Guilt-Free Snacks For Kids and Adults!

Do you and your kids snack on foods that are unhealthy?
You know, foods like candy, cookies, nachos and pizza?
Well, you can continue to snack, but just use healthier ingredients.

Healthier ingredients?
Yes, like vegetables.
Vegetables like cauliflower, kale and zucchini will allow you to continue snacking
and gain some health benefits to boot, so continue reading for the “good-
for-you” snacks.

Snack No. 1-
Buffalo Cauliflower Tater Tots!
People are using cauliflower to make everything from pizza crusts to hot wings
and today, you can use them to make low-carb, low calorie tater tot.
Ingredients:
1 head of cauliflower, cut into florets
2 eggs
1/2 cup of super-fine blanched almond flour
3 Tbs. of butter
Hot Sauce-Franks RedHot
Olive or avocado oil
Sugar-free Ranch dressing, (optional)*
To make:
In a large pot of salted water, cook cauliflower until almost
tender, 3 to 5 mins. Drain; let cool slightly until just warm. In a bowl,
whisk together eggs and flour. In a separate large bowl, mix butter and
pepper sauce; set it to the side.
Get out the skillet or large frying pan, heat a Tbs. (or two) of oil over
medium heat. In batches, dip cauliflower in the egg mixture; let the excess
drip off, then add to the oil. Cook, turning, until golden, 2 to 3 mins. Drain.
Toss in the butter mixture and serve with dressing.
* Look for sugar-free dressing at your local grocery store or go to youtube.com
and type recipe for sugar-free or vegan dressing in the search bar.
Use this dressing to dip your tater tots in.
Calories for 8 Tater tots-190, Carbs-8g. Prot-7g.

Snack No. 2-
Lemony-Pepper Kale Chips!
If your potato chip addiction is out of control, make these and see if you can
break that fattening and unhealthy addiction.
Ingredients:
10 cups of torn kale leaves
1 Tbs. of olive oil
1/2 tsp. of lemon-pepper seasoning (available at most grocery stores)
To make:
Heat oven to 300*F. Coat a large rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray
or line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, toss kale leaves with oil, lemon-pepper seasoning and
1/8 tsp. of salt. Spread out in single layer over baking sheet. Bake until
crisp, 15 to 20 mins. stirring halfway through baking time. Let cool
completely before serving.
Another tip: If you or loved ones enjoy bacon, make bacon kale chips.
To make:
Cook 2 or 3 strips of bacon until crisp. Drain; and chop bacon.
Transfer 1 Tbs. of warm bacon fat to a large bowl; stir in kale,
lemon-pepper seasoning and salt. Bake as directed in recipe (above).
When done, place the kale chips in a large bowl and toss with bacon.
Calories for 8 kale chips-400, Carbs-3g. Prot-2g.

Snack No. 3-
Baked Cheesy Zucchini Fries-
Put aside the potatoes and make these Green veggie fries.
Ingredients:
2 zucchini, cut crosswise into 1/4″ thick slices
2 Tbs. of olive oil
1 tsp. of garlic powder
1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup of shredded Fontina cheese or Mozzarella
To make:
Heat the oven to 375*F. Coat 2 large rimmed baking sheets with
cooking spray. In a large bowl, with a large spoon, gently toss zucchini
slices with oil, garlic powder and 1/4 tsp. of pepper until coated; in same
bowl, toss with Parmesan to coat all sides.
Dividing equally, arrange zucchini slices in single layer over baking sheets.
Bake until tender, 10 to 12 mins. flipping halfway through baking time and
sprinkling with Fontina (or mozzarella) cheese after flipping. Let cool slightly,
then transfer to a serving plate. Sprinkle on some chopped basil leaves and
serve.
Calories for 6 fries- 150, Carbs-5g. Prot-6g.

Sources:
* Duke University, Lazy Keto Snacks
* Bethel University, Research Dept.
* Eric Westman, M.D. @ Duke University
* AllRecipes-Magazine, Keto Snacks

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