Healthy snacking with Natural Delights Medjool Dates

I am someone who loves to snack!!! And sometimes the snacks I choose are pretty unhealthy… so I try my best to balance up my snacking with adding healthy snacks and one of those healthy snacks would be dates!!!

Did you know dates are high and provide us good energy… and it is also high in natural fibre, with nearly 8g of fibre in 100g of dates. This natural fibre helps to regularise bowel movements, ease constipation and improve overall digestive health. 

Dates are also a rich concentration of antioxidants which can be beneficial for your cardiac and pulmonary health, making them one of the most ideal heart-healthy foods, and after going through the pandemic, most of us need to consume heart - healthy food more!!!

One of the best reasons to eat dates is that it reduces our cholesterol and can help to manage your weight.

Anyway I started snacking on Natural Delights Medjool Dates …

That is because the Natural Delights Medjool Dates are nutrient dense with 16 essential vitamins and minerals and makes a satisfying, energizing snack for your busy days. 

Natural Delights Medjool Dates is rich and naturally sweet to crush any sweet cravings with no processed sugars.

I was looking through the internet and came across Dietitian Georgen Thye who created 2 recipes using Natural Delights Medjool Dates and we gave it a try….

Here is the recipe of Dates Chia Seeds Oatmeal Cookies if you wanna try too….

Ingredients:

10 Natural Delights Medjool Dates, pitted and tear into small pieces

1 cup instant oats

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

120g unsalted butter, softened

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg

1/8 cup chia seeds

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 180 degree celsius and line a baking tray with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.

In a separate large bowl, cream the softened butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.

Add the egg and vanilla extract to the butter-sugar mixture and whisk until well combined.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until well combined.

Fold in the Natural Delights Medjool dates and chia seeds.

Roll the dough into small balls and arrange onto the prepared baking tray, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart.

Press them down gently with a fork

Bake for 15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.

Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

And yummmm it is such a great delicious snack or cookie for any occasion!!!
Give it a try- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VQZQ1VCIIjU

Medjool Dates is grown bathed in sunshine and nourished by the Colorado River, Bard Valley is home to America's favourite Medjool Date.

Conveniently packed in small containers, you can carry and easily keep them close at hand in your desk drawer, car, or kitchen pantry for the ideal heart-healthy snack.

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