Eating healthily is getting tougher than ever. Prepackaged, mass-produced foods are plentiful, cheap and easy to prepare, but at what cost? In order to provide shelf-stable products, many companies add preservatives and other manufactured chemicals and dyes to your food.

For the health conscious and those with dietary restrictions, like allergies to dairy and eggs, reading food labels can be a daunting and frustrating process. So simplify. Preparing healthy snacks at home gives you the control to provide safe, balanced and nutritious food to your family.

Bake a Low Fat Banana Bread

Baking without traditional ingredients like eggs, milk and butter can produce dry, bland breads. Simply eliminating them is not the answer for most recipes, but banana bread is a notable exception. People will not believe their ears when you tell them that the delicious, moist banana bread they are eating is vegan-friendly.