If you too as parents face your hungry children on their return from school, here are some ideas for simple snacks offered by the chef of Clos Nicolas d’Eugénie-les-Bains, a chef accustomed to cooking healthy and slimming for its clientele of spa guests and a chef dad who knows the problem of snacking well!
Admittedly, there is not enough time at the end of the day to develop a real balanced snack for our little ones, yet ANSES (National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety) reminds us that our children eat too much sugar. A scourge against which at our small level we can fight.
Sugar-reduced pastries, seasonal fruits and no soda
Our chef bets for this snack on the figs and the strawberrieson the carrot and thehibiscus tea. Of course if you have time on the weekend to advance some preparations you will save a lot of time. Thomas Leprince attacks hard with sublime shortbread cookies with figs from his gardensmall cakes that can easily be stored in an airtight container and can be frozen even raw for quick cooking.
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Shortbread biscuits carrot cake, just to get the children to eat a few vegetables. And then you can try the option financial relief, the chef gives you his recipe while listening to the program of the day. Financiers topped with a fresh strawberry coulis also lightened in sugar with a little verbena from the garden. Thomas Leprince uses xylitol, a natural sweetener from birch combined with honey. Homemade pastries or sunflower or grapeseed oil replace butter for example, cakes much less caloric than industrial pastries.
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A small fresh infusion in summer and hot for gray days
We know that children swear by sodas, addictive and eminently sweet drinks. Yet nothing beats a good juice or a good infusion. Thomas Leprince dares the bissap for the little ones. Infusion of hibiscus known for example to lower body temperature or fight against insomnia and restlessness. You can find it in organic stores. A verbena, chamomile or mint tea will work just as well as a fresh fruit juice if you are lucky enough to have a juicer.
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The chef encourages you to make this snack a moment of pleasure and then if you don’t have time to bake and do math with your children at the same time, set your sights on seasonal fruits with a natural yoghurt , all why not mounted in a verrine with some chocolate shavings. Your child will appreciate lending you a hand by telling you about their day at work.