QUICK RECIPES
PEANUT ENERGY BOWL Ingredients: ½ cup roasted salted peanuts (dry), ½ cup roasted sunflower seeds or any other chopped nuts, 2 cups raisins, 2 cups instant oats or rolled, 2 cups toasted rice cereal, ½ cup peanut butter, ½ cup packed brown sugar
Method: Mix all ingredients in a bowl and it’s ready to eat. By Dr Siddhant Bhargava, fitness and nutritional scientist
OATMEAL-WALNUT COOKIES
Ingredients: ½ cup granulated sugar, ⅓ cup packed dark brown sugar, ¼ cup butter, softened, 1
teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 large egg, ¾ cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup regular oats, ¼ teaspoon salt, ⅔ cup golden raisins, ¼ cup chopped toasted walnuts
Method: Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius. Place the first five ingredients in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Add flour, oats, and salt to egg mixture; beat well. Stir in raisins and walnuts. Mix it well. Drop onto a baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned. BANANA-NUT MUFFINS Ingredients: Take 3 cups rolled oats, 1½ cups low-fat milk, 2 mashed ripe bananas (about ¾ cup), ⅓ cup packed brown sugar, 2 large eggs, lightly beaten, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 tsp vanilla extract, ½ tsp salt, ½ cup toasted and chopped pecans or walnuts Method: Preheat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius. Combine oats, milk, bananas, brown sugar, eggs, baking powder, cinnamon, vanilla and salt in a large bowl. Fold in pecans/walnuts. Divide the mixture among the muffin cups. Bake for 25 minutes.