Healthy Snacks DO Taste Good!

I know that healthy snacks can taste good.

I am sure a lot of you know this too.


But...do kids know this? or shall I say, do kids believe this?

Sometimes just the word healthy generates an automatic response of "I don't like it".

Well, this past Saturday at freckle face, perhaps initially skeptical, the kids agreed to enjoying the Banana Energy Sundae.

Suzanne Monroe, food coach and founder of Real Life Food, taught a hands-on snack class that was well informed, fun, and quite tasty.

All the children made their own banana sundaes. The ingredients used were bananas, nuts, cereal, almond butter, fresh fruit, and yogurt.

It was funny to see the expressions on the childrens' faces when they heard "almond butter" - I believe they all immediately followed up with "No, thank you." But, upon Suzanne's description of the similarity to peanut butter most of them tried it, and LIKED it too.

Suzanne introduced us all to a natural sweetener called Agave Nectar. It looks like honey, and it comes from the agave plant. Unlike white sugar, natural sweeteners still contain the original nutrients and fiber from the plants they come from. So we get the sweet flavor with the health benefits included.

I really like how this class combined knowledgeable information for the parents while also creating a fun activity for the kids.

I will admit that we did have one charming boy who was very happy to prepare the sundae and upon its completion immediately turn it over for mom to eat.

I also realize the kids may not go home and ask for almond butter tomorrow. However, if mom decides to slip some of these healthy ingredients into their snacks once in awhile, well..the kids just might not notice either.

Every little step we can take to provide healthier lives for our children and ourselves makes a difference.

I am already looking forward to planning another class and learning a new recipe.