By Irene Lichomets
What a festive time of year- chocolate and sweets seem to be everywhere. While we have a sweet tooth like anyone else (including our children), chocolate tastes so much sweeter when its eaten in moderation.
Our favourite healthier options:
Similarly during the Jewish holiday of Purim- Mishloach Manot or gifts of food are often sugar laden.
Some healthier sweet ideas:
And click here for some mindful eating tips during this festive season.
Happy holidays everyone!
Cinnamon Apple No-Bake Bites
Makes 20 bites
These are our favourite bliss balls- they taste like apple pie
Healthy, gluten free, vegan
Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking time: NA
Ingredients:
These need to be stored in the fridge or freezer in an airtight container.
Cranberry No-Bake Bites
Makes 20 bites
We love these tart bliss balls.
Healthy, gluten free, vegan
Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking time: NA
Ingredients:
These need to be stored in the fridge or freezer in an airtight container.
What a festive time of year- chocolate and sweets seem to be everywhere. While we have a sweet tooth like anyone else (including our children), chocolate tastes so much sweeter when its eaten in moderation.
Our favourite healthier options:
- Egg shaped bliss balls (recipes below)
- Mini sticky date and pear muffins
- Egg shaped playdough (can pop into a plastic egg)
- Mini carrots (bunnies favourite foods)
- 'Carrot' filled Popcorn
(make a carrot packet by rolling orange paper into a cone and sticking some green on top) - Whats growing? book (lasts much longer than food and you can teach your kids how carrots grow)
- Kids safe knife (cuts carrots but not little fingers)
- Little toy bunny or fussy chicken (from $2 shop)
Similarly during the Jewish holiday of Purim- Mishloach Manot or gifts of food are often sugar laden.
Some healthier sweet ideas:
- Apples
- Hamentashen shaped boxes filled with Sultanas
- Chia jam filled hamentashen
- Date bliss balls
And click here for some mindful eating tips during this festive season.
Happy holidays everyone!
Cinnamon Apple No-Bake Bites
Makes 20 bites
These are our favourite bliss balls- they taste like apple pie
Healthy, gluten free, vegan
Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking time: NA
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup raw almonds
- 1/2 cup old rolled oats
- 1 cup dried apples
- 1/2 cup medjool dates (pitted)
- 2 tbsp water (more may be needed)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp allspice
- Add all ingredients into food processor blend (mixture should become like a dough).
- Use a tablespoon to scoop out mixture.
- Roll into ball sized bites.
These need to be stored in the fridge or freezer in an airtight container.
Cranberry No-Bake Bites
Makes 20 bites
We love these tart bliss balls.
Healthy, gluten free, vegan
Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking time: NA
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup raw almonds
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 1/2 cup medjool dates (pitted)
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp water
- In a food processor finely grind the cashews and almonds
- Add in the remaining ingredients and blend until all combined.
- Add 2 tablespoons of water.
- Use a tablespoon to scoop out mixture.
- Roll into ball sized bites.
These need to be stored in the fridge or freezer in an airtight container.