Snack Time!

Nibbling on healthy noshes between meals helps keep your appetite in check- and binges at bay! About 150 calories each, eat two a day.

RECIPES:


FRUIT AND NUT BARK

Microwave 2 tablespoons chocolate chips until melted, pour onto parchment paper, sprinkle with 5 chopped pistachios and 5 golden raisins, and refrigerate until hardened.


PEAR IN CASHEW CREAM

1/2 cup pear slices dipped in cashew cream: Puree 2 tablespoons cashews, 1 tablespoon hot water, 1/2 teaspoon maple syrup, 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract, and pinch of salt.


Recipes by Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD - Fitness Magazine, May 2012