Healthy Snacks Guide

There are lots of great snack ideas on our Healthy Treats page ... we will share some of them here too, along with some savoury options as well. Happy snacking!

In between meals is usually the time when unhealthy choices slip into our diet.  Green juices and smoothies are great snacks to have for your mid morning or afternoon snack. Other great ideas include :

 - Fresh Dates

-  Orange or Mandarin

-  Piece of Fresh Fruit

-  Green smoothie or juice

-  3-5 x Olives

-  Cup of Herbal Tea

-  Bliss Balls or raw truffles

-  ½ cup unsweetened natural yoghurt

-  Small hand full of raw nuts or seeds

-  ½ Avocado on raw or wholegrain crackers

-  Raw or wholegrain crackers with hummus, sauerkraut, tomato and sprouts.

-  Vegetable Sticks with Hummus or fresh pesto

RAW WHITE CACAO SEED COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

1 cup Cashew nuts

1 cup Sunflower seeds

1/3 cup Raw Cacao Nibs

1 Scoop NuZest Natural Clean Lean Protein

8 x Fresh Dates

1tsp Vanilla Essence

1/8 tsp Salt

3 Tbsp Cacao Butter (melted in a warm bowl of water)

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METHOD

1. Grind up cashew nuts and sunflower seeds in the food processor, then transfer to a bowl.
2.  Add dates, vanilla essence, and cacao butter (melted) to food processor and process until it forms a thick paste.
3.  Add to the thick paste in the food processor the ground cashew nuts and sunflower seeds, protein powder, cacao nibs, and sea salt. Process all ingredients together for a few minutes until the mixture forms a dough.
4. Shape into balls or press into silicon mini muffin trays for perfect cookie shakes. Store in the fridge until serving.

Servings: 15 - 20 bliss balls (remember to eat in moderation).

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SUPER SEED BARS

INGREDIENTS

2 cups Almonds

1 cup Pumpkin Seeds

1 cup Sunflower Seeds

3/4 cup Sesame Seeds

1/2 cup Hemp Seeds (or extra Sunflower seeds)

1/2 cup Flax seeds

2/3 cup Goji Berries (or Raisins)

2/3 cup Cacao Nibs

1/8 tsp Sea salt

1 tsp Natural Vanilla Essence

1/2 cup Tahini

1/2 cup Honey

1/2 cup Raw Cacao Butter (melted)

1/4 cup Coconut oil (melted)

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METHOD

1. Grind up almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, hemp seeds, and flax seeds in the food processor, then transfer into a bowl.  Depending on your food processor size you may need to do in small batches.

2.  Add the remaining ingredients into the bowl with the ground nuts and seeds. 

3.  Stir until all ingredients are combined well together.

4.  Press into a slice tin (lined with paper)

5.  Place in fridge to set and until ready to serve.

Enjoy! 

LEMON & COCONUT COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

2 Cup Coconut

1/4 cup Lemon juice

1/4 cup Coconut Oil (melted)

1 x Lemon zest

1 tsp Natural Organic Vanilla Essence

3 x Fresh dates

METHOD

1.  Add dates, lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla essence, and coconut oil to food processor and process until it forms a thick paste.
2.  Add coconut to food processor and mix until all ingredients are combined. 
3. Press into small silicon muffin trays and store in the fridge until serving.

Enjoy!

Servings: 12-15 cookies

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