Recipes: Three Snack Ideas

Pumpkin Steel Cut Oats
Ingredients:
3 tbsp. prepared steel cut oats, 2 tbsp. pumpkin puree, 1 tsp. cinnamon, drizzle of sweetener of choice ( I used honey).
Prep work:
Prepare steel cut oats, stir in pumpkin puree, sprinkle with cinnamon and drizzle with sweetener.
Tips:
Trader Joe's has organic canned pumpkin and organic steel cut oats for a great price - always a plus!  Prepare a larger portion of steel cut oats ahead of time - reheat oats and this snack can be enjoyed the whole week through.

Salted Cranberry Trail Mix
Ingredients:
3 cups nuts/seeds of your choosing (used above are: 1.5 cup cashews, 1.5 cups almonds, 1/2 cup sunflower seeds), 2 tbsp. sesame seeds, 1 cup dried cranberries, sea salt to taste
Prep work:
Add all nuts and seeds and mix well.  Add in the cranberries and mix well.  Next sprinkle in the salt in small batches - mix each small addition of salt evenly to ensure mix is not over salted.
Tips:
This is a big batch that can be stored in mason jars for easy on the go access.  This mix can also be stored in the freezer for longer quantities of time.  Adding the cranberries separate from the rest of the ingredients is intentional as the cranberries are a bit sticky.  That stickiness acts as a mild 'glue' for the mix.  Be sure to sprinkle the salt evenly and in small batches - it tends to stick to the cranberries the most. Use just enough salt to compliment the tangy cranberries.

Berry + Greens Smoothie
Ingredients:
1 cup frozen raspberries, 1 banana, 1 cup of cold water, 1 hearty handful baby spinach
Prep work:
Add ingredients to blender and enjoy! Use additional water if you prefer a thinner smoothie.
Tips:
This is a perfect starter smoothie for those wanting to venture into green smoothie land.  The berries and banana mask the mild taste of baby spinach but you still get all the goodness of  the greens.  This smoothie is also a great take along drink as you won't get all the "what are you drinking???" questions that green smoothies bring. :)

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