3 healthy snacks

I am a person who cannot hold with strict diets. In fact the very day I put myself into a diet I break it - absolutely no self-restraint at all. I must have tried just about all the different kinds of diet plans out there in an attempt to lose weight or stay healthy and I am sure I have failed to keep up with them all.

Now the only way I can eat healthy is by eating junk food in moderation and also I have managed to convert healthy fruits and vegetables into delicious snacks so that way I am not being over indulgent and I feel like I am eating almost right. 

Having said that, these days I find myself so busy that I hardly have time to hit the kitchen perky. So I tend to opt for food that can me made within moments and also the ingredients for which are almost always there in my pantry.

Yum yum

Cinnamon dusted apples

So without wasting much time I am going to talk about snack number 1 - I don't think you can ever come across an easier snack. It has two ingredients and takes less than two minutes to put together. Yeah... thats right!

There is nothing quite like crisp apples

Ingredients:

1 unwaxed apple

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Method:

1. Chop the apple into quarters and chop each quarter into three wedges. Cut the core out and tumble the pieces onto a plate.
2. Sprinkle over the ground cinnamon and toss to mix.

I like to eat this when I am catching the re-run of Big Boss in the evening but you can eat it anytime you crave for something crispy (apples can be crispy when they are fresh) or if you want to jazz up boring fruits. 

Apple and cinnamon... Best Friends Forever!

Also you can replace the apples with ripe bananas or pears or peeled and chopped pineapples.

Toasted and flavored nuts

Nut are good for you. I always have a small packet of almonds in my bag to munch on to satisfy hunger pangs when I am on the go. Also the oil in the nuts is good for your skin, it is great for you hair and I find this particularly useful now that winter is kicking in and every part of your body needs hydration.

Flavored nuts=healthy snacks

Ingredients:

2 cups mixed nuts (I use equal quantities of cashew nuts, almonds, peanuts, walnuts and pistachios) 

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon muscovado sugar

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon dried mango powder

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Method:

1. Into a pan set over medium-low flame tumble in the nuts and dry roast them till they are just beginning to take on color. 
2. Now add in the rest of the ingredients and stir till the sugar and the butter have melted and each and every nut is coated evenly.
3. Take this off the heat and tumble into bowl.

Let this cool for a bit and you are ready to enjoy straight away or store in airtight containers. I used to take this to work to snack in the bus on my way back home.

What more can you ask for when the end result is sweet, spicy, tangy and salty?

Strawberry and chocolate popcorn

The smell of popcorn being made in your neighbors house is enough to make you crave for them. As a snack these are very easy and quick to make and also so healthy for you. But when they come in strawberry and chocolate flavor you have no excuse at all really.

Clever popcorn; fulfils your chocolate craving along with any craving you might have for salty crispy morsels

Ingredients:

4 tablespoon sunflower oil

1 teaspoon salt

A handful of popcorn  kernels

1 bar good white chocolate

1 bar good dark chocolate

1 teaspoon strawberry jello mix

Method:

1. Into a high-sided, heavy-bottom pan set over medium-low flame add in the oil, the salt and the popcorn kernels. Cover with a lid making sure there is a small steam escape and let the kernels pop. When the popping has almost subsided you know you are done. Take this off the heat and uncover.
2. Meanwhile, break the dark chocolate into a bowl and melt either in your microwave oven or on double boiler. Give the same treatment to the white chocolates as well.
3. Add the strawberry jello mix into the melted white chocolate and stir to dissolve. Pour this over the popcorn. Pour over too the melted dark chocolate and stir so that the pale white of the popcorn is speckled with the pink and brown of the chocolates.

A mountain of popcorn

Pour this into individual bowls and enjoy movie hour at home.

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http://youtu.be/x7zXGSmQ7ws

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