FUN FOODS
With the diet that seems to accompany the function of my body the best, food can be limited and that prompts a desire to look for new ways to prepare foods. The past month has birthed a couple of new and delightful dishes that can be incorporated into a meal or eaten as a snack. These foods are fun and simple enough to involve children in the preparation!
Sweet Potato Ribbons
Peel and cut into ribbons with a potato peeler a sweet potato or yam. I used a Japanese sweet potato and they turned out yummy. Toss the ribbons in a small amount of sunflower seed oil, sea salt and black pepper, or simply use the sunflower seed oil and once fried sprinkle with granulated maple sugar and a bit of ground cinnamon. To cook the ribbons, heat sunflower seed oil in a deep skillet or frying pan and place the ribbons in the hot oil, cooking only small amounts at a time until ribbons are tan in color. The ribbons will cook within a few minutes, turning them as they cook. Once all ribbons are cooked crisp, remove from cooking and they can be topped with the cinnamon and maple sugar mixture or sea salt and black pepper, and a few sesame seeds or poppy seeds. ADULT SUPERVISION NEEDED WITH THIS ONE!
Chilled Sun Cookies
This recipe may need adjusted since I did not measure the ingredients I was tossing into the bowl. I’ll provide the approximate amount, and you can adjust as needed.
1 Cup Sunflower Seed Butter (NO SUGAR ADDED)
1/3 Cup Honey
6-8 dates cut into small pieces (Nuts.com has dates that are moist and yummy)
1/3 Cup Pumpkin Seeds
1/3 Cup Sunflower Seeds
Dash of sea salt, if your seed butter does not have salt
Stir this together. It should be a consistency that will form a ball yet not be dry or too sticky. Form dough into balls and then roll the balls in granulated maple sugar. Place in an airtight container and refrigerate. Enjoy!
Here’s to healthy snacking!
Jill