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A Delicious Homemade ENERGY BAR … No Cooking Required!

maud — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 23:28:04 +0000

It’s healthier (and cheaper!) to make your own energy bar snacks at home. Here’s a healthy recipe with dates, nuts, cocoa powder, coconut and vanilla that is really decadent and delicious. No cooking! You will be amazed with the end result.

Here is the recipe:

Chocolate-Cashew-Almond Energy Bar Recipe

Ingredients:

2 Cups (300g) Moist Medjool Dates, pitted and chopped
2 Cups (280g) Raw Cashew Nuts
½ Cup (60g) Raw Almond (without skin)
¾ Cup (75g) Cocoa Powder
A Pinch Of Sea Salt
½ Cup (40g) Unsweetened Shredded Coconuts
2 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
2 to 3 Tbsp Cold Water

Before making this, check to see how dry the dates are since you want them to be relatively moist. You may want to soak them overnight in water before tossing them in the food processor with all of the other ingredients. Make sure that the all of the pits are removed, too!

Equipment needed:

Food processor
Loaf pan: 11½ x 4½ inches (29 x 12 cm) , lined with aluminum foil

Preparation:

Combine chopped dates, cashews, almonds, cocoa powder, and sea salt in a food processor.

Pulse and process all the ingredients together until the texture is coarse.

Then add the shredded coconut, a quick pulse, and add the vanilla extract, a little water at a time until it reaches a dry but moist dough consistency.

Scrape the dough mixture into the lined pan, press evenly with a rubber spatula, and chill for about an hour before serving.

Source: Angie Tee

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Gabby’s Refreshing ENERGY DRINK Recipe with Special Ingredients!

maud — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 21:52:56 +0000

Gabby is an “athletic blogger” from Richmond, Virginia, who makes her own electrolyte energy drinks. One of her easy-to-make and inexpensive favorites is this homemade drink that uses ginger water as its base. She has discovered that the tangy spice in this drink calms her stomach after a long, tough workout. In addition, the ginger helps to reduce muscle pain and soreness.

The recipe for her ginger sports drink calls for:

Lemons (the juice of 3 small lemons): Lemons are not only detoxifying to the liver but also provide a great hit of potassium – an essential electrolyte- and has lots of other benefits.

Sea Salt (1/2 tsp, or a bit more): Salt is essential for electrolyte balance. I tend to be a super salty sweater and crave salt after a difficult workout so I made sure to include enough salt in my drink.

Ginger Water (made from boiling a medium-sized ginger root, sliced, in 1 liter of water; simmer for 15 minutes and let cool): Ginger is delicious, helps ease stomach problems, and may even help with muscle soreness and recovery.

Add liquid stevia to taste and store in airtight container, pitcher, or jar in the fridge.

Source: Gabby

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Delicious “Pecan Pie” SMOOTHIE Recipe

maud — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 01:41:03 +0000

This smoothie provides a great way to savor the essence of a pecan pie without the actual pie with the unhealthy flour, fat, sugar and other things that are not really good for you.

Disclaimer: You might call this a pecan pie dessert smoothie since it should be considered more of a dessert than a meal replacement or a healthy way to start your morning. Consume this smoothie in moderation!

Here are the ingredients for the Vegan Pecan Pie Smoothie (serves 2):

1/4 cup pecans, soaked for 1 hour

2 large frozen banana, peeled and sliced

Vanilla from 1/2 vanilla bean, or use 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

pinch of sea salt

1 medjool date, pitted and soaked for 20 minutes

8 ounces of almond milk (preferably homemade!)

To prepare this luscious dessert drink, start by adding the liquid to your blender, and gradually add the fruit and other ingredients.

Blend on high until the smoothie is creamy (approximately 30 seconds). Pour & enjoy!

If you still need to make some healthy Almond Milk for your smoothie, try the recipe on the Next Page!

Source: Tracy Russell

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