Blue Mountains Food Co-op

These super tasty muesli bars are fast, simple to whip up, and a protein powerhouse snack – great for lunchboxes or after school. Making your own sweet snacks means you can choose sweeteners that are less refined (in this recipe maple syrup) and buffer them with quality fats (in this recipe tahini and seeds) to lessen their harmful effects.
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This is a lovely way to add the nutrients and protein of pulses to a vegetable-based dish. Green vegetables bring a myriad of health benefits to us, so the more we can eat of them the better.
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Wonderful to take to BBQs or summer celebrations, as the colours in this salad look amazing together. This salad is also a meal in itself, so lovely to prepare for a lunch or light dinner. Black beans are nutrient rich: they contain calcium, phosphorus, iron and zinc.
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Always a winner, this recipe adds two nutrient-dense foods to a fun, light snack. Dulse – super high in minerals especially iodine, and nutritional yeast flakes – an inactive yeast brimming with B vitamins (look for the brands with B12!).
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Miso is made from fermented soybeans, making it a probiotic food, rich in minerals. It’s a great salty addition to this caramel popcorn snack. The nuts and seeds add more minerals and healthy fats.
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