprinkle of feta cheese Salt and pepper Combine all ingredients and marinate about 15 minutes.
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‘Fresh and healthy’ is ‘easy and delicious’ too! Just try this and see for yourself. Sinfully Easy Peanut Butter Cookies By Green Monkey Chef 1 cup organic peanut butter 1 cup organic cane sugar 1 tsp. baking powder 1 organic egg 1 tablespoon chopped organic peanuts Blend all ingredients. Roll into 2 oz. balls and press cross-wise with fork. Bake approximately 14 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes a great after school snack. Enjoy!
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Try this delicious, nutrient-dense after-school-snack using organic, fresh ingredients. Granola with Dates, Raisins, and Almonds 2 cups rolled oats 1/2 cup ground flaxseed 1/2 cup wheat germ 1/2 cup chopped almonds Pinch of salt 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 vanilla bean 1/2 cup honey 3 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup chopped dried dates 1/2 cup raisins Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine oats, flaxseed, wheat germ, salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and almonds. Melt butter in a separate bowl and add contents of vanilla bean. Add honey to the oat combination and stir until evenly coated.
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At Green Monkey our Executive Chef, Lisa Granger, is always looking for ways to help children learn to eat healthy and organic. It’s not an easy task in today’s world of fast-food, and easily accessible foods like potato chips, ice cream, gooey sugary candy, chocolate bars, and more. We were pleased to find this blog on the Dean and Deluca website that helps real parents think about what’s important when it comes to wholesome snacking. Instead of chips and candy, this blog post offers an alternative to store-bought, high-fat snack
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