Just like diamonds are a girl’s best friend, chocolates are a kids best friend. So, it was only fitting to have a chocolate making session during the “Healthy Me” workshop (read more about it here).
Cookies are a favorite with kids. So a ‘healthy’ cookie recipe was a must for the “Healthy Me” workshop (read about it here). But all the healthy cookie recipes I know and like require either kitchen equipment (like blenders, ovens or microwaves) or very specialized ingredients.
I started thinking hard. I needed a recipe that was quick so that the kids wouldn’t get bored, easy to do with simple kitchen utensils and of course tasted good!
We all love chocolate; albeit in different degrees. There are those of us who enjoy a piece of chocolate occasionally but wouldn’t be too bothered if we didn’t get it either, and then there are those of us who live, breathe and eat chocolate.
Food & Nutrition experts, on the other hand, share a love-hate relationship with chocolate. This is one of the most talked about foods in the health industry. For every study that touts the benefits of chocolate there are two that can justify its ill effects. So, where does that leave us? What is the take home message? Should we relish chocolate or shun it?
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I’ve always enjoyed baking. But I’ve really only started experimenting with it over the last 2 years. The challenge of re-working a recipe to make it healthier (and lower in calories) and the joy you get when you end up with something lip-smacking is a different feeling altogether.
That’s why, last month, on the morning of Fathers’ Day, when I impulsively decided on a mini-celebration for the two dads in my house (my father-in-law and my husband), I resorted to baking a cake myself. However, there were restrictions, some self-imposed and some driven by lack of planning. Continue reading
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