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Puffed Quinoa Bars with Almond Butter

December 22, 2020 by April Leave a Comment

A stack of Puffed Quinoa Bars with Almond Butter on a grey placemat

These Puffed Quinoa Bars with Almond Butter are a perfect gluten-free snack or “dessert” – super simple to make, dangerously delicious and actually good for you😄 What is puffed quinoa anyways? Puffed quinoa is made by “baking” those small almost seed-like quinoa grains, which makes up them all puffed up! Puffed quinoa can be enjoyed…

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Filed Under: Easy Recipes, Gluten Free, Meal Prep, Snacks Tagged With: gluten free, gluten-free snack, gluten-free treat, puffed quinoa, puffed quinoa recipe

Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Muffins with Quinoa Flakes

November 30, 2020 by April Leave a Comment

Gluten-free muffins with chocolate chips on a white plate

These Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Muffins with Quinoa Flakes are a yummy and healthy snack, plus they’re perfect for mornings when you’re on the run🏃‍♂️ Given I’m 4 weeks gluten-free and feeling so much better, the wheat protein is gonzo for good in my books. But having other baked goods – for snacks or breakfast time…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Easy Recipes, Gluten Free, Snacks Tagged With: easy breakfast, gluten free, healthy snack, muffins, quinoa flakes

Healthy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Raspberry Breakfast Bites (gluten-free)

November 9, 2020 by April 2 Comments

Healthy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Raspberry Breakfast Bites in a white bowl on a wood tabletop

These Gluten-Free Healthy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Raspberry Breakfast Bites are a perfect way to start your day☀️ It’s really is one of those “recipes” (and I’m using that term lightly, k?) that you can throw into one bowl, mix’er up and chuck (carefully) into the oven. Packed with healthy carbs, a hit of protein, fibre…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Easy Recipes, Gluten Free, Snacks Tagged With: breakfast on-the-go, gluten-free snack, healthy breakfast, healthy snack

Summer Quinoa Salad with Blueberries and Mango

August 23, 2020 by April 2 Comments

A white dish of Summer Quinoa Salad with Mango and Blueberries with a gold spoon in itQuinoa with fruit? Is that a thing? Is what I wondered to myself while I threw a bunch of yummy ingredients together and before I knew it...BAM🎆 This Summer Quinoa Salad with Blueberries and Mango was born into this crazy world. And lemme tell you my friend: you'll be glad it's here. As it turns...

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Filed Under: Easy Recipes, Gluten Free, Lunch, Make Ahead Meals, Meal Prep, On-the-go meals, Salads, Snacks, Summer Tagged With: easy quinoa salad, quinoa, quinoa salad with fruit

Easy Watermelon Summer Gazpacho

August 8, 2020 by April Leave a Comment

Easy Watermelon Summer Gazpacho in a white bowl with a silver spoon besideThis Easy Watermelon Summer Gazpacho is so yummy, naturally sweet, and super hydrating 🍉 Watermelon is such a great fruit for the summer - its' high water content makes it great for balancing the sun, sweating, and all the swimming that typically comes with the summer months😎 Wait! You say. Isn't watermelon high in sugar??...

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Filed Under: Easy Recipes, Gluten Free, Lunch, Snacks, Soup, Summer, Vegetarian Tagged With: cucumber, gazpacho, healthy, simple recipe, summer, watermelon

Summer Corn and Black Bean Salsa

July 26, 2020 by April Leave a Comment

A bowl of corn salsa with a small bowl of chips beside it.This Summer Corn and Black Bean Salsa will be your next favourite side-dish to make for pool-side gatherings, casual BBQs, and summer paaaahties 😎 And the best part about this corn salsa? It's just dead simple to make, healthy, and it's so yummy, that hubby and I have ate it for lunch more than a...

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Filed Under: Easy Recipes, Gluten Free, Most Popular, Side Dishes, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: summer salad; healthy snack; corn; vegetarian; gluten-free; high in fibre

Healthy 5 Ingredient Berry Frozen Yogurt

July 19, 2020 by April Leave a Comment

Two bowls of Healthy 5 Ingredient Berry Frozen Yogurt on a colourful tea towel with a spoon and frozen raspberries on the sideLookin' for a cool-you-down-now-treat that's healthy and tastes amazing?  Well look no further my sweaty friend, because this Healthy 5 Ingredient Berry Frozen Yogurt is your answer for a healthy summer treat😋 Healthy 5-Ingredient Berry Frozen Yogurt is your next favourite summer treat😋 You can make a batch of this Healthy 5-Ingredient Berry Frozen Yogurt...

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Filed Under: Easy Recipes, Gluten Free, Kid-Friendly, Make It Tonight, Snacks Tagged With: frozen dessert, frozen fruit, gluten free dessert, healthy dessert, healthy snack

A Peachy Keen Smoothie!

April 3, 2016 by April Saunders Leave a Comment

A Peachy Keen Smoothie!Canned peaches simply do not get the accolades they deserve! They’re super versatile, cheap and nutritious. I’ve been so into them lately, pictured here, with my kitchen table cactus: [mk_image src="https://aprilsaunders.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_2742-e1459736384680.jpg" group="_general" crop="false"] I find they offer a welcome change from apples or frozen berry mixes at the end of a winter that just won’t...

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Filed Under: Easy Recipes, Healthy Eating Tips, Kid-Friendly, Meatless Mondays, Snacks Tagged With: bananas, peach, smoothie

Simple Banana Oat Pancakes

December 22, 2015 by April Saunders Leave a Comment

simple banana oat pancakesI used to buy Aunt Jemima… No kidding! I would buy this pancake mix, without realizing how easy  it was to just make pancakes! Of course, these Simple Banana Oat ones aren’t like super fluffy or anything but I do prefer them to the more tradition pancake. I liked the traditional pancakes but didn’t find...

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Filed Under: Easy Recipes, Gluten Free, Healthy Recipes, Meatless Mondays Tagged With: banana, oat, pancakes

Kale, Avocado and Strawberry Smoothie

September 7, 2015 by April Saunders Leave a Comment

kale avocado strawberry smoothieThink a kale smoothie will keep you full? How about a kale smoothie for lunch”? What about not just any kale smoothie, but a Kale, Avocado and Strawberry Smoothie!? Guess I’ll be finding out… I knew today would be a little extra busy. After grocery shopping and a post-vacation disastrous house including seemingly endless mounds...

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Filed Under: Easy Recipes, Meatless Mondays, Smoothies, Snacks, Weight Loss Tagged With: avocado, easy, kale, simple recipe, smoothie, strawberry

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