Healthy recipes
Make some of your favourite ayp recipes at home!
Energy Bites:
Ingredients
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1 cup (dry) oatmeal (or old-fashioned oats)
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2/3 cup toasted coconut flakes
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1/2 cup peanut butter (or substitute with WOW butter)
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1/2 cup ground flax seed
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1/2 cup dark chocolate chips or cacao nibs (optional)
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1/3 cup honey or agave nectar
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1 tablespoon chia seeds (optional)
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
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Stir all ingredients together in a medium bowl until thoroughly mixed. Cover and let chill in the refrigerator for half an hour.
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Once chilled, roll into balls of whatever size you would like. (about 1" in diameter.) Store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.
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Makes about 20-25 balls.
Turkey Wraps:
Ingredients
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Whole wheat tortilla wraps
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Hummus or Cream Cheese
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Turkey Slices
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Cucumber (Cut length-wise)
Instructions
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Smooth the inside of the wrap with Cream Cheese OR Hummus
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Place a turkey slice on the inside of the wrap.
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Cut your cucumber in half length-wise and place half of the cucumber in the middle of the wrap.
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Roll it up!
Oatmeal Banana Muffins:
Ingredients
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1 cup Greek Yogurt
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2 ripe bananas
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2 eggs
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2 cups rolled oats
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¼ cup brown sugar
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1 ½ tsp baking powder
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½ tsp baking soda
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½ cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400F and prepare muffin pan by spraying with cooking spray
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Add all ingredients except for chocolate chips to a blender or food processor and process until batter is smooth and creamy. Stir in chocolate chips by hand.
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Pour batter into prepared muffin pan filling until ¾ full.
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Bake for 15-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow muffins to cool for 10 minutes before removing.
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Store in air tight container for up to a week.
Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins:
Ingredients
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¾ cup gluten free flour
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¾ cup buckwheat flour or gluten free flour
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½ tsp baking powder
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¼ tsp baking soda
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1 tsp cinnamon
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½ tsp mixed spice
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Pinch of salt
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½ cup egg whites or two eggs
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1 cup pumpkin puree
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2 tsp vanilla
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1 cup unsweetened applesauce
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¼ cup- ½ cup honey (or maple syrup)
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
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In a bowl combine flours, baking powder, baking soda, spices and a pinch of salt
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In a separate bowl, combine your eggs with the pumpkin puree, applesauce, honey and vanilla
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Pour your wet ingredients into your dry ingredients mixing until combined.
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Bake for 10-20 minutes depending on size until toothpick removes clean.
Whole Wheat Pasta Salad:
Ingredients
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3 cups whole grain pasta, cooked to package instructions and drained
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3 cups diced bell peppers, raw
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1.5 cup cherry tomatoes, raw
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1/2 cup red onion
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Clubhouse pasta salad mix
Instructions
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Prepare the pasta salad dressing according to the package instructions.
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Mix the prepared pasta, veggies and dressing.
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Enjoy
Healthy Chocolate Macaroons:
Ingredients
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2 ripe bananas (mashed)
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1 ¼ cup of coconut flakes
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3.5 oz dark chocolate
Instructions
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Mix the coconut in the mashed bananas
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Roll a heaped tablespoon of the mixture in your hand into a ball and place it on a baking sheet and flatten it
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Bake at 350F for 15 minutes or until golden and let cool
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Melt the chocolate in the microwave, stirring the chocolate at 30 second intervals
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Dip the cooled macarons into the melted chocolate and place on parchment paper
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Store in the refrigerator for up to three days or in the freezer for up to three months
Frozen Fruit Yogurt Bites:
Ingredients
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1 cup of blueberries (or any fruit cut up into bite size pieces)
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½ yogurt (any flavour)
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Toothpicks (a few)
Instructions
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Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper
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Place a berry on a toothpick and dip in the yogurt. Set on the parchment paper in a single layer and repeat until all the berries are dipped. Freeze until solid, about 1 hour.
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Transfer to an airtight container and store in the freezer
Coleslaw:
Ingredients
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Head of cabbage, finely chopped
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1 cup mayonnaise
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salt and pepper to taste
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2 carrots, grated
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2 tsp pickle juice (optional)
Instructions
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Combine cabbage and carrots in medium bowl. Mix mayonnaise and pickle juice. Add to cabbage mixture. Stir until blended. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Peanut Butter Banana Bars:
Ingredients
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3 medium bananas
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2 cup oats, dry
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6 tablespoon peanut butter (or substitute for WOW butter)
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Toppings:
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¼ cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
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2 tablespoon dark chocolate chips
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Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8 x 8 inch glass dish with parchment paper.
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Mash the bananas and mix with oats and peanut butter.
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Spread the dough evenly in the prepared dish, then sprinkle with walnuts and chocolate chips. Lightly press the toppings into the bars.
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Bake for 18-20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 20 minutes in the pan, then transfer to cooling rack.
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Cut up the bars and enjoy.
Chicken and Cheese “Pizza”:
Ingredients
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1 whole wheat flour tortilla
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2 tablespoon mild salsa
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½ cup finely chopped cooked chicken
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¼ cup grated medium cheddar cheese
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
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Place tortilla on greased baking sheet or 12-inch pizza pan. Spread salsa on tortilla, almost edge to edge.
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Scatter chicken over salsa. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake on bottom rack in oven for about 15 minutes until tortilla is crisp and cheese is melted. Cut into 6 wedges.
Fruit Punch Salad:
Ingredients
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1 cup green grapes, some halved and some whole
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8 fresh strawberries, chopped
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1 fresh peach, chopped
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½ cup fresh blueberries
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½ Granny Smith apple, chopped
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½ orange, juiced
Instructions
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Mix grapes, strawberries, peach, blueberries, and apple together in a bowl. Pour orange juice over fruit salad and stir.
No-Bake Peanut Butter Cheerio Bars:
Ingredients
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3 cups Cheerios
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¾ cup peanut butter (or substitute for WOW butter)
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½ cup honey
Instructions
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Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper or foil; set aside.
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In a medium saucepan, heat the peanut butter and honey over medium heat until melted and well combined.
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Remove from the heat and stir in the Cheerios.
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Place the mixture in your pan and press into place.
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Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before cutting.
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Keep any leftovers stored in the fridge.
Yogurt Parfaits:
Ingredients
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Vanilla greek yogurt
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Coconut flakes
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Mixed berries
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Dark chocolate chips
Instructions
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Combine desired ingredients and enjoy!
Homemade Fruit Pops:
Ingredients
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1 large banana, cut into small pieces
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4 large fresh strawberries, sliced or cut into small pieces (can substitute for any fresh or frozen fruit)
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½ - 1 cup sugar free apple juice
Instructions
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Add fruit to popsicle mold, alternating different kinds of fruit until the molds are filled almost to the top.
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Gently fill the mold with apple juice, leaving at least 1/8 in headspace and place the popsicle stick inside.
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Freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Ants on a Log:
Ingredients
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5 or 6 stalks of celery washed, dried, and cut into 2 to 3-inch sticks
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1 tablespoon peanut butter per celery stick (or substitute for WOW butter)
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½ cup raisons
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1 cup red grapes washed and cut into quarters
Instructions
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Spread peanut (or WOW butter) down the center of each celery stick.
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Sprinkle raisons and/or red grapes down the center on top of the peanut/WOW butter.
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Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve chilled.
Banana Ice Cream:
Ingredients
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2 ripe or overripe bananas
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2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
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Slice bananas and freeze at least 2-3 hours.
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Puree frozen banana slices in the food processor or blender. About halfway through add the vanilla.
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Serve immediately with desired toppings (dark chocolate chips, berries, chopped nuts, etc.)