Healthy Pantry Snacks + Smoothie Staples

Originally published on www.clearasmud.blog on June 17, 2020.

So, here’s the thing: I love discovering healthy, yummy snacks and food items in general! It’s a serious passion of mine, much to my husband’s dismay ;).

Trying to eat healthy and feed my kids nutritional food has come naturally to me. Yet, the food world can be overwhelming, with so many opinions and ideas being thrown at us. Yes, ideally, I would love for our family to eat a whole-food, plant-based diet, with a small amount of organic grass-fed protein thrown into the mix. And wouldn’t it be nice to stick to minimally processed items?! But it’s not always practical, so I do the best I can! I love to incorporate nutrients anywhere that’s possible (smoothies are an awesome way to do that), and I aim to bring healthier snack options to our family.

So, I want to help you guys by making bringing healthy options into your home more accessible.

Here are two links (one for Amazon and one to my favorite place to buy smoothie powders) from my handpicked lists of favorite healthy food items and some of my smoothie staples.

• https://amzn.to/3hEcHxq

• https://bokusuperfood.com
  (This is my favorite place to get my protein powder, superfood powder, and shroom mix. They are awesome!)

I’m also going to leave you with an awesome nutrient-dense, flexible smoothie recipe that kids love!

Outrageous Chocolate Smoothie

• Milk of your choice (I use plant-based)

• A couple scoops of Amazing Grass chocolate superfood powder (included in my favorites list)

• Banana

• Frozen berries

• Ice

What’s amazing about this recipe is that it's super flexible! Add any fruit or veggie you enjoy, adjust amounts to accommodate how many mouths you’re feeding, and you’re good to go. You can’t go wrong!

My kids are pretty picky about their smoothies and always detect when I try to sneak greens in. That’s why I love this powder: it has so many great things in it (so I don’t have to add greens), and the kids love it. In their words: It tastes like a milkshake. Now, that is what I call a win!

Happy Snacking!

Chavie