Are you a snacker? I take snacks seriously, if you want to know the truth. Over the course of my very experienced snacktime life, I have developed some tried and true standards that might be helpful to someone. And then, see below for a yummy, adaptable snack straight from my fancy paper plate.
If you skipped a meal because of your daily life getting in the way--practice ran late, doctor's appointment ran late, you forgot to pack it, etc-- and you are FAMISHED within 2 hours of whenever your next meal would normally be, it's snacktime.
If you are worn out because of your day and CANNOT with an actual planning and cooking of a meal, the situation calls for what I call a substantial snack.
A substantial snack is defined as "a food that would normally be eaten as a snack, but a lot of it; also, a food that could be included as part of a meal but a smaller amount of it, especially if combined with multiple snack-type foods on one plate."
Examples of substantial snacks: taquitos, quesadillas, veggies and hummus, avocado and anything, meatballs, breads and cheeses.
And Apple Tacos.
Apple Tacos were born from my need to have a filling breakfast when I was a camp sponsor and was in the middle of figuring out my food allergies. They saved me from a week of dreading the cafeteria in the mornings. I've been known to add a smoothie or yogurt on the side and call it a meal. You're the boss of you. But these are yummy and nutritious and will at least tide you or your kiddos over to your next meal. They are also easily adaptable to tastes and dietary requirements. I have one child who prefers bananas on her tacos, but nothing beats apples for me.
I use Siete almond flour tortillas, so it's GF but I make my husband's on regular flour tortillas.
Toast the tortillas over a gas flame on your stove or pop them in the toaster oven just until the edges crisp-- you don't want the whole thing crunchy or it won't fold. (And if you're at camp, they work without toasting too.)
Spread a healthy dollop of whatever butter you like--peanut butter, almond butter, sunbutter-- over the crispy tortilla and top that with thinly sliced apple. I usually use about a 1/4 of a good-sized honeycrisp per taco.
If you have some granola (Here is a great recipe I've made for years.) sprinkle that over the top. If not, give it a little shake of cinnamon and a grate of nutmeg.
Fold. Eat. Live.
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