Healthy Snacks

All Red and Ready-to-Go Pizzachevron_right
Put the flat bread spread with the toppings on a toaster oven tray and use the top brown" setting. It's ready when the cheese bubbles

April Foolchevron_right
A quick English dessert of cooked berries layered with whipped cream.

Base for a Variation on Hummuschevron_right
Keep this on hand for a quick meal, or prepare in batches to give as gifts.

Blueberry Banana Smoothiechevron_right
Bananas that are getting past ripe work perfectly in smoothies. Peel them, wrap them in plastic, and freeze them.

Carrot Oat Bran Muffinschevron_right
Applesauce adds moistness without fat. A nonnutritive sweetener also cuts the calories.

Ciabatta Pizzachevron_right
Ciabatta, the Italian flat bread popular in toasted sandwiches, makes a handy pizza base. You can reduce the carbs and calories slightly by pulling out some of the soft interior.

Do-It-Yourself Trail Mixchevron_right
Toss wheat cereal and cashews with raisins, dried blueberries, dried cranberries, or chopped dried apricots.

Fresh Cranberry Applesaucechevron_right
Cook chopped apples and cranberries in the microwave for 4 minutes. Then stir in sugar or sweetener and mash with a fork to desired consistency.

Peach Berry Crispchevron_right
Fresh peaches and blueberries are nestled under a topping flavored with ginger and lemon.

Peach Melba Smoothie for Twochevron_right
Put peaches, yogurt, ice and all but 6 raspberries into blender and puree. Serve in tall glasses. Garnish with reserved berries. The smoothie will be thick enough to float them on top. Add fresh mint leaves if you have them.