DOT-0104 Good Snacks For You
Good Snacks For You
DOT-0104, Revised December, 1997. Evelyn F. Crayton, Extension Foods And Nutrition Specialist, Associate Professor, Nutrition And Food Science, Auburn University.
Snacks Are Important.
They sometimes give you ¼ of the nutrients you need each day.
Select Snacks From All Food Groups.
Milk and Milk Foods—Ice cream, Cheese, Yogurt
Fruits—Oranges, Apples, Raisins, Bananas
Vegetables—Carrots, Celery, Broccoli, Bell peppers
Meat and Meat Foods—Peanut butter, Peanuts, Nuts
Breads and Cereals—Crackers, Oatmeal cookies, Granola bars
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YOU WILL NEED:
1 package lemonade crystals
1 quart fruit juice
This will make about 10 cups.
TO MAKE THE DRINK:
1. Add water to the lemonade crystals.
Follow directions on the package.
2. Add 1 quart of fruit juice. Stir well.
3. Put juice in the refrigerator. Or pour it over ice.
YOU WILL NEED:
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
½ cup milk
½ cup butter or margarine
½ cup peanut butter
2 cups uncooked rolled oats
1 teaspoon vanilla, if you want it.
This makes 3 or 4 dozen cookies.
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TO MAKE THE COOKIES:
1. Put 2 cups of sugar in a boiler.
Add 2 tablespoons of cocoa. Stir.
2. Add ½ cup of milk.
Add ½ cup of butter or margarine. Stir.
3. Put the boiler on the stove. Turn heat to low.
Cook until it starts to boil. Stir as it cooks.
Boil about 2 minutes.
4. Take the boiler off the stove.
Add ½ cup of peanut butter.
Add 2 cups of rolled oats. Stir until well mixed.
Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla, if you want to.
5. Let it cool about 10 minutes.
6. Drop a little on a plate.
Use two spoons.
Make all the cookies like
this.
7. Put cookies in the refrigerator.
Let them get hard.
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