Here's a really quick and easy snack for your kids. This isn't my idea personally, a friend of mine suggested it after her boss came back from the Middle East with a box of stuffed dates. So many thanks to her and to her boss for bringing back sucha tasty snack idea.
Dates are intensely sweet and rich, They are full of fiber and energy-rich carbohydrates so that your kids will be ready to get back into the game after eating them. They also have potassium and B vitamins. However since they are so sweet, the energy your kids get will be used up pretty quickly. If you fill them with a protein-rich food, then you will be giving your kids a snacks that has carbs for quick energy utilization and protein for long term reserves. Enter the pecan, which also just happens to fit nicely inside a halved, pitted date.
Pecans are the only native American tree nut. They have vitamin E, antioxidants, vitamin A, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, B vitamins, zinc and fiber. That's a laundry list of good things for your kids, and an added bonus is that they taste great.
Another thing that I love about this recipe is that it takes about 30 seconds to make. This might be my quickest snack ever...
Pecan stuffed dates
Prep: Too quick to count
Serves: 3-4
3 fancy medjool dates
6 pecan halves
Simply cut the dates in half and remove the pit. Then stuff the center with one pecan half. Repeat until all the date halves are filled. Enjoy!
Dates are intensely sweet and rich, They are full of fiber and energy-rich carbohydrates so that your kids will be ready to get back into the game after eating them. They also have potassium and B vitamins. However since they are so sweet, the energy your kids get will be used up pretty quickly. If you fill them with a protein-rich food, then you will be giving your kids a snacks that has carbs for quick energy utilization and protein for long term reserves. Enter the pecan, which also just happens to fit nicely inside a halved, pitted date.
Pecans are the only native American tree nut. They have vitamin E, antioxidants, vitamin A, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, B vitamins, zinc and fiber. That's a laundry list of good things for your kids, and an added bonus is that they taste great.
Another thing that I love about this recipe is that it takes about 30 seconds to make. This might be my quickest snack ever...
Pecan stuffed dates
Prep: Too quick to count
Serves: 3-4
3 fancy medjool dates
6 pecan halves
Simply cut the dates in half and remove the pit. Then stuff the center with one pecan half. Repeat until all the date halves are filled. Enjoy!
