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Buckwheat Banana Muffins Recipe

August 5, 2017 By Denise Costello

buckwheat banana muffins

Buckwheat Banana Muffins   Author: Amy Rindskopf Recipe type: Healthy Snacks Cuisine: American Prep time:  15 mins Cook time:  30 mins Total time:  45 mins Save Print The misnamed buckwheat is not wheat and does not contain gluten. It does contain lots of fiber and B vitamins, especially important for those on a gluten-free diet! Ingredients 180 grams (1¼ cups, approximately) buckwheat flour 100 grams (3/4 cup, approximately) ...

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Filed Under: Healthy Snacks Tagged With: Gluten Free, Kid Friendly, vegetarian

Beet Treat Recipe

August 5, 2017 By Denise Costello

beet smoothie

Beet Treat   Author: Denise Costello Recipe type: Healthy Snacks Cuisine: American Prep time:  5 mins Cook time:  70 mins Total time:  1 hour 15 mins Save Print Serves 1 Ingredients 1 medium roasted beet (4 oz.) see Notes below 1 apple 1 cup of spinach ½ cup almond, coconut, rice, or hemp milk, or water 1 Tbs lemon juice Honey to taste, optional 2 ice cubes Instructions Wrap beet in foil and roast in a 400°F oven 1 hour, or until ...

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Filed Under: Healthy Snacks Tagged With: detox weight management, Fall, Gluten Free, healthy snacks, smoothie, vegan

Savory Pumpkin Seeds Recipe

July 27, 2017 By Denise Costello

savory pumpkin seeds recipe

Savory Pumpkin Seeds   Author: Denise Costello Recipe type: Health Cuisine: Indian Prep time:  5 mins Cook time:  10 mins Total time:  15 mins Save Print If you don’t have time to prepare the seeds, I like Super Seedz brand of spiced pumpkin seeds. Ingredients 3 cups pumpkin seeds 2 Tbs grape seed oil 1½ Tbs ancho chili powder 1 Tbs kosher salt 1 tsp cayenne pepper Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place the pumpkin seeds ...

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Filed Under: Healthy Snacks Tagged With: Gluten Free, Kid Friendly, Thanksgiving

Spiced Nuts Recipe

July 15, 2017 By Denise Costello

spiced nuts recipe

Spiced Nuts   Author: Denise Costello Recipe type: Healthy Snacks Cuisine: American Prep time:  5 mins Cook time:  20 mins Total time:  25 mins Save Print This is a great snack to have on hand mixed with dried cranberries, and Kashi Heart-to-Heart cereal Ingredients 3 cups pecans 3 cups walnuts 2 tsp Chinese five spice powder *if you don’t have, they will still taste good* 2 tsp ground cinnamon 2 tsp ground ginger 2 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp ...

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Filed Under: Healthy Snacks Tagged With: ChristMAS kid friendly, holidays

Gluten-free Curry Chex Mix Recipe

July 15, 2017 By Denise Costello

Gluten-free Curry Chex Mix Recipe

Gluten-free Curry Chex Mix   Author: Denise Costello Recipe type: Healthy Snacks Cuisine: Indian Prep time:  10 mins Cook time:  1 hour Total time:  1 hour 10 mins Save Print An old party standby, Chex Mix is easily made gluten-free! This recipes easily doubles (or triples) for a crowd. Makes 3-1/2 cups Ingredients 2 cups Rice Chex 1 cup raw almonds ½ cup gluten-free pretzel sticks (I like Snyder’s Gluten-free Pretzels) 1½ Tbs ...

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Jicama Salad with Watercress Radishes & Chiles Recipe

April 30, 2015 By Denise Costello

Jicama Salad Recipe

Jicama Salad with Watercress Radishes & Chiles   Author: Denise Costello Recipe type: Healthy Snacks Save Print So colorful and filled with the detoxing properties of radishes. Ingredients 2 medium jicama (1 ½-2 pounds), peeled, sliced into ¼-inch thick sticks 1 cup red onion, slivered 1⅓ cup radishes, cut into julienne 1-2 jalapenos, stemmed, seeded, ribbed and thinly sliced lengthwise 2 bunches watercress, large stems removed, coarsely chopped ⅓ cup ...

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Denise’s Spiced Nut Recipe

December 8, 2014 By Denise Costello

spiced nuts recipe

Denise's Spiced Nuts   Author: Denise Costello Recipe type: Healthy Snacks Save Print Ingredients 4 cups walnuts (16 oz) ¼ c brown rice syrup ¼ c pure maple syrup 3 Tbs pure cane sugar 2 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp ground sweet paprika 2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp sea salt or Himalayan salt ⅛ tsp ground cayenne pepper Instructions Preheat oven to 350. Spread walnuts on a cookie sheet and bake for 8 minutes until lightly toasted. Combine brown rice syrup and maple syrup and ...

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Gluten-Free Energy Bars

August 8, 2014 By Denise Costello

healthy energy snacks

Denise’s Gluten-Free Energy Bars   Author: Denise Costello Save Print This chewy bar was inspired by my neighbor Maura Ingredients 2 cups brown rice cereal (available at Whole Foods) 3½ cups rolled oats, toasted (gluten-free optional) ½ cup pumpkin seeds ½ cup unsweetened coconut ¼ cup flax chia meal (available at Stop & Shop or make your own!) ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 cup of brown rice syrup (available at Whole Foods) ⅔ cup creamy ...

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Homemade Pita Chips

June 6, 2014 By Denise Costello

cinnamon raison rounds

Homemade Pita Chips   Author: Denise Costello Save Print Try this recipe with the Middle-Eastern Chopped Salsa, can <g class="gr_ gr_44 gr-alert gr_tiny gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace" id="44" data-gr-id="44">i</g> say delicious! Ingredients 1 pack of Ezekiel whole-wheat pita or small tortilla shells 1 tbsp coconut oil ¼ tsp paprika ¼ tsp garlic powder ¼ tsp sea salt Instructions Preheat oven to 400 degrees Cut pita or ...

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