August is Here! Where did the summer go? Well it was fun but just way too short for us. Maybe because our summer months are so very busy carrying for the bees and extracting all that yummy honey. So, school has started here which means making all those school lunches each and every day as well as afternoon snacks for the troops and their friends.
I am always looking for new, healthy foods for the children to eat. So, we often make the Chocolate Squares that I have listed below. It is a family favorite that can be modified any number of ways. You can add dried fruit like raisins, or cranberries. Fresh coconut would be another great addition as well. The choices are endless. So make this your own. Something that your family will enjoy.
An update to the Smoothie entry earlier this summer...We have had many many smoothie this summer and we continue to tweak it each time. Recently, I added spinach and it was great. You could not even taste the spinach. What a great way to get those veggies in! For this smoothie, we also included frozen blueberries which made it even more tasty. This is also a great afternoon school snack that the kids will love. I have also been told that kale is another great addition to your smoothie. I plan on giving it a try. Let me know what you think.
Chocolate Squares
½ c. butter
1 c. oats
1 egg
1 c. chopped dates
2 T. wheat germ
¾ cup Beelicious honey
1 tsp. vanilla
½ c. all purpose flour
1 c. nuts, chopped
¾ c. chocolate chips
½ c. peanut butter chips
Mix all ingredients together. Spread into a greased 9x12
dish. Bake at 325 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Cool. Cut into squares. Makes
12-15 bars.
