In the January class, we focused on easy foods that take little or no preparation and snack options that are made with just a few natural ingredients.
Fruits are a very easy, sweet treat. Keep lots of fresh fruit (fruits that are in season) in your house for a quick snack. The fruits we cut and sampled in class included grapefruit, oranges, apples, pears, and pineapple. We also cut up a mango and made a mango lassi.
Other snack options include sesame sticks and chocolate energy chunks, shown in the photo below. Savor these snacks, eating just a small quantity. They are not addictive like the man-made foods, so it is much easier to eat just a little. My favorite treat though, which I enjoy when I have a sweet craving in the afternoon, is a piece or two of dried organic mango. Be sure to purchase dried fruit that is organic since sulfur is used in the conventional drying methods. I buy these three snack options at Natural Grocer. There is a Natural Grocer store in Richardson and a new store that just opened in Denton.
The other simple foods we tried in class, which are great to serve when you have guests, include Mexican Layer Dip with tortilla chips, Melted Brie with Jam, and Mary's Cookies. The quality of the ingredients you purchase is very important. Buy the best you can find. If you substitute other ingredients, be sure that you read the ingredient labels and purchase items that do not contain sugar (which has many names) or man-made ingredients (such as artificial sweeteners).
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