The diet solution program: More Easy and Tasty Snack Ideas

Friday, October 21, 2011

More Easy and Tasty Snack Ideas

Beyond Diet Newsletter

I’m so happy so many people enjoyed my delicious and Omega 3 filled Salmon recipe yesterday.

I’ve got another great one for you today but this one is all about snack time!

As you’ve most likely read in the FATS chapter of the Diet Solution manual, raw nuts are a great option for easy, on-the-go snacks. Similarly, raw nut butters are also a great choice and add lots of variety into your meal plans.

But many people tell me that they have a hard time finding nut butters that are not roasted (since roasting damages the healthy oils in the nuts).

Many times people find natural peanut butter and almond butter, but, unfortunately, they always say “roasted” on the label.

My solution to the problem? I make my own!

Here’s a recipe for an easy way to make your very own tasty Walnut Butter but the recipe can be used for pretty much any raw nut of your choice.

Walnut Butter

3 cups raw walnuts
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Add all the ingredients into a blender, food processer, Magic Bullet or Vita-Mix and start out on the lowest variable speed and then flip to high. It should become pretty smooth in about 1 minute. At this point, check the walnut butter and taste it, if it needs more oil or salt, you can add it at this point. Do not add any more oil than you have to, otherwise you will be able to pick up the taste in your finished product. You only need the oil for blending efficiency.

If you want to make your nut butter a bit sweet, you can also add 1 tsp of raw honey or a few sprinkles of stevia.

Here are some of my favorite ways to use different nut butters…

1.       Almond Butter with apple sauce with cinnamon sprinkled on top – a great after dinner snack if you’re looking for something sweet.

2.       Almond or Walnut Butter on pretty much any fruit. My new favorite is almond butter on fresh figs…yummy!

3.       Nut Butter and Apple Butter Sandwich – one of my favorite on-the-go breakfast options. I use 1-2 tbsp of nut butter and 1 tbsp of apple butter on 2 slices of sprouted grain bread and out the door I go.

4.       Cashew Butter on celery sticks – add a few raisins for a little sweet taste.

5.       Walnut Butter in oatmeal – I mix the walnut butter right into my warm oatmeal. Sometimes I add 1 tsp of honey as well.

All of these options are a great way to get a ton of healthy fats, especially Omega 3’s, into your daily meal plans.

If you’re not eating foods like salmon, sardines, flax seeds, walnuts and organic eggs on a weekly basis you may want to consider supplementing with a good quality fish oil to pick up the slack. I don’t recommend very many supplements but I do have 1 absolute favorite:

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In health and happiness,

Isabel De Los Rios

Certified Nutritionist

Certified Exercise Specialist

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