Part of National Nutrition Month 2014
We have all heard that ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor
away’, right? But who really feels like
eating a plain apple EVERY SINGLE DAY?
Apples are delicious, but I know that I am not the only one who gets
tired of eating the same foods all the time.
I am always looking for new ways to switch up the way I fix my healthy
fruits and vegetables to make them even more appealing.
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| Image by Kelli George |
One of my favorite healthy snacks is a play on the typical
apple and peanut butter combination.
Instead of just an apple with peanut butter spread on it, you also top
the apple slices with some granola and dark chocolate chips! (Because who doesn’t love an excuse to eat more
chocolate?) Eating the whole apple with
the peanut butter, granola, and chocolate chips provides nearly ½ of the
recommended daily protein intake for most adults (0.8-1 gram per kilogram of
body weight) (CDC, 2012). That’s half of
your protein needs in one snack! I
personally use dry oatmeal as my granola choice, but you can always have fun
with it and add some flavored granola, mixed nuts, or any other topping that
appeals to you.
Not only is this snack packed with fiber, protein, and
healthy fats, but as an added bonus it is so much more filling than simply
eating a plain apple. When it comes to
eating fruits and vegetables, sometimes it can be easy to sacrifice taste for
nutrition. This snack is definitely an
exception to that fact because it just tastes so good!
I think the most common theme here is finding snacks that
are healthy yet tasty! What are other
ways that you like to make your fruits and vegetables fun and tasty?
References
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (2012). Protein. Retrieved from
website:
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