Podcast 20: After-School Snack Attack
If you’re like us, kitchen craziness kicks in every day around 3:00PM when the kids get home from school. After backpacks are unloaded and hands are washed, it’s snack-attack time. What you choose for a snack can have a major impact — either positive or negative — on the quality of your child’s overall diet. In this week’s Cooking with the Moms radio podcast, we feature lots of healthy snack ideas along with two snack recipes: Lime ‘n Honey Black Bean Dip and our oh-so-delicious Grab & Go Granola Bars. Be sure to tune in to our podcast to get the skinny on snacking or check out our Smart Snacking story featured in this month’s issue of Kiwi magazine (it’s on the news stand now).
Lime ‘n Honey Black Bean Dip
Makes 6 to 8 Servings
One 15 ½ -ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
1/3 cup salsa
1/4 cup light sour cream
2 tablespoons lime juice (juice of 1 lime)
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1. Place the beans, salsa, sour cream, lime juice, honey, cumin, chili powder, and garlic powder in the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth and creamy.
2. Serve with baked tortilla chips or baby carrots.
Nutrition Information per Serving (1/4 cup): 60 calories, 0.5g fat (0g saturated fat), 180mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate, 3g fiber, 3g protein
If you have a favorite after-school snack idea you’d like to share, post it here on our blog!
Off topic here- but I was wondering what you all thought of weight watchers from an RD perspective. I have started going to meetings (2) and you know I have written to you about diets before.
So far, down 4.6 pounds and it doesn’t really feel like a diet and it kind of makes me more conscience of eating well and watching portions – I am doing the flex plan. Thanks- Greg