Healthy Late Night Snacks for Young and Old Alike
Vacation time from school is usually rest and relaxation time for the kids and I. But food and children?s nutrition never takes a back seat in my kitchen. I make sure that they always have healthy, enjoyable meals ? snacks included. I noticed that vacation time also meant more lat night snacks since I allow the kids to feel a little ?night life? (at home, of course). We do a little late night TV watching, and/or play Scrabble or board games. I usually prepare a little something for them so that they can sleep in by mornings, but not enough that they forego breakfast completely. One mutual favorite is my frozen banana shake. I usually put a cup of soymilk and 1 cup of frozen banana chunks in a blender, blending it until smo buy meratol oth. I vary this by sometimes using a little chocolate and/or strawberry syrup to taste, but plain works fine for them too. I use soy milk because it?s healthier and less fattening than regular cow?s milk. They don?t complain so maybe they don?t know the difference yet. And I usually prepare the bananas ahead of time by cutting them into chunks and freezing them in a zip lock bag for at least 8 hours. (In my case, it doesn?t last longer than a week but you can actually freeze/store bananas for up to a month.) I also have a hand-me-down recipe that?s a bit vegan in approach (so again, less fattening since we are talking about a late night snack where you won?t be able to burn your calories unlike if you?re awake and active).