The Joy of Alkaline Snacking: A Healthy Way to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth in 2024

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The Dark Side of Traditional Snacks

Whether it’s waffles, cookies, bars, gummy bears, candies, marshmallows, or chocolate – the base ingredients are always more or less the same:

Sugar, sugar, and more sugar. Sometimes in various forms: For instance, glucose syrup or glucose-fructose syrup is increasingly used – not because it’s healthier (it isn’t), but because its technological properties are better than regular sugar.

You’ll also frequently see dextrose or invert sugar syrup listed on ingredient labels, especially on gummy candies. In fact, gummy candies are essentially just a sugar-gelatin mixture. The rest of the novel-length ingredient list refers to the “refinements” of the recipe – without which no one would want to eat the product:

• Artificial flavors
• Colorings
• Acidifiers
• Coating agents
• Anti-caking agents
• Humectants
• Thickeners
• And more…

Meanwhile, waffles, cookies, bars, and chocolate products consist of three additional cheap ingredients besides sugar:

1. Milk powder or “whey product”
2. Flour and starch
3. Vegetable fat (often undefined – probably for good reason, as conventional sweets are among the “best” sources of trans fats)

To this basic recipe, similar additives are mixed in as with gummy candies – additives that enhance the product visually or improve its consistency, technological properties, or shelf life.

Whether these additives or even the basic ingredients are healthy doesn’t particularly interest anyone, least of all the manufacturers.

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Why Traditional Snacking Is Worse Than You Think

Traditional snacking is truly unhealthy. Even if many people don’t want to believe it and say, “If it were unhealthy, it wouldn’t be allowed to be sold!”

Remember: The food industry is interested in many things! They care about making cookies look beautiful, ensuring they crunch nicely, melt in your mouth, and stay crispy even when the package has been open for two weeks.

They do everything to make you buy the cookies again – and again.

They do nothing, however, to make the cookies healthy.

Worse still: The ingredients used (milk powder, wheat flour, sugar, fats) are actually considered food, even staple foods in some cases.

From an official perspective, there’s nothing the food industry needs to do to make conventional sweets healthier. From an official perspective, sweets are fine. After all, they even provide that extra portion of milk – as we’ve known for decades.

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The Alkaline Alternative: A Better Way to Snack

What sets alkaline snacking apart from conventional snacking? It’s simple: Alkaline snacking is healthy snacking.

Alkaline treats work on at least eight levels:

1. Rich in Bases: High content of alkaline-forming minerals and trace elements (potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron)
2. Low in Acid-Forming Amino Acids: Relatively low in methionine and cysteine
3. Promotes Natural Base Formation: Provides substances that stimulate the body’s own base production
4. No Metabolic Residue: Leaves no unfavorable metabolic residues (slag) during metabolism
5. Vital Nutrients: Contains specific substances (antioxidants, vitamins, secondary plant compounds, chlorophyll, etc.) that vitalize the body
6. Hydration Support: Often have high water content, helping the body maintain adequate fluid levels
7. Anti-Inflammatory: Thanks to their high vital substance and antioxidant content, plus the right fatty acids
8. Gut Health: Promotes intestinal health and stabilizes healthy gut flora

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Essential Ingredients for Alkaline Treats

The base ingredients for alkaline treats are all high-quality foods that supply the body with many valuable nutrients. Unlike conventional sweets, alkaline treats aren’t “little sins” but count among the best possible snacks you can enjoy.

Here are some key ingredients for alkaline treats:

1. Almonds and almond butter
2. Soaked nuts (hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, etc.)
3. Soaked oilseeds (pumpkin seeds, flaxseed, sesame, sunflower seeds)
4. Sprouts from oilseeds (fresh or dried)
5. Sprouts from grains (except wheat) and pseudocereals
6. Chia seeds and chia gel
7. Nut flours
8. Chestnut and tiger nut flour
9. Plant proteins (like alkaline lupine protein, hemp protein, rice protein)
10. Coconut butter and oil
11. Organic cocoa and cocoa butter
12. Carob powder
13. Homemade date syrup
14. Natural sweeteners (xylitol, stevia, agave syrup, honey, maple syrup, coconut blossom sugar)
15. Fruits, freshly pressed fruit juices, and dried fruits
16. Spices (cinnamon, vanilla, cardamom, etc.)

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Delicious Alkaline Treat Recipes

1. Alkaline Almond Crescents

Ingredients:

• 1 cup almonds
• 1 cup cashews (soaked overnight, water discarded)
• 70ml date syrup
• Optional: carob or cocoa powder
• ½ tsp organic vanilla
• Pinch of crystal salt

Instructions:

1. Finely grind cashews and almonds in a nut mill or food processor
2. Mix with vanilla, salt, and carob/cocoa
3. Stir in date syrup and form into a roll (about 1 cm thick)
4. Cut 5 cm pieces and shape into crescents
5. Optional: Dip ends in melted chocolate
6. Dry at 40-45°C for 12 hours

2. Alkaline Cinnamon Cookies

Makes about 40 small cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 cups almonds
• 1 cup sultanas
• 4 tbsp cinnamon
• Pinch of crystal salt
• ¾ cup date syrup
• 40ml virgin olive oil

Instructions:

1. Finely grind almonds and mix with sultanas, salt, and cinnamon
2. Add oil and syrup, knead into a dough
3. Form balls and flatten into cookies
4. Can be enjoyed fresh or dried for 12 hours

3. Alkaline Nougat

Makes about 200 grams

Ingredients:

• 100g hazelnuts (soaked overnight, water discarded)
• 80g date syrup
• 1 tbsp cocoa or carob

Instructions: Finely grind hazelnuts, mix with cocoa/carob, then knead with date syrup into desired shapes. Store in refrigerator.

4. Almond-Sesame Balls

Ingredients:

• 1 cup ground almonds
• ½ cup coconut flakes
• 2 tbsp lupine protein
• 20g finely chopped sultanas
• Pinch of crystal salt
• 60ml date syrup
• Sesame seeds for coating

Instructions: Knead all ingredients into a dough, form balls, and roll in sesame seeds. Optional: Place in white paper praline cups and decorate with a pistachio.

5. Crunchy Pralines

Ingredients:

• ½ cup dried buckwheat sprouts
• 100ml organic coconut oil (liquid)
• 60ml date syrup
• 4 tbsp cocoa powder
• ½ tsp vanilla
• Pinch of crystal salt

Instructions:

1. Mix all ingredients thoroughly
2. Pour into silicone praline molds
3. Let set in refrigerator (takes about an hour)
4. Remove from molds and store in refrigerator

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Important Note

This article is based on current studies and has been reviewed by medical professionals. However, it should not be used for self-diagnosis or self-treatment and does not replace visiting your doctor. Always discuss any measures (whether from this or any other article) with your doctor first.

Ready to revolutionize your snacking habits? Start with one of these simple recipes and discover how delicious healthy treating can be. Remember, the path to wellness can include treats – when they’re made the right way!