The grand-daddy of football games is right around the corner and like most people, you’ve probably renewed your commitment to a healthier lifestyle for you and your family in 2013. For healthy, delicious and satisfying game-time snacks that the kids can help make, visit Cook eKitchen at www.hap.org/cookekitchen.  

HAP’s Cook eKitchen offers free, easy, step-by-step recipes with photos and videos geared toward kids for delicious snacks that will have your crowd cheering just as loud for your little chefs as they do for the players on the field!  Choose from a wide variety of healthy recipes including Cheesy Spinach Dip, Carmel Corn, Chicken Nachos, Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips, Trail Mix and Hummus.

Cook eKitchen is available to everyone – not just HAP members.  As the only Michigan health plan to offer the Cook eKitchen program produced by Baldwin Publishing, HAP encourages families with children aged 8 to 14 to take advantage of Cook eKitchen’s educational and entertaining content to help them cultivate healthy eating habits to last a lifetime.

Your game-day nibbles will be a win-win for everyone – the kids will love being involved in the prep and you’ll feel great about serving healthier snacks!

Here are some suggested recipes --

Cheesy Spinach Dip: http://hap.webhealthyrecipes.com/Cook-eKitchen-CEK/Vegetarian/Snacks/Cheesy-Spinach-Dip-Recipe.html

Hummus: http://hap.webhealthyrecipes.com/Cook-eKitchen-CEK/Snacks/On-the-Go/Hummus-Recipe.html

Caramel Corn: http://hap.webhealthyrecipes.com/Cook-eKitchen-CEK/Snacks/On-the-Go/Caramel-Corn-Recipe.html

Chicken Nachos: http://hap.webhealthyrecipes.com/Cook-eKitchen-CEK/Fast-Foods/Chicken/Chicken-Nachos-Recipe-Video.html

Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips: http://hap.webhealthyrecipes.com/Cook-eKitchen-CEK/Snacks/Fruit/Fruit-Salsa-with-Cinnamon-Chips-Recipe.html

Trail Mix: http://hap.webhealthyrecipes.com/Cook-eKitchen-CEK/Vegetarian/Snacks/Trail-Mix-Recipe.html