I have a recipe to share today which is quick, easy and kid-approved! This post has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Quaker. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias #LoveMyCereal #QuakerUp
Having 3 kids is crazy for me. I am always over the max of my capacity which is exhausting and chaotic but it also brings me so much happiness and satisfaction. There has to be some lows in life to fully enjoy and appreciate the ups in life and anything that is of great worth is hard, I’ve learned over the years, such as parenting, marriage and education.
Sometimes I take on too much but one thing I do not take lightly is cooking for my family. I guess I can say cooking is one of my strengths? I am pretty proud of myself that I’ve only served frozen pizza or other frozen ready-made foods less than I can count with one hand, and I just made those boxed macaroni & cheese for the first time in my almost 8 years of marriage just a few weeks ago for lunch at my kids’ request. I am not telling you this to brag, I’m telling you that I take cooking seriously and believe it’s one of the most important things I do for my family on a constant basis. And cooking is my strength while cleaning is my weakness, so it all evens out! Everyone has different strengths and while another mother might not constantly make homemade food for her family, she might be very good at cleaning or other things, so this motherhood all evens out and there’s no need to compete! I talked more about not comparing and celebrating each other’s strengths instead of competing or feeling jealous on this post.
One thing I do love is semi-homemade cooking. I love watching “30 minute meals” by Rachel Ray on Food Network, don’t you? It saves you time, and is delicious, a win-win for the whole family!
I made this semi-homemade no bake coconut & chocolate granola bars using Quaker® Simply Granola in oats, honey & almonds and my kids loved it! Granola is an excellent source of fiber and it keeps you full for a long period of time, which is perfect for while the kids are at school, since kids who eat breakfast or who don’t feel hunger during school do better at school(that’s what I read anyway which makes perfect sense!). So granola is my go-to when needing to feed my kids something quick and filling.
Semi-homemade no bake coconut & chocolate granola bars
Ingredients:
3 c. Quaker® Simply Granola cereal
1/4 c. Agave
1/4 c. unsweetened coconut flakes
1/4 c. coconut oil
1/4 c. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 small banana
Directions:
Blend or crush 3 c. granola cereal. Mix it with the rest of the ingredients, squeezing it all together with your fingers works best. Put it in a square pan on wax paper and pat it down(I used a rolling pin) and refrigerate for 20 mins. Cut it in rectangles and serve!
I got all the ingredients I needed from Wal Mart!
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I’ll be sharing another favorite recipe of mine that we make for the holidays tomorrow, so stay tuned! Do you have any easy and quick recipes that you make regularly at home? I would love for you to share!
Bisma Rauf says
Wow..they are easy to make!
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Daily Baez says
wow, this is super yummy and easy.. #client