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Category: clean eating adventure

  1. Thursday, April 25, 2019

    Chocolate Cashew Energy Bites, a.k.a. Jane’s Addiction (Plant Based, Gluten Free)

    Before I get to today’s recipe, how have I never used the phrase “Jane’s Addiction” on the blog before?!?! Speaking of Jane’s Addiction, I have a new one. (How’s that for a segue?) Okay, so now that I am not eating wheat and peanuts and almonds and dairy and shellfish and apples and cucumbers and basically have become one of those annoying people with too many dietary needs, I am exploring all kinds of great cookbooks for new inspiration. Nate’s cousin Amanda, who is on a low-FODMAP diet, recommended a book called The Low-FODMAP Diet for Beginners. I have already tried a few recipes and flagged about 20 more to try, and so far every recipe is a winner. Today I’m sharing one of them with you, the peanut-butter energy balls. Except I can’t eat peanuts. So I changed it to cashew butter. And made some other changes to the recipe. So actually I’m sharing a recipe for cashew energy bites and not peanut-butter energy balls. 

    Cashew Energy Bites

    These cashew energy bites are not just Jane’s Addiction but Anna’s Addiction and Nate’s Addiction, too. (You’re welcome for the cool band name ideas.) They are super easy to make, pretty darn wholesome, completely plant based, gluten free, and only have 2-3 grams of sugar per bite. Seriously, these little cashew energy bites are the best. Enjoy!

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    Chocolate Cashew Energy Bites
     
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    Adapted from a recipe for Peanut-Butter Energy Balls in the book "The Low-FODMAP Diet for Beginners" by Mollie Tunitsky
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    Serves: 20 bites
    Ingredients
    • 1½ cup rolled oats
    • 2 generous tablespoons chocolate chips
    • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
    • ¼ teaspoon coarse sea salt (if you use kosher, use a little less than ¼ tsp)
    • ⅔ cup cashew butter
    • ¼ cup maple syrup
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    Instructions
    1. In a blender or food processor, add the oats, chocolate chips, cocoa powder and sea salt. Pulse until the oats and chocolate chips have been broken down. If you like your bites chunkier, pulse less! If you want things finer, pulse more! I go for a coarsely ground mixture.
    2. Combine the dry ingredients with the cashew butter, syrup and vanilla in a mixing bowl, stirring to combine thoroughly.
    3. Form bites into 1 tablespoon sized balls, place on a cookie sheet, and flatten them out with wet fingers so you have nice thick discs. Refrigerate until firm and store in the refrigerator.

     

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  2. Friday, March 22, 2019

    The Benefits of Food Routines (Ep. 52)

    Header for Episode 52 of the This Week for Dinner Podcast - Routine Eating

    Today on the podcast I’m talking about how routine has increasingly played a role in how I eat over the last year. One year ago I had to change my diet pretty drastically, doctor’s orders. I’ve seen all kinds of positive changes as a result. Once change that I hadn’t really thought about, though, was how my diet has become much more routinized, that there are foods that I eat pretty much every day. I read an article in The Atlantic last week that got me thinking about this topic, and now we have a podcast episode! Listen in to see how routine has helped me with more healthful eating and how it might be able to help you.

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