Roasted Butternut Squash Seeds
Don’t throw away your butternut squash seeds; roast them instead!
Roasted butternut squash seeds make a great snack or salad topper.
Enjoy them plain or jazzed up with one of the variations below.

Photo: Karen Rankin
It’s also a great snack to take camping!
Dates add a natural sweetness to this healthy snack.
Use any leftover date mixture to patch any holes in the energy balls.

Caitlin Bensel
Pack these bites in your lunchbox for a tasty morning or afternoon snack.
Pack these cinnamon-laced apple chips in your lunch bag.
Cutting almond butter with low-fat Greek yogurt adds protein to the dipping sauce, as well as extra creaminess.

Ali Redmond
Spice-Roasted Chickpeas
Learn how to roast chickpeas with this easy recipe.
The paprika- and cumin-coated chickpeas get crispy on the outside with a creamy inside.
Enjoy these chickpeas as a snack or add them to a salad for some plant-based protein.

To make the batter, simply process all the ingredients in a blender until smooth.
There are no endless piles of bowls and spoons to cleanit almost feels like magic.
Once baked, these pumpkin muffins are light, fluffy and full of pumpkin-spice flavor.

Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Food Stylist: Melissa Gray, Prop Stylist: Joshua Hoggle


Salima Benkhalti

Jennifer Causey

Rebecca Longshore