Real Snacks: Make Your Favorite Childhood Treats Without All the Junk

For readers of Salt, Sugar, Fat who want to make favorite snack foods more healthfully at home, here are recipes for wholeseome homemade Twinkies, Ding-Dongs, Doritos, and Cheez-Its, all with gluten-free and vegan variations! Make everyone's favorite childhood snacks with whole grains and natural sweeteners full of wonderful flavors and nutrients not artificial colors and preservatives. Lara Ferroni shows you how with this collection of 50 nostalgic childhood treats that satisfy your junk food cravings, but without all the junk. Real Snacks includes recipes for:

Twinkies

Ding Dongs

Hostess cupcakes

Pop Tarts

Animal Crackers

Oreos

Nilla Wafers

Sugar Wafers

Fig Newtons

Pepperidge Farms Milano cookies

Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies

Drumsticks

and more!

Imagine homemade Twinkies, Ding-Dongs, Doritos, and Cheez-Its without the artificial colors and preservatives, full of wonderful flavors and nutrients from whole grains and natural sugars, and easily made in your own kitchen. Lara Ferroni shows you how with this collection of 50 nostalgic childhood treats that satisfy your junk food cravings, but without all the junk. Gluten free and vegan options  are included for every recipe.

Imagine Twinkies, Doritos, and Cheez-Its without the artificial colors and preservatives, full of wonderful flavors and nutrients from whole grains and natural sugars, and easily made in your own kitchen. Lara Ferroni shows you how with this collection of 50 nostalgic childhood treats that satisfy your junk food cravings, but without all the junk. For those with gluten sensitivity or who prefer vegan treats, all recipes offer suggestions as well.

Lara Ferroni is a food writer and photographer who lives in Portland, OR. She is also the author (and photographer) of Doughnuts: Simple and Delicious Recipes to Make at Home. She regularly contributes to Epicurious.com and Portland Monthly, Edible Communities, and Seattle magazine. Visit her blog, www.laraferroni.com.