Healthy Foods

Simple Quick and Easy


Apples with Peanut Butter - replenish your protein reserves, get you're dose of vitamin C and daily recommended intake of fruit

Baked Oatmeal


Ingredients

• 2 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups fat-free milk 
• 1/2 cup applesauce 
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted 
• 1 large egg, beaten 
• Cooking spray 
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• Preparation
• Preheat oven to 375°. Combine the first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl. Combine the milk, applesauce, butter, and egg. Add milk mixture to oat mixture; stir well. Pour oat mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Serve warm.

Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

2 eggs

1 cup of Brown sugar

1/2 cup of granulated sugar

2/3 cup vegetable oil (a friend of mine used olive oil once and it turned out alright)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon of hot water

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups quick rolled oats

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

OPTIONAL: 1/2 cup chocolate chips (you can substitute chocolate chips with dried fruit like raisins, cranberries, blueberies, etc.)

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Beat the two eggs until frothy in a mixing bowl.
• Mix in both the brown sugar and the granulated sugar. Add the cooking oil and vanilla.
• Dissolve the baking soda in the hot water and then add it in.
• Add oats, flour, and salt. Mix thoroughly. At this point, feel free to add in your dried fruit/chocolate  chips.
• Bake 8-10 minutes

Apple Pie Dip & Cinnamon-Sugar Tortilla Chips (Replace your usual chips and dip)

http://www.thepeachkitchen.com/2011/09/apple-pie-party-dip-cinnamon-sugar-tortilla-chips/

Ingredients:
2 cups peeled, cored, and diced apple
2 tbsp fresh lemon/calamansi juice
3 tbsp brown sugar
¼ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cornstarch dissolved in 1 tsp water

For the chips
5 (6-inch) wheat tortillas
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar

Directions:

• You can either cook this on the stove-top or the microwave.
• Combine all the dip ingredients in a small pan/ microwaveable bowl except the cornstarch-water mixture.
• Heat for a few minutes until it’s boiling and has extracted juice from the apple.
• Add cornstarch-water mixture to the “sauce”
• Put back in the microwave/stove top until boiling and the sauce has thickened.
• Set aside. You can serve this warm or chilled. It doesn’t matter. It will taste delicious.
• Cut tortillas into desired size. {wedges}
• Put in a slightly greased baking pan.
• Brush the tortillas with butter.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, and bake at 210º C until golden brown, about 5-8 minutes.
• Let them cool before serving and serve with the Apple Pie Dip