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Lizzie Wingfield's avatar

This has so many brilliant ideas for snacks – often one of the most difficult things to make healthy – thank you!

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

Wonderful ideas here! I want to make every one! Thanks, Ellen!

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Ellen Kornmehl MD's avatar

I really love food and never spoil a good opportunity to eat well...and I love living life, too!

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Caroline Osella's avatar

Thanks! Some great ones in here. I'm gonna add a fave - almonds jumped in the frying pan with a bit of olive oil, then shaken in rosemary and a tiny pinch of top quality salt. When you make quality snacks, the pleasure is so much more intense; the prep and waiting time builds the experience into something more exciting. Subscribing.

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Ellen Kornmehl MD's avatar

True! Why not elevate the snacking with fresh rosemary perfuming the simple almond- we owe it to ourselves!

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Bernardette Hernández's avatar

I love sardines with romesco sauce!

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Lisa McLean's avatar

Excellent post Ellen, such delicious and healthy snacks.

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Ellen Kornmehl MD's avatar

Thank you, Lisa. So glad to have you here!

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Betty Williams's avatar

Omigosh! Strawberries and sour cream!!! This takes me back. I'm going to have to have some this week. Also, I'm liking the black and white food photos. They really capture the textures of food!

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Ellen Kornmehl MD's avatar

So glad, Betty! Love the snacking dinner idea...perhaps that's a collab East-West Coast post? The black and white was an impulse...I was in a film noir mood.

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Jenn Sharp's avatar

I am a fan of most of these suggestions! I’ll have to try grilled tangerines…🤔🤩. Love your message. Our house has many food platforms through the years (with four now adult children and an organic food background) but eating clean and Whole Foods is the number one criteria. Thank you for spreading the most valued message out there…we are what we eat. 😉

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Ellen Kornmehl MD's avatar

Thank you, Jen! Very similar here...the college kids now say, "we didn't realize how good we had it" (eating my health-leaning recipes! Thank goodness it stuck despite the Grubhub competition!

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Jenn Sharp's avatar

Yes! Of course momma loves a cake, or a pie, don’t get me wrong….haha But we were always trying to use at least the best ingredients and cut out processed food. So I think, like you, we were a bit ahead of the game that people face today. There are sooooo many unhealthy choices.

Sounds like you did an amazing Mom Job! 🥰

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Tim Burns's avatar

Fantastic ideas and suggestions in here. Thank you!

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Ellen Kornmehl MD's avatar

Thank you, Tim...I always love to know what inspires!

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Jill L's avatar

Super suggestions! So many delicious choices. My snacking just took an upgrade to way more healthy! Thanks.

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Ellen Kornmehl MD's avatar

I sense you are a pretty balanced snacker already! Thanks, #1

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Shannon Falkson's avatar

Delicious! Excellent suggestions to up my aperitivos game. I'm definitely trying the marinated carrots and grilled tangerines. Thank you!

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Ellen Kornmehl MD's avatar

okay, I'll be right over!

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Ibrahim Khan's avatar

Great 😋 Thank you 🙏

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Ellen Kornmehl MD's avatar

You are the kindest...and, I suspect, a wonderful cook!

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Ibrahim Khan's avatar

Not wonderful 😇

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L.E. Langner's avatar

What a wonderful column! It always makes my hungry, but this is filled with healthy eating snacks!

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Ellen Kornmehl MD's avatar

These are great for starters when easy entertaining, too! Great to hear from you!

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Harrison's avatar

yum!

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Bernardette Hernández's avatar

Thanks for the great ideas Ellen!

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Valerie Probstfeld's avatar

Great ideas Ellen! I will definitely try these

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<Mary L. Tabor>'s avatar

This is so good that I must save every single recipe! And wasn't The Residence grand. I love Detective Cupp.

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Ellen Kornmehl MD's avatar

Took me a few episodes, but I love the sense of humor! Knives Out!

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