BANANA OATMEAL BALLS

My DH and I are big time foodies. I am so glad that both of us like almost all good items and don't have any preferences. He is open to new tastes and recipes. If I am able to try different recipes, its because of his support. Thank you DH! Well, even though we love to eat, we make sure we exercise regularly, eat healthy often and stay on track. This snack recipe is focused on healthy eating. This is probably the most healthiest I've ever done.

This is a flourless, sugarless, oil free recipe. And it takes only less than 30mins in total. Isn't that great?

Ingredients
makes about 10 lime sized balls

2 medium ripe bananas
1 cup uncooked quick/instant oats(plain)
1/4 cup crushed walnuts
a handful of roasted flax seeds

How to make it

- Mash the bananas well. Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl and combine well.

- Make into medium sized balls. I made them into lime sized.

- Place them on a parchment paper lined/non stick foil lined cookie sheet. This is to make sure ti doesn't get stuck to the cookie sheet.

- Bake them in a pre heated oven at 350F for 15 mins or until they are golden brown.

- Let cool and enjoy them

p.s. - If you want this recipe to be nut-free you could skip the walnuts or add sunflower seeds.

AVOCADO PASTA (KID FRIENDLY)

Hey folks! Hope this week has been good so far. Its been good to me too. I have been into experimenting a lot of new recipes lately. One such is the Avocado Pasta recipe. This one is especially for kids. My toddler son likes variety for his lunch and thus the idea for this recipe. I used Orzo, a form of short-cut pasta. Any pasta should do fine but if your kiddo is choosy about a bigger size pasta, I strongly recommend to use this one. My son loved it. I hope yours will like it too.

Ingredients
makes 6-8oz

A handful of Orzo
1 small size Avocado
A handful of chopped carrots(or any veggie of your choice)
1 tsp of Olive oil
Salt to taste

How to make it

- Bring the water to a boil and put the uncooked pasta into it and cook according to package instructions. If you have time, I suggest to let it cook for 15-20mins. This would make the pasta softer and easier to chew. Add a tsp of oil to boiling pasta. This helps in not sticking together.

- Scoop out the Avocado and mash it nicely.

- Boil the chopped carrots in a separate pot or along with the pasta (or you can also sauté them)

- Drain the water and mix the cooked pasta, mashed avocados and carrots. Add salt to taste.