Friday, February 15, 2013

Snack Time!

snack timeTo piggyback off my rank last week about eating real food, I wanted to touch on something as important and monumental as snack time.  I wish I was a three square meals a day type of girl.  I really do but I'm just not.  The truth is I get hungry and look for something to nibble around 10:30am and 3:30pm everyday like clockwork.  Most times I am prepared with a string cheese or a yogurt but every once in awhile truth be told I need something with some crunch.  Unfortunately most crunchy snacks are either largely fake food and ridiculously bad for you.  And a girl can only eat so many almonds.  

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Credit: Cupcakes & Cashmere
So whenever I'm in my mood to be bad at snack time my weakness is cheez-its.  I don't think there is one legitimate cheese product in a cheez-it but I have eaten them since I was young.  My grandmom would get the BIG cheez-its which were covered in delicious salt.  I would eat them by the fist full.  The saying ignorance is bliss never rang truer because now I feel instantly guilty whenever I indulge.  I know immediately I've done nothing nutritionally for myself and feel like garbage overall.

Well I was pleasantly surprised to see there is a all natural, homemade version of the cheez-it floating out there in the interwebs.  When reading one of my favorite blogs, Cupcakes and Cashmere, I came across this recipe and almost cried tears of joy.  I'm not promising anything on the health front so these should definitely be enjoyed in moderation.  With a little bit of time and planning, I can now enjoy my cheez-it splurge with less fake food guilt.  The fat content will have to be dealt with at the gym.  

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Here is the recipe in case you want to give this snack time classic a try!

 ~ Joanne

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  2. Hello - love this post. If you could make up or find me a recipe for the oh-so delicious DORITO's that is healthy and CALORIE FREE, I'd be eternally grateful :) Hold the cream cheese if you must.

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