What about snacks?

Snacks and school lunches kids can be a challenge.  Often, my snacks that are similar to everyone else.  They want cookies and cake treats like their class mates.

I often place cut up vegetables or pieces of fruit in the snack bag.  Another easy treat is larabars

Larabar, Bar Key Lime Pie, 1.8-Ounce (16 Pack)
Larabar Original Fruit and Nut Bars 18 Bar Variety Pack
Larabar, Bar Key Lime Pie, 1.8-Ounce (16 Pack)


These are my children's favorite Larabars.  The combination pack are often is great to have on hand.  These bars come to about $1.50 to $1.60 a piece.  This is an inexpensive snack that packs easily and doesn't spoil.
 

Another tasty treat is a sweet bread.  This week, I made Crandberry Bread.
It was adapeted from the La Leche League Cookbook
Hemps seed were added to increase the protein content of the bread.  By increasing the protein content, I delayed the next time I hear, "Mommy, I am hungry."

Crandberry Bread

2 cups crandberries chopped
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 T oil
1/4 cup water
2 cups Wheat free Flour blend ( I used Pamela's Product Baking mix)
1/2t baking soda
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 cup honey
2 eggs
1 cup nuts chopped
1/4 cup hemp seeds

Add the lemon juice, water and oil to the flour mix, baking soda and powder.  Blend in honey and eggs.  Flod in crandberries, nuts and hemp seeds.

Bake in several greased 5.5 x 2 x 4 inch loaf pans.  Breads cook better in the smaller loaf pans.  In the larger pans it takes a very long time to cook and often it is still raw in the middle and dry on the outside.  Cook for 45 minutes.  Cool inthe pan 15 minutes, invert onto wire rack.  This bread freezes well.


Organic Hemp Protein 50%
Pamela's Ultimate Baking and Pancake Mix, 4-Pound Bags (Pack of 3)

My children loved this bread.  It didn't make it to the  freezer.