Hummus is a great food full of healthy fats and nutrients. The store bought is good but nothing beats homemade!

You get to control the ingredients and proportions and it’s so much easier to connect with your food if you make it yourself.

I know eggplant may sound a little weird here but the flavors mesh so well!

Eggplant is one of those foods that a lot of people never try so this hummus is also a great way to introduce it to people. Continue reading →

Popcorn makes for a great snack, but most popcorn is covered in butter which adds a lot of calories without adding a whole lot of flavor.

You know what’s better? Adding some tasty flavor to air popped popcorn! Try this on for size… lemon pepper and freshly grated Parmesan cheese!

Ingredients

2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp lemon pepper
3 cups air popped popcorn
2 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Whisk the lemon pepper and olive oil together and drizzle it over the still hot popcorn.
2. Toss the popcorn and sprinkle cheese on top.
3. Serve while still hot.

Now, I’m not normally one for rice cakes. They’re not all that filling or flavorful, but recently I started thinking about how they could be used to make quick and easy snacks. All you’d need to do is add some protein and healthy fats along with a bit of flavor.

Here you have a spruced up rice cake that turns your boring old rice cake into a snack that leaves you feeling satisfied!

Ingredients

2 plain rice cakes (brown rice cakes are good too)
4 teaspoons almond butter
1/4 of an apple sliced thinly Continue reading →