{"id":2878,"date":"2017-03-14T12:47:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T12:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=2878"},"modified":"2017-03-14T12:47:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T12:47:24","slug":"after-school-fuel-for-busy-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/after-school-fuel-for-busy-families\/","title":{"rendered":"After-school fuel for busy families"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a long day at school, kids need a chance to unwind. Often that down time involves physical activity, and a nutritious snack is the perfect way to make sure kids are ready to take on their free time with gusto then recharge to keep going until bedtime.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A busy schedule may make the temptation for unhealthy convenience snacks strong, but it’s actually easier than you think to refuel with good-for-you foods on the go. One simple trick: use kids’ favorite ingredients in unexpected ways.<\/p>\n

For example, these Chocolate Banana Muffins show that a glass isn’t the only way to enjoy chocolate milk. When you use a nutrient-rich option like TruMoo Chocolate Milk, you can feel great about serving up these muffins to your whole family. It’s a nutritious and delicious treat for adults and kids alike, whether you enjoy it on its own \u2013 served cold or hot \u2013 or as an addition to recipes.<\/p>\n

It’s made with fresh white milk sourced from local dairies, pure cocoa and just enough natural sugar to make it taste great, it’s a nutritious and delicious treat for adults and kids alike. What’s more, there’s no high fructose corn syrup, no artificial growth hormones and no GMO ingredients.<\/p>\n

“The protein, vitamins, minerals and great taste in TruMoo Chocolate Milk can help kids meet their nutritional score in every pour,” registered dietitian Leslie Bonci<\/span> said. “The protein and carbohydrates included is the perfect ratio to help replace electrolytes lost after engaging in after-school sports.”<\/p>\n

Chocolate Banana Muffins<\/b>
\nRecipe courtesy of the Mommy Hates Cooking blog on behalf of TruMoo
\nYield: 18 muffins<\/p>\n

1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cup all-purpose flour or gluten-free all-purpose flour
\n1\/2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cup sugar
\n2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 teaspoons baking powder
\n1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 teaspoon baking soda
\n1\/4 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 teaspoon ground nutmeg
\n1\/4 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cup baking cocoa
\n1 1\/2 \u00a0\u00a0 cups TruMoo Chocolate Milk
\n4 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tablespoons butter, melted
\n1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 teaspoon vanilla extract
\n4 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 large eggs
\n3 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 medium bananas
\nold-fashioned rolled oats<\/p>\n

Heat oven to 350 F.<\/em><\/p>\n

Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and cocoa. Add in milk, butter, vanilla and eggs. Continue mixing until batter is formed.<\/em><\/p>\n

Mix in bananas. Add spoonful of batter to greased muffin tins; fill about halfway full then sprinkle batter with rolled oats.<\/em><\/p>\n

Bake 25 minutes, or until golden on top.<\/em><\/p>\n

Find more delicious after-school and after-sports snack ideas at TruMoo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A busy schedule may make the temptation for unhealthy convenience snacks strong, but it’s actually easier than you think to refuel with good-for-you foods on the go. One simple trick: use kids’ favorite ingredients in unexpected ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,3],"tags":[19,650,20],"class_list":["post-2878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nutrition","category-spotlight","tag-health","tag-nutrition","tag-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2878"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2880,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2878\/revisions\/2880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}