The afternoon snack system is changing, we are evolving the fare to include more protein. Over the past couple of weeks many new foods have been tried out.
Some of the recipes that are being worked on are Hummus and other bean dips like White Bean, Black Bean Hummus and an Egyptian style Fava Bean Dip that will be tested next week. Last week edamame was tried with mixed results, but the kids that liked LOVED it, so we'll be trying again.
Your child may have mentioned that the Corn Bread has been different lately. Corn bread is making the switch from lunch to snack. With the recipe has been altered to reduce the sugar, and increase the protein by switching to whole wheat flour and using soymilk.
Two other snack bar recipes have been tried with great success. The first was a Banana Oat Bar and the other was a Oat and Flax Seed Bar. Both recipes have only been tried once, they still need a bit of tweaking before they're ready for the camera. With the bars Soy or Cow's milk will be served.
The smell of fresh roasted Pumpkin Seeds has been filling the air more often. They are roasted in a similar style to Sunflower Seeds.
Recipes for the bars and such will be available soon, as will the recipes for the beans and grains. I'll let you know when in the weekly email with the menu.
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Have you posted the recipe for the banana oat bars on here? I haven't seen it and I am getting requests at home!
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