Wholesome snacking: Baking for Healthy Snacks
In today's fast-paced world, it's easy to reach for pre-packaged snacks loaded with artificial ingredients and excess sugars. Often factory-made food has been heavily tampered with in order to improve its flavour and increase shelf-life. It is during this process that food’s nutritional value is significantly reduced.
Baking at home offers a great alternative to consuming highly processed packaged snack foods. Homemade Baker wants to make wholesome, nutritional food more convenient and so our readymade baking mix is a great option to help busy families eat nourishing foods, and avoid the unhealthy consequences of highly processed foods.
When baking, you can use high-quality, fresh ingredients without preservatives or artificial additives. Be inspired to make healthier choices with Homemade Baker’s baking mixes which incorporate whole grains and seeds, whilst reducing added sugar.
Homemade snacks often have higher nutritional value because they can include whole foods such as fruits, nuts, seeds, and vegetables. You can boost the nutritional content in your baking with ingredients like oats, flaxseeds, chia seeds, and natural sweeteners like honey or maple syrup.
The other advantage is that freshly baked snacks tend to taste better than processed ones, which often rely on preservatives for a long shelf life. The whole family can enjoy the freshness and flavour that comes from using real, unprocessed ingredients.
Easy Homemade Snack Ideas:
- Muffins: Whole grain muffins with fruits or vegetables. You can use Homemade Baker’s readymade Muffin Batter mix if you don’t have time to make your own.
- Muesli Bars / Flapjacks: Made with oats, nuts, seeds, and honey.
- Energy Balls: No-bake snacks made with dates, nuts, and seeds.
- Healthy Cookies: Cookies made with whole grains, natural sweeteners, and added nuts or dried fruits.
- Homemade Crackers: Made with whole grain flour and seeds.
- Fruit and Nut Bread: Whole grain bread with dried fruits and nuts.