protein bites 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes 1/2 cup chocolate chips (or dried fruit) 1/2 cup natural peanut butter (or preferred nut butter) 1/2 cup ground flaxseed 1/3 cup honey 1 tsp. vanilla Stir all ingredients together in a medium bowl until well combined. Let chill in the refrigerator for about [...]
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As promised on Tuesday, I played with the granola recipe until it obediently stayed into bars. The addition of coconut oil and a bit more peanut butter keep these bars together quite well and adds a nice comfort factor. I truly love these. I think they rock. I keep them individually wrapped in the snack draw of [...]
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I got the idea for this yummy recipe from HERE, but I don’t know how her “bars” stayed together. My granola feel all apart. In fact, a few days after I made this, I tried changing a couple this to make them into bars and it worked, I will post that recipe soon. However, the flavor [...]
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I’m now writing for one for my favorites- WHOLE LIVING! I love reading their magazine and website. I am happy to be contributing a new column called Naturally Sweet - featuring my sugar-free recipes. This weeks post is delicious lemon raspberry muffins. I love muffins: they’re so comforting and warming. Unfortunately most that I find are butter- and sugar-laden cakes [...]
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This is one of those pasta dishes that you can pull together last minute (well, almost last minute) with the vegetables that you have on hand. The recipe below can be altered depending on what you have and your tastes. Mushrooms, zucchini, summer squash, red bell peppers and greens would all work wonderfully well. Just make [...]
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