{"id":2119690,"date":"2026-07-08T01:04:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/?p=2119690"},"modified":"2026-07-08T01:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:04:44","slug":"snacks-i-no-longer-need-to-buy-from-the-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/2026\/07\/08\/snacks-i-no-longer-need-to-buy-from-the-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Snacks I NO longer need to buy from the store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Date: <b>2026-07-07 16:00:34<\/b><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"wrap_aoab1a3c\" class=\"aoa_wrap \">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"750\" height=\"440\"\r\n  \t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width:750px;height:440px;\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t2FHLitcxO8?enablejsapi=1\"\r\n  \t\t\t\t\tframeborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n    <div id=\"aoab1a3c\" class=\"aoa_overlay \">\n        <div class=\"aoa_content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\"><img style=\"margin:0 auto;max-height:400px;\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n        <span id=\"close_aoab1a3c\" class=\"aoa_close\"><\/span>\n        <a id=\"close_btn_aoab1a3c\" class=\"aoa_close_btn\" onclick=\"setVisibility('aoab1a3c', 'none');\">&times;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Keep reading for the recipes \u2b07\ufe0f and SAVE for later \u2714\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>I love making healthier versions of our favourite store-bought snacks using simple, wholesome ingredients. They taste better and we feel better eating them!<\/p>\n<p> This week I made:<br \/>\n \ud83e\uded0 Blueberry Yogurt Popsicles<br \/>\n \ud83c\udf6b Two Bite Brownies<br \/>\n \ud83e\uddc0 Mac &amp; Cheese<br \/>\n \ud83c\udf7f Popcorn<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\uddc0Mac and cheese<br \/>\n8-10 oz macaroni (2 \u00bd cups dry)<br \/>\n2 tbsp unsalted butter<br \/>\n1 tbsp all purpose flour<br \/>\n1 cup milk of choice<br \/>\n1 cup shredded sharp cheddar<br \/>\n\u00bd cup shredded mozzarella<br \/>\n\u00bd cup grated Parmesan<br \/>\n\u00bd tsp garlic powder (optional)<br \/>\nPinch of paprika and turmeric powder (optional for colour)<br \/>\nSea salt &amp; pepper to taste<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcdd Cook macaroni according to package.<br \/>\n Make the roux: On low-medium heat, melt butter, whisk in flour, cook 1 minute. Whisk in the milk; cook until thickened (3\u20135 min). On low heat, stir in the cheeses and seasoning until melted.<br \/>\n Add the drained pasta and stir. Add a splash more milk if needed.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf6b 2 Bite Brownies<br \/>\n1\u00bd cups black beans (1-15-oz can, drained and rinsed)<br \/>\n\u00bc cup unsweetened cocoa powder<br \/>\n\u00bd cup oat flour<br \/>\n\u00bc tsp salt<br \/>\n\u00bd cup pure maple syrup<br \/>\n\u00bc cup melted coconut oil<br \/>\n2 tsp pure vanilla extract<br \/>\n\u00bd tsp baking powder<br \/>\n1\/3 cup chocolate chips<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcdd Add ingredients to food processor (except chocolate chips); blend until smooth. Fold in chocolate chips. Transfer batter into greased mini muffin tray; bake at 350F for 10-12 mins. Let rest in tray for 5 minutes; transfer to a cooling rack to full cool.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf7f Stovetop Popcorn<br \/>\n2 tbsp coconut oil<br \/>\n\u00bd cup organic popcorn kernels<br \/>\nspice mix: I do a mix of nutritional yeast, old bay, garlic powder and sea salt<br \/>\n1-2 tbsp melted coconut oil or butter to drizzle<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcdd In a heavy bottom pot, heat oil on medium heat + 2 kernels in a pot (lid on). Once they pop, add remaining kernels, cover, lower heat and shake occasionally. When popping slows, remove from heat. Pour into a bowl, add seasoning + enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\uded0 Blueberry Yogurt Popsicles<br \/>\n2\u00bd cups of plain Greek yogurt<br \/>\n\u00bc cup frozen wild blueberries<br \/>\n\u00bd cup lemon juice<br \/>\n\u00bd tsp vanilla extract<br \/>\n\u00bc cup honey<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcdd Add ingredients to high speed blender; blend until smooth. Transfer to silicone popsicle mold, add popsicle sticks, freeze overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Blender @Vitamix<br \/>\nCeramic Pot @From Our Place<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 2026-07-07 16:00:34 Keep reading for the recipes \u2b07\ufe0f and SAVE for later \u2714\ufe0f I love making healthier versions of our favourite store-bought snacks using simple, wholesome ingredients. They taste better and we feel better eating them! This week I made: \ud83e\uded0 Blueberry Yogurt Popsicles \ud83c\udf6b Two Bite Brownies \ud83e\uddc0 Mac &amp; Cheese \ud83c\udf7f Popcorn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2119691,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2119690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-eating","traffikrr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2119690"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2119692,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119690\/revisions\/2119692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2119691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2119690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2119690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2119690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}