Snacks are one important part of our eating habits and it has been proven that our majority intake of calories comes from the snacks that we have between the meals or when we do not find time to eat and we grab something to crunch . For instance , when you want something sweet it is better to try to make home made ice creams out of fruits and yogurt ; it will be a sweet and healthy snack but also they will eat ice cream , which we all love . When we want something sweet to eat , a good healthy solution represents the healthy oatmeal cookies .

It is extremely healthy because it contains a great amount of whole grains and fiber . There are different types of oatmeal cookies but one of the most beloved recipe by all the family and especially by kids is oatmeal chocolate chips cookies but not only this one ; there is also a really healthy recipe : apple – oatmeal cookies . For this you need the following ingredients : 1 cup old – fashioned oats , ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts , 1 cup whole – wheat pastry flour , ½ teaspoon baking soda , ½ teaspoon baking powder , ¼ teaspoon salt , ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon , 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg , 2 eggs or 4 teaspoons dried egg whites , ½ cup coarsely shredded peeled apple , ½ cup packed light brown sugar , ¼ cup apple butter , 4 spoons granulated sugar , 2 spoons canola oil , ½ teaspoon vanilla extract , ½ cup diced dried apples . The first step is to spread oats and nuts on a baking sheet . Bake this until it is golden for 5 to 8 minutes .



Then coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray . In a bowl , mix the flour , baking soda , baking powder , salt , cinnamon and nutmeg . Then combine the egg whites , apple , brown sugar apple butter , 3 spoons granulated sugar , oil and vanilla in another bowl . After you add the dry ingredients and mix it until it is just moistened . Add in dried apples and reserved oats and nuts . Drop the dough by tablespoonfuls on the baking sheets . Then mix the remaining spoon of sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and coat the bottom of a glass with cooking spray . Afted dip the glass in the mixture and flatten cookies with it . The cookies will be baked one sheet at a time until they are lightly brown for 10 to 12 minutes . Per cookie , the number of calories is about 70 calories and only 2 grams fat .



Healthy oatmeal cookies represent a healthy snack for the kids and also for the entire family because they contain little fat and the amount of calories is not so large so it is perfect for a quick snack between the meals .

Healthy eating habits and a balanced lifestyle can help you to prevent a lot of diseases  and you can control your weight . Despite the fact that nowadays life has a much more faster rhythm and we have less time to  take care of our health , we should not forget that we are what we eat  and that it has influence on the quality of our lifestyle .



One of the major problems that our generations have to deal with is : obesity . This issue may be linked with the fact that we do not have so much time to say home and prepare our meals ; let’s face it : it is much more simple to go out and grab something to eat in your way even if most of the time we end up eating fast food – such unhealthy food and with a high level of calories . When we want something sweet to eat , a good healthy solution represents the healthy oatmeal cookie recipe . It is extremely healthy because it contains a great amount of whole grains and fiber .



There are different types of oatmeal cookies but one of the most beloved recipe by all the family and especially by kids is oatmeal chocolate chips cookies . For this recipe , you need the following ingredients  : 2 cups rolled oats , ½ whole-wheat pastry flour , ½ cup all – purpose flour , 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon , ½ teaspoon baking soda , little salt , ½ cup tahini , 4 spoons cold  unsalted butter , 2/3 cup granulated sugar , 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar , 1 egg , 1 large egg white , 1 spoon vanilla extract , 1 cup  semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips , ½ chopped walnuts . The first step is to preheat the oven and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper . In a bowl , mix the oats , whole – wheat flour , all – purpose flour , cinnamon , baking soda and salt . Meanwhile beat the tahini and butter in another bowl with a mixer till it is formed a paste . Then add granulated sugar , brown sugar and continue to beat until all the ingredients are well mixer . Beat in the egg , after the white egg and continue with the butter which has been left . Take care to space the flattened ball 5 cm apart . You have to bake the cookies until they become golden brown ; the baking time is about 16 minutes . After you may cool the pans for a couple of minutes , then you can transfer the cookies in a wire rack to cool completely .  Per cookie , the energy content is about 100 calories and only 5 grams fat .



So this healthy oatmeal cookie recipe is for sure a good choice for dessert not only for your kids but also for the whole family and the best part is that it is easy to prepare and it does not take you too much to cook it .

Healthy eating habits and a balanced lifestyle can help you to prevent a lot of diseases  and you can control your weight . Despite the fact that nowadays life has a much more faster rhythm and we have less time to  take care of our health , we should not forget that we are what we eat  and that it has influence on the quality of our lifestyle . Snacks are one important part of our eating habits and it has been proven that our majority intake of calories comes from the snacks that we have between the meals .  If an adult can’t say that , what can you say about kids ?! They always want something between the meals and statistics points out that fourth of the calories that a kid eats per day comes from the snacks .



When we want something sweet to eat , a good healthy solution represents the peanut butter oatmeal cookie recipe . It is extremely healthy because it contains a great amount of whole grains and fiber . For preparing these delicious cookies , you need the following ingredients : ½ cups of all-purpose flour  , ¾ cup of white whole  wheat flour , 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats , ½ teaspoon of baking soda , little salt , ¾ light brown sugar , 1/3 cup butter , some creamy peanut butter , ¼ non fat buttermilk , 1/3 cup of chocolate chips or semisweet chocolate chips . It is very important to preheat the oven before . You have to spray a cookie sheet  with nonstick spray . In a large bowl , mix the all-purpose flour , the white whole wheat flour , the cooking rolled oats , baking soda and the salt . In another bowl , you have to beat the sugar , butter , peanut butter and buttermilk together .



The next step is to combine the two mixtures . You need to add the last mixture in the flour mixture and mix it well  till it is formed a soft dough . In the end , add the chocolate chips . Now you have to make some forms out of the dough so try to roll the dough into walnut - shapes  and place them on the cooking sheet but make sure to leave some space between them because they can stick together . You can flatten them gently with the back of a fork . Bake them for 10 to 12 minutes . You can store the cookies in an airtight container and add a piece of white bread because it keeps the cookies soft . This ingredients will be enough to make 30 cookies . Per cookie , you eat 95 calories , 4 grams fat , 6 grams cholesterol  and a very important substance : iron almost 3% of the daily value .



So peanut butter oatmeal cookies are  a very good dessert which has a low calorie content and it is perfect for every occasion when you have to make something sweet for the whole family .

Every October 31 we celebrate Halloween. The charm of the holiday makes us wait the whole year to be able to “trick or treat” and wear originally and uncommon Halloween costumes. The story of Halloween tells that in this day the spirits of people who died last year return to earth in search of living bodies to possess them during the next year, which is the only hope they have of life after death. Celts believed that all laws of space and time are suspended on this day, allowing them to interact with the living spirits. The living did not wanted to be possessed, so on the night of October 31, villagers fighting fires in their homes, in order to be becoming cold and so unwanted. They were dressed in all kinds of funny costumes and were participating in noisy parades in their neighborhood, trying to be as destructive as possible to scare away the spirits that came in search for livings.



Today, the holiday has a total different perception. Kids just love to dress up on Halloween as ghosts, skeleton, wizards or witches, monsters, vampires or other dark creatures and go trick or treat. But what about giving them some healthy Halloween treats? Although you can not give on Halloween fruits because for kids the whole concept of the holiday is about candies, you can try to be creative in cooking some healthy treats without ruining the spirit of the holiday.



However, here are some healthy Halloween treats ideas that you can use. Caramel honey apples, spooky honey popcorn bars, hermits, spicy roasted soybeans or spice pretzels are some treats that will be appreciated by children. Hot apple cider consists of apple juice, a few spices and orange peel, and takes just a few minutes to make. You can also try to bake some special Halloween cookies using the traditional pumpkin, such as pumpkin pie.

Let’s see how we can make some healthy apples. First you have to remove stem and insert a stick into the top of apple. Than melt white chocolate chips or candies and dip apples into melted candy or chocolate until they are completely covered. You can decorate them with chocolate chips. For kids you can make “Monster Apples”, meaning caramel apples with marshmallow eyes, raisin nose, a carrot pieces for mouth and nuts slices for hair. They will surly love that.



Maybe as an adult you don’t love Halloween anymore, but as a kid you surly did. Today, because of the many recipes existent, you can enjoy the holiday whiteout sugar abuse, and so you shouldn’t worry at all about you diet. In the same time you won’t kill the kid’s idea of the holiday as a sugar treat.

Everybody likes chocolate and cookies. Well, maybe not everybody, but most people do. So, what to do if you are having a diet? Or if you want do conserve your figure? Sweets are forbidden on most diets. But, before banishing cooking form your life, try the healthy cookies recipes based on healthy natural ingredients. These kind of healthy cookie recipes use sweeteners judiciously, have no hydrogenated fat, contain all-natural ingredients and as much whole-grain flour as possible. And they are still delicious.



Chocolate cakes and cookies are famous among people who love cooking or who love sweets, so we can call them an old fashion treat. But they can be cooked in a different way, based on the concept of healthy food, using whole-wheat pastry flour and walnut oil. And you muss not forget to put a little drop of chocolate, just for the taste.



The recipe for chocolate cookies is very simple and is ready in only one hour. It hasn’t got many calories, so you don’t have to worry at all about your weight. The recipe of these healthy cookies is almost the same as a normal chocolate cookie recipe, but you have to use some special ingredients. For example instead of normal sugar you have to use brown sugar and instead of four, whole-wheat pastry flour. You must also use walnut oil or canola oil. It is advisable to use bittersweet chocolate, a type of chocolate that has less sugar and more liquor than semisweet chocolate. The bittersweet chocolate is a dark chocolate often used for cooking purposes, recommended in some special diets.

The idea that tasty cookies have to be made using milk and crèmes is now passed. Today we can bake tasty sweets without those ingredients. There are recipes of cookies a hundred percent natural, using brown sugar and oak flakes and different fruits.



Although, everybody supports healthy eating, you shouldn’t eliminate some food form your daily diet. For example, dark chocolate is useful for heart condition patients, if it is consumed in a small amount every day. Dark chocolate contains the same natural antioxidants found in tee, fruits or vegetables. Studies have shown that chocolate improves blood circulation especially in adults, decreasing hypertension, and influencing blood sugar and insulin sensitivity and so reducing the risk of diabetes. Honey is a blood purifier. Studies have shown that honey not only has nutritional qualities but it has an effective therapeutic action, exercised both on digestive disorders and in cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous system disorders or diseases of nutrition and infections. Glucose is very good for extended intellectual efforts, improving metal and intellectual activity. It is also known for its energetic proprieties, glucose being one of the most important nutriments in medicine.

You do not think there is a single man that can say that he doesn’t like snacks or he doesn’t eat them . If an adult can’t say that , what can you say about kids ?! They always want something between the meals and statistics points out that fourth of the calories that a kid eats per day comes from the snacks . So for parents it is hard to control what snacks eat their kids and especially how healthy are they .



Because they are so full of energy all day long , you can come up with some simple snack recipes which are easy to prepare with their help . You can  propose some healthy snacks recipes which are also fun for kids . A good solution  can be fruits . For example , you can prepare artic oranges because it is fun to prepare and kids will love it because it can successfully replace ice cream . The ingredients are : 4 oranges , 4 cups of orange juice and 4 cherries .  You have to cut the tops of the oranges in a zigzag pattern , hollow the inside and then mix it in a blender with the juice . Next you set the rinds in a muffin tin and after fill with the mixture . Put a cherry in every orange ; now you’re almost ready .All you have to do is to put them to freeze for 2 to 3 hours  and the kids will serve a healthy tasty ice cream.



You can also play games during preparing and eating the snacks .  For example , you take some slices of toast bread , some ham or even some cheese . Make a couple of sandwiches , then cut them into different pieces of all kind of shapes and sizes . After that mix the pieces and try to solve the resulted “puzzle” before starting to eat it .

Another fun and creative way to prepare snacks can be toast toppers . You can toast some slices of bread , then put some butter or soft cheese on top of them . You can give the kids a great variety  of toppings such as herbs , seeds , nuts , small pieces of tomatoes or other vegetables . Then he can draw different pictures on the bread so he will find it funny to prepare snacks and after eat them .



It can not be so tough to convince our children to eat something healthy between snacks ; it depends very much on the way you can involve them in preparing them . In this way you get to spend some quality time with them which it proves to be fun , creative and of course it has rewards : fun healthy snacks for kids . Parents should consider this kind of activities because snacks proved to be one important part of their children diet and this indirect becomes part of their health and their life .

Nutrition is the area where the most serious errors are made. Modern people eat in an unhealthy way, stupidly and much. So, because of this, one person of two suffers from excess weight (exceeding 10% over normal weight).

I like to think that lately we become increasingly aware of the importance of healthy nutrition, because of the importance given to the statistics which shows that over 30% of obese die from liver disease or diabetes.

In order not to give up the little delights of life, I present below 2 healthy cookies recipes:



Peanut butter cookies. The simplest biscuit, prepared only with three ingredients for 17 cookies:

Ingredients:

-         250g peanut butter
-         8 tablespoons of sugar
-         1 egg
-         few brown sugar for decoration

Preparation:

1.Mix all ingredients except the brown sugar. Cover the dish with some foil and put it in the refrigerator at least 30 minutes.
2.Of dough, make some balls like ping-pong balls and put them on the tray covered with baking paper; leave some distance between them.
3.Press the balls with a fork to give a disk form and then press with the fork in the opposite direction to have boxes model; soak the fork in water after each cookie shape.
4.Sprinkle the brown sugar on top and put the tray in the oven at 160C for 20 minutes. Cookies will be a little soft when they are ready so you better leave them in the tray until they are cold;



Chocolate cookies. These cookies are prepared with a minimum of effort and are very tasty and soft.

Ingredients for 40 cookies:

-         115 g butter
-         100 g white sugar
-         100 g brown sugar
-         1 egg
-         ½ teaspoon baking powder
-         1 vanilla essence
-         175 g flour
-         150 g chocolate flakes

Preparation:

1.Rub the butter with the sugar, very good.
2.Add the egg then the vanilla and the baking powder and mix them.
3.Add flour and mix it good until homogenize and after this put the chocolate flakes.
4.Cover a tray with baking paper and then with a teaspoon, make little balls in it; make sure you leave some space between each of them. There’s no need to make them perfect, because they will spread on the tray, once they begin to bake.
5.Cook them at 170C for about 20 minutes. The cookies will be a little soft in the middle and rough only on the edges. Even if you are tempted to leave them longer in the oven because you think they are too soft, do not do this mistake. 6.Take them out on a wide plate in a single layer and let them until they are cold; they will harden