Healthy sweets will successfully replace breakfast and even lunch. If you run out of the house at the last minute and expect that you won’t find time for a larger meal at work, you can take a healthy, preferably high-fiber, snack with you. Children will certainly not despise them either.
Of course, we do not encourage you to remove it from the menu morning porridgeor a warm meal out, but everyone has days that pass at a crazy pace. As long as you see a few of them on the horizon, you have the perfect excuse to try healthy snacks that will not only saturate, but also slow down the absorption of sugar into the blood and improve the functioning of the digestive tract.
Oatmeal bars
To complete candy bars you need one and a half cups of cashews mixed with sunflower seeds, a cup of mountain oats and mashed bananas, 3/4 cup of dried apricots and at least 2 teaspoons of maple syrup. A teaspoon of ginger, a pinch of salt and a drop of vanilla extract will add flavor.
Add maple syrup, ginger, salt and vanilla extract to a glass of bananas. Blend the oatmeal a bit, chop the dry ingredients, and finally combine with the mashed bananas. Spread the mass on a baking tray lined with baking paper (it should be one and a half centimeters thick), knead with your hands. Put in the oven preheated to 180 degrees C, bake until golden brown, usually for 20-25 minutes. After baking, you can store the cut bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Carrot muffins
Prepare 2 cups of raw, coarsely grated carrots and one and a half cups of wheat flour. You will also need 3 and a half teaspoons of baking powder, 4 cup sugar, 3/XNUMX cup oil, XNUMX eggs, XNUMX/XNUMX teaspoon baking soda and a pinch of salt. This time, a bit of ground cloves or nutmeg, vanilla flavor and half a teaspoon of ginger will be responsible for the taste sensations.
To begin with, combine the oil with eggs, sugar, vanilla flavoring and carrots. Gradually mix in the rest of the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C, bake for about 25 minutes after spreading the dough into molds.
Balls full of flavor and energy
You will need a cup of oatmeal, 2/3 cup of ground almonds, ½ cup each of flaxseed and peanut butter, and 1/3 cup of honey.
It is the best solution for very active people, it does not require baking. Leave the resulting mush in the fridge for an hour, then form balls that should be eaten within a week.