| "We eat what we like!" kids say, but far too many adults fail to find pleasure in eating. The folks at Kellogg's® Apple Jacksª suggest snacking as a way to put the fun back into food.
Debra Waterhouse, M.P.H., R.D., author of Why Women Need Chocolate and a brand new book, Like Mother Like Daughter, says "I eat five times a day including small meals and frequent snacks, and make satisfaction a goal of just about every eating experience. No matter what I'm eating, I take time to smell, taste and enjoy every bite. Sometimes I even do the '‘happy dance' where I shake my shoulders back and forth in delight. We all need to focus a bit more on eating enjoyment and snacking satisfaction. When we do, the less we'll need to eat, the more energy we'll have and the better we'll feel."
Here are ten wacky tips to help you "happy dance" through snack time:
- Find a snacking buddy. Pair up with a friend to share your favorite snack and plan creative snack breaks for each other.
- Snack on the past. Munch on a childhood favorite like fat-free Kellogg's Apple Jacks. Sing "A is for Apple, J is for Jacks" and wear a pink milk mustache to recapture your carefree days of youth!
- Snack around. Eat your snacks in new, fun places. Nibble while you walk and enjoy the great outdoors. Have a bite in the bathtub-make it a bubble bath while you're at it! Snack while you swing at a nearby park. Whether you're at work or home, make snack time a chance to break away from your routine.
- Play with your food. Go on-make yourself some orange peel lips. Design a Kellogg's Apple Jacks necklace. Twist open that sandwich cookie and lick off the frosting! Just remember that snacking is supposed to be fun!
- Break your snacking rut! Carrot sticks and rice cakes are great for snack time, but they're not the only fat-free snack fare. Whether served dry or with milk, cereal such as Kellogg's Apple Jacks cereal makes a great snack.
- Snack pot-luck style. Plan a pot luck extravaganza with snacks to energize and motivate staff. Do you join your fellow co-workers each day at 3:00 p.m. in line to cook popcorn in the office's sole microwave oven? Why not suggest that one day everyone bring a snack to share? Gather in a conference room with the snacking spread for a group munch and get everyone's creative juices flowing.
- Challenge your children to a snack-off. Invite all of the neighborhood children to participate in a light-hearted "Snack-off" competition. Challenge them to invent a new snack and let them know that they're all winners by rewarding each of them with a prize like different colored ribbons, bubbles or a small toy.
- Enjoy theme snacking. Rent a movie, and select snacks that correspond with the movie's theme. Pop "Breakfast at Tiffany's" into your VCR and pour yourself a bowl of Kellogg's Apple Jacks. Or if mocha is your madness, how about, "Like Water for Chocolate?"
- Visit the website of your favorite snack food. You'll find fun activities for the whole family at the Kellogg's Apple Jacks site, http://www.applejacks.com
- Swap snack recipes. You've heard of "cookie exchanges." Host a snack exchange! Invite your neighbors to bring a favorite snack with the recipe and gather a collection of new snacking ideas.
For some fun snacking recipes developed by the Kellogg Kitchensª, mix a cup of Kellogg's Apple Jacks with a cup of two other favorite Kellogg's cereals, 2 cups popcorn, 1 cup thin pretzel sticks, 1 cup goldfish shaped crackers and 1/2 cup raisins, or bake a delicious batch of:
Kellogg's® Apple Jacksª Spice Cookies:
3 cups Kellogg's® Apple Jacksª cereal, crushed to 1 cup
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1-1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup margarine, softened
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup light molasses
2 egg whites
1/3 cup granulated sugar
Vegetable cooking spray
- Combine Kellogg's® Apple Jacksª cereal, flour, soda, salt and spices. Set aside.
- In large mixing bowl, beat together brown sugar and margarine until thoroughly combined. Mix in applesauce, molasses and egg whites, until smooth. Add cereal mixture, until combined. Drop by level measuring-tablespoon into granulated sugar and roll to coat. Place on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Lightly press with fork.
- Bake at 350 F about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from baking sheets. Cool on wire racks. Store in airtight container. (Makes about 31/2 dozen cookies.)
Whatever you do when it comes to food, remember to snack and have fun! (NAPSI)
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