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Healthy Recipe of the Day from Answer Fitness® This heart-smart, no bake cookie recipe will satisfy your sweet tooth and help keep you lean and healthy.

Healthy Recipe of the Day from Answer Fitness®

Got a chocolate craving you just can’t make go away? Try this healthy version of the traditional no bake cookie when fruit alone won’t solve your cravings. Loaded with protein, soluble fiber from oats and heart-healthy monounsaturated fats from the peanut butter, this is a great substitute for a sports or nutrition bar, which are often high in sugar and high-fructose corn syrup. The best part is you can mix this recipe up in less than five minutes, and eat it straight from the bowl (go ahead, it’s GOOD for you) or refrigerate it for a great, healthy snack the next day. Healthy No Bake Cookies Ingredients 1 packet Kashi Instant Heart to Heart Golden Maple Oatmeal 1 tbs natural peanut butter 1 scoop chocolate whey powder 2-3 tbs water 1 tbs organic, unsweetened coconut (optional) 1 tbs salted, chopped peanuts (optional) Directions Nutritional Information Serving Size: One recipe.

Baked Banana Chips. How to Cook Edamame. Not everyone knows what an Edamame is.

How to Cook Edamame

Perhaps you know them better with the name fresh green soybeans or sweet beans. Yup, perhaps you recognized what it is when the name soybean was mentioned. The edamame is a popular finger food in Asian countries such as Japan and China. Thus, the word Edamame comes from the Japanese. They are also often used in salads, stir fry dishes and soups. Edamame is an edible bean that comes in pairs.

Aside from that, it is also a good source of Calcium, Fiber, and Vitamin A. The Edamame bean has yet to be popular in the Western regions of the world. Now if you like to learn how to cook edamame, the best way to do it is simply by boiling it. Beans and other legumes: Types and cooking tips. Beans and other legumes: Types and cooking tips This guide describes common types of beans and legumes, tips for preparing them, and ways to add more legumes to your meals and snacks.

Beans and other legumes: Types and cooking tips

By Mayo Clinic Staff Legumes — a class of vegetables that includes beans, peas and lentils — are among the most versatile and nutritious foods available. Legumes are typically low in fat, contain no cholesterol, and are high in folate, potassium, iron and magnesium. They also contain beneficial fats and soluble and insoluble fiber. Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream. Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream My son and I were watching the Red Sox beat the Yankees last night, and the pitcher was literally dripping with sweat.

Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream

I said to my son, “Wow, it must be hot back East! “ We happen to live in San Diego, where the temperature is pretty mild all year long, and it’s currently only in the low 70′s. So my son’s response was, “No way Mom. .: Banana chips. With a pile of quickly browning bananas I tried something other than the usual banana bread recipe.

.: Banana chips

It uses less ingredients, I made them while multitasking about eight other things, and I don't feel as bad about eating all of them....though I probably had enough bananas to make a large batch of banana chips and a loaf banana bread! Though I've been swamped lately, I am not one to let a busy schedule get in the way of my baking therapy. Strangely I haven't managed to pick up brown sugar or butter when I go to the grocery store... very essential to my chocolate chip cookie endeavors. I have, however, been stocking up on all sorts of fruits now that the warmer weather has been inspiring.

I'm hoping there will be no more of this nonsense: So back to the bananas... Baked Potato Chips. How to Make Vegetable Chips. Crunchy Green Beans (Missing french fries?) : Salads Veggies & Side Dishes Forum. Mine never get extremely crunchy, but they can get crunchy under the right conditions.

Crunchy Green Beans (Missing french fries?) : Salads Veggies & Side Dishes Forum

Simply The Best Baked Onion Rings! Recipe - Food.com - 82297. Fact Vs. Fiction: I Can Make Green Beans Taste Like French Fries. Fact: I finally made a proper visit to Urban Farmhouse.

Fact Vs. Fiction: I Can Make Green Beans Taste Like French Fries

This time for lunch with a special lady, Rebekah of Clarity in Creation. We forgot to get a pict together but know that we had a grand time chatting and enjoying the delicious food. For me, the twosome – a hummus sandwich and a tofu miso salad. Of course the salad was lovely – especially with Twin Oaks tofu, an EBF favorite. But, what surprised me was how much I liked the sandwich bread. Fact: Leftover vegan/gluten free black bean and sweet potato burgers are just as good the second time around, particularly when served with another helping of sweet taters a.k.a. crispy sweet potato fries. Fiction: Full fat yogurt is bad for you. Actually, it’s quite the opposite. Fact: Sometimes blog theme updates are best left undone. Baked Green Bean Fries. Baked Green Bean "Fries" with Ranch Dipping Sauce : Macaroni Kid. Ever see the commercial for a popular chain restaurant who serves green bean fries?

Baked Green Bean "Fries" with Ranch Dipping Sauce : Macaroni Kid

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