Super Foods

Today's post is all about super foods that sustain you.  Fillers seem to be a waste of time and money and with the ever rising cost of groceries I am looking for foods that will sustain my family.  For some reason I was choosing to feed myself poorly and my children the healthier option.  I ate cookies and chugged coffee in the am while my children were given the better option.  Wondering to myself why I needed a nap or had no stamina.  Before the new school year started I made a promise to myself to stop relying on caffeine to get me through.  Now that the time has come I wanted to share a list of foods to use in lunches or snacks.

Energy Robbers {These are just to name a few}
Limit:

• Candy
• Coffee
• Cookies
• Ice Cream
• Bologna, salami, cold cuts {My personal worst}
• Heavy creams, cheeses
• White breads 
• Sugared refined boxed cereals
• Bacon, sausage, ham
• Commercial instant oats
• Cakes and pastries

Energy Enhancers {Breakfast}
Enjoy:

• Oatmeal with raisins, seeds, cinnamon
• Whole grain cereal
• Whole grain toast with nut butter
• Boiled eggs and whole grain bread
• Fruit salad or smoothie
• Yogurt

Snacks for Stamina

• Nuts an seeds
• Fresh fruit
• Natural nut and seed, granola 
• Veggie sticks and hummus
• Air popped popcorn
• Pretzels
• Soy nuts
• Sesame/soy sticks
• Corn tortillas baked and salsa
• Yogurt
• Protein drink
• Cheese and crackers

{Raspberry popsicle}

{Banana Bread}

Currently, my children love pureed raspberries frozen with yogurt.  I put them in individual cups and freeze and serve them "ice cream" as a treat.  Alternating between popsicle molds or little cups.  Once I master the homemade granola {I swear there must be a secret out there nobody is telling me} then we will puree our fruit and make parfaits with yogurt.  Sounds good to me!
I know your cells {in your body} will love you for this.

~Becki