Looking for a healthy treat to cut the mid-afternoon sweet craving or the perfect small-sized snack for the kids' lunchbox? Then look no further because this is the recipe you've been waiting for. I adapted it from one of my favourite restaurants in Toronto, LIVE Organic Food Bar. If you've tried LIVE's version of ginger sesame snaps, then you know exactly what I'm talking about: Delish, but with a pretty strong flavour of ginger. So for this recipe, I've cut back on the ginger and added some vanilla. Ginger is a bit of an acquired taste if your pallette is not yet used to it, especially with kids.

The other special thing to note is that this recipe calls for a food dehydrator. Now, if you have never used one before, then you may want to consider it because they are great for making snacks such as dried fruit, crackers, healthy cookies, crunchy pita bread with seeds and treats for your pets such as dog and cat biscuits! It doesn't require you to stand in the kitchen for hours either. You just pop in your food items, flick a switch and wait for the dehydrator to work its magic. You can spend a hefty penny on these little machines, but to be honest you really don't have to, mine cost under $300 and it works like a charm.

Benefits of Sesame Seeds

The winning ingredient in this recipe will make your bones smile - sesame seeds as they are packed with bone-loving nutrients such as calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus and more. There is a substantial difference between the calcium content of hulled versus unhulled sesame seeds. When the hulls remain on the seeds, one tablespoon of sesame seeds will contains about 88 milligrams of calcium. When the hulls are removed, this same tablespoon will contain about 37 milligrams (about 60% less).

Sesame seeds are a good source of dietary fiber. There is a special group of beneficial fibers called lignans in the seeds that have been shown to have a cholesterol-lowering effect in humans.

Benefits of ginger and recipe after the jump:


Sesame Ginger Snappers

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