3 Fat-Burning Snacks… Perfect for Those Tummy-Grumbling Afternoons!
I’m working from my home office – as I do in the afternoons so that I can be here when my kids get home from school – and I just whipped up the Green Goodness snack below that I stole from my friend, nutritionist Dr. Chris Mohr’s blog.
It is the absolute perfect way to curb those afternoon munchies, and man was it good! I used a big, ripe avocado that we got from a local produce shop, which tastes waaaaayyyy better than anything you can get from a typical grocery store, and I added half a can of tuna (just because I didn’t have any salmon), along with the rest of the ingredients.
Since I had a half a can of tuna left, I went ahead and pre-made another batch of the mixture, that I can use on the second half of the avocado for tomorrow’s afternoon delight! I paired it with a tall, cool glass of fresh brewed ice tea, and I’m totally charged up to finish my day!
The presentation of the stuffed avocado was beautiful (and I’m all about making my food pretty!), so I can totally see someone using the Green Goodness recipe as an appetizer as well!
If you’re at an office during your afternoon snack time, just pre-make these snacks in the morning, or the night before, pack them in easy-travel containers, and pop them open around the 3 o’clock hungries! I guarantee your co-workers will be slobbering all over themselves when they see you munching on your gourmet, and totally healthy, snacks!
Adobe Roasted Chick Peas
Open a can of chick peas (AKA garbanzo beans)
Drain and rinse beans, dry with a paper towel.
Add about 1 TBS of olive oil to a pan and heat over medium heat.
Add beans, sprinkle with salt, pepper, and adobe chili powder (or regular chili powder if you’d prefer).
Saute about 15 minutes, tossing every few minutes, until somewhat browned.
Almond Butter and “Jelly” Sans Bread
1 cup mixed berries, lightly mashed
1 TBS almond butter (works better than peanut butter)
1 TBS unsweetened coconut flakes
Toss all together in a bowl and enjoy.
Green Goodness
Split an avocado in half, remove nut
Mix ½ can of canned salmon in a bowl with Dijon mustard, cracked black pepper, and parsley
Add to center of avocado and enjoy
Oh yeah, and if you want to check out Dr. Chris and Dr. Kara Mohr’s awesome nutrition blog (which I highly recommend), go to http://www.mohrresults.com/.
Rock on, Fun Girls!
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Health, Weight Loss | admin May 6, 2010
1 Comment to “3 Fat-Burning Snacks… Perfect for Those Tummy-Grumbling Afternoons!”
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By Linda, May 10, 2010 @ 2:38 pm
Oh my gosh, the Green Goodness was absolutely wonderful. Let me tell you what I did. I used Salmon. It was Alderwood Smoked Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon traditional flavor from Kroger. I bit pricey, but I’m worth it, YOU taught me that. I didn’t have parsley, but I did have fresh basil and fresh dill, so with
half of the salmon I did the dijon mustard and basil and the other half I did the dijon mustard and dill. I also added lemon zest to both and capers on top. It
was absolutely delicious. I could have served this at a fancy dinner party. Don’t worry, I just ate half of each one and I’ll devour the rest tomorrow for a snack.
Thanks so much for sharing. Love you Shelby. –Linda