Healthy snacks

Gotta get into the kitchen though

Look in my bag and you’ll always find something edible. Power bars, nuts or fruit. I hate getting peckish and I hate it even more when there’s nothing (healthy) around.

So here are two healthy cakes I want to share with you. Takes up a little time in the kitchen but you’ll have a healthy snack to supply you for a whole week, or simply something for the odd nibble. Book a bake Sunday morning and then store the cakes in a plastic container (make sure they’ve cooled down first!), to keep them moist and delicious.

Banana cake by Tessa

This cake is perfect to bring with you on a work-out

WHAT YOU NEED AND HOW TO MAKE IT

• 3 eggs
• 125 gm/4.4 oz coconut flour
• 125 ml/4.4 fl. oz water
• 1 tablespoon of cinnamon
• 3 bananas
• 50 gm/2 oz rolled oats
• 4 tablespoons Chia seeds
• 6 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
• 100 gm/3.5 oz walnuts or mixed nuts
• A bar cake tin

Heat up the oven to 200°C/390°F. Put the bananas in a blender and blend until smooth. Beat the eggs in a bowl until foamy. Add coconut flour, water and cinnamon. Mix the bananas in the bowl with the other ingredients. Fold in the rolled oats. Fold in the nuts, Chia seeds and pumpkin seeds. Pour into the cake tin and bake for 45 minutes or until firm. That’s it.

Osawa cake

I regularly buy a slice at my health food shop, but making it yourself is naturally even more delicious and you can decide what goes into the mix. It might require some extra ingredient shopping, but then you have a pretty nutritious cake. Great for breakfast too. This is my favorite recipe.