The quest for "snacks"

One of the hardest things about making this switch has been the sudden disappearance of things we used to snack on.  Fruit snacks, gone.  Ritz crackers, gone.  Chips, no way (although those were a specialty already in this house).  We are a "snacky" bunch, and considering my kids are nearly off the growth chart in weight (that is off...on the under side) I let them snack almost whenever they want.  Finding things we can snack on (without eating all of tomorrows breakfast!) has been tough.

We have replaced some of the snacks with fruit.  Mainly apples, oranges, and bananas.  We used to eat grapes like crazy, but since they are some of the worst for pesticides, we have done away with conventional grapes.  I hope to find reasonable organic ones soon.  Also, we have been snacking on nuts.  My kids are crazy about pistachios right now, which I am all for considering they both look malnourished (note: they are not).  Walnuts and cashews have also made some regular appearances in the snack cabinet.

But sometimes there needs to be a special snack.  Something out of the ordinary that cues a "mmm whats that smell?" when stumbling out from nap time.  I think I found our new go to...In search of something good for us and REAL, I found this recipe for Homemade Graham Crackers.  100% whole wheat and they are SOOO good!  I used white whole wheat flour (I will never go back to red!).  I'm hoping they last until tomorrow!

And as promised the Pop Tart recipe .  These turned out well.  I ended up not putting enough filling in them so next time I will be more aware of that.  They were easy to make other than the (I can never get it right) rolling out part.  I filled most with strawberry jelly and a couple with peanut butter and a few chocolate chips.  I would love to make some cinnamon ones next time because those are my favorite!

Yum!