Posts tagged Justin’s nut butter

Apple Sandwich

January 28, 2012 · Filed under Kid Tip, kids, Snacks, Sweet Treats · Tagged , , , , , , ,

Above is an apple corer.  If you do not have one, you need one.  You can get them at Safeway, or any kitchen store.  If I was handed one more wet, slopped-on, slurped-on apple core “Here Mom, I am done with this” I think my head would have exploded.  My husband brought this home a couple of months ago and it is my new favorite kitchen accessory!

So the apple corer, led to the apple sandwich, the new “Favorite” snack at our house!

1)  Core and slice apples, not too thin

2) Add peanut butter, or whatever nut butter your kids like

3) Add toppings (dried cherries, cranberries, jelly, chocolate chips, granola, sunflower seeds, whatever they will eat) I added some chocolate syrup on this one.  Listen…health food?  No.  But you have to keep it real, and fun.  A serving of chocolate syrup is 1 tbl, there is not even 1/2 a tablespoon used here…I can live with that, and it makes them feel like they got an extra somethin’ somethin’!

4) Add the top and serve

Another fun, healthy snack we all can live with!

Now that, is Good Stuff!

Chocolate Hazelnut

 

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Justin’s Nut Butter

September 23, 2011 · Filed under Brands I Love, Kid Tip, kids · Tagged , ,

I love Justin’s Nut Butters, my personal favorite being Chocolate Hazelnut.  I am not claiming this is “health food” but it is certainly a better alternative than a lot of snack foods that line our shelves!  2Tbl has 3 g fiber and 5g protein, and Justin’s is free trade, prepares their nut butters from the freshest ingredients, and in small batches.  It is just a fun, yummy product!

I always microwave peanut butter (not in the jar, nor in plastic folks) for about 10 seconds so it will smooth onto the bread easier.  Well, oops the other day I hit 1 minute, and then got distracted.  BEST mistake EVER!

So the kids and I started dipping into our melted yumminess…apple slices and then some pretzels , when a brilliant, if I don’t say so myself, idea struck!

We dipped, then froze our concoction and they are simply divine!

Melt, dip, lay on wax paper on a plate or tray.  Place in freezer and that is it!

About three hours later when we checked them.

Throw in a bag, back in freezer and a great high protein/fiber snack that the kids had fun making, an is actually pretty healthy!

I buy Newman’s Own because I try to avoid the white flour most pretzels are made from.  They have Spelt, Whole Wheat, & High protein.  They are not inexpensive, but kind of like buying organic fruit…we don’t waste them.  So instead of throwing the bag on the counter and letting the kids eat them until they feel sick, they get a portion in a bowl…and that is that.  20 pretzels runs about 100 calories, 4g of fiber and 5 g of protein.  We used two tablespoons of Justin’s to cover a whole tray of pretzles…so like I said, not too high in calories and lots of good stuff snuck in!

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