snack

Chocolate Walnut and Maca Energy Bites

October 14, 2012
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Raw snack bites, made of dates, nuts, and seeds that I’ve ground together in a food processor, often along with spices or superfood ingredients, are a standard part of my weekly student food rotation. They’re easy to make, portable, tasty, fun to flavor, and they save me money on the raw snack bars and energy [...]

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Banana Walnut Kale Chips

October 1, 2012
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A few weeks ago, the wonderful people at Mum’s Original sent me a batch of their organic, vegan, and certified gluten free foods to sample. Hiding in the box was a bag of banana powder. I have to admit, I didn’t really know what to do with it: of course I could use it to [...]

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Student Food: Easy Almond Ginger Nori Snacks

September 16, 2012
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A long, long time ago I posted a recipe for raw nori cigars with gingery sunflower seed pate. They were based upon a favorite snack of mine from Bonobos vegetarian in New York, which is now closed (sadly, I might add: it was one of the best and most reasonably priced raw/vegan eateries in Manhattan). [...]

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Raw, Vegan Snack Cookie Giveaway! Win a 12 Pack of Rawxies Today.

September 13, 2012
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Glad you guys enjoyed the roasted garlic and hemp kale chips! Using hemp and chia opens up so many new possibilities for this tried-and-true snack; I can’t wait to come up with new combinations. I promised you a week full of product reviews, and today, I’m making good on this promise with yet another feature [...]

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Blueberry Cardamom Chia Seed Pudding

September 6, 2012
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By now, you all know that I’m slightly obsessed with chia pudding. It’s a favorite breakfast, snack, and dessert around these parts; just look at my chia seed recipe tab to see how many variations I love and make often. Chia puddings are quick, versatile, nutritious, and portable. This makes them an ideal food for [...]

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New Snack Bar Review: Kate Bakes Bars. Plus, Open Call for Green Recovery Stories!

August 20, 2012
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Hey friends. At this time today, I was supposed to be at JFK, awaiting my flight to Portland to visit my friends Jasmin and Mariann. As my tweets and Facebook posts last night indicate, I started feeling weird in the early evening, and by 9, I was nursing a fever, chills, aches, and a headache. [...]

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Real Food Barre Review: Two Dancers set the “Barre” High for Raw, Vegan Snacks!

July 21, 2012
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It’s raining bars lately. I say that not only because I’ve been offered quite a few to review, but also because I’m in the middle of summer school, and when I’m on campus nearly all day, bars are my favorite snack. They’re portable, easy, and tasty. And, in spite of the fact that I don’t [...]

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