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No Bake Energy Bites

No Bake Energy Bites
No-Bake Energy Bites This no bake energy bites recipe is super simple to make, made with healthier ingredients, and they taste like no bake cookies! Be sure to click around on the site for more delicious and healthy recipes ideas. Hip hip for no bake energy bites! I’ll admit, a few years ago when I first posted this recipe, I had never even heard of no bake energy “bites”. And I hope that they are deliciously here to stay. Ever since my friend Courtney first introduced me to them on a ski trip in Breckenridge a few years ago, this no bake energy bites recipe has been on regular rotation in my house. I’ve also posted about five different variations of this recipe on the site, from Cranberry Pistachio to Almond Joy to Nutella to Trail Mix energy bites. I have to say that the original recipe for these No Bake Energy Bites is still my fav. chocolate chipstoasted coconutvanilla extractpeanut butterold fashioned oatshoney (or agave nectar)freshly ground flax seedchia seeds (optional) Directions:

How to To Make Your Food Taste Awesome | Easy Food Posted by admin on Aug 19, 2012 in Food Preparation | 211 comments In case you are not skilled with the food recipes and preparation, listed bellow are some of the easy food tips to make your meals delicious easy way. No matter you prepare breakfast, dinner or just a snack, the easy food tips are here to make your food even more attractive and awesome. Idea by Janice Kamide Images Source BuzzFeed The Chinese Soup Lady & Chinese Soup Recipes | Traditional Soups for the Modern Soup Drinker

Top Ten Smart Foods Crossword puzzles alone won't save your brain and protect it from aging , though they will help. So will the right foods. Some edibles are especially good at protecting the brain's delicate nerve cells and blood vessels from the damage that accompanies aging. Most of them squelch free radicals, the renegade oxygen molecules spun off as the brain goes about the business of the mind. Sweet wild blueberries are bursting with antioxidants, which mop up nasty free radicals. Chemicals called homocysteines are a normal part of protein metabolism, but high levels are linked with cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease (as well as heart disease), which accounts for most cases of dementia in the U.S. Fatty fish are full of neuroprotective omega-3 fatty acids. Research has finally caught up with mom's advice: Spinach turns out to be full of antioxidant power. Drinking red wine in moderation increases longevity. Warm up with hot cocoa to help your brain as well as your frostbitten fingers.

The 20 Best Cities for 20-Somethings It’s hard to pinpoint what qualities 20-somethings go for in picking the perfect city. Sustainability, efficient transit systems, cleanliness, and affordability may make the top of the list. Dig a bit further, and others may add walkability of streets, prevalence of gyms, and overall well-being. Number of happy hours, zoos, and places to booze may be factors, too. Photo: Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau 1. Average Temp (High, Low): 70, 43 Median Income: $44,594 Average Rent for 1-Bedroom Apt.: $646 Population: 529,872 Median Age: 35.1 Okay, we get that the desert isn’t usually where most 20-somethings would think to look for their ideal locale, but Albuquerque was included in the list of top 10 U.S. destinations for value vacations, especially noted for it’s affordable pricing. Photo: Gus Rojo 2. Average Temp (High, Low): 80, 59 Median Income: $50,132 Average Rent for 1-Bedroom Apt.: $777 Population: 767,250 Median Age: 31 Photo: Freefoto.com 3. 4. 5. 6. Hello, gentlemen. 7.

Class 302: Awesome Taiwanese Shaved Snow Ice in SoCal SLIDESHOW: Class 302: Awesome Taiwanese Shaved Snow Ice in SoCal [Photographs: Clarissa Wei] Even in the San Gabriel Valley, an area east of L.A where Asian dessert options abound, it can be difficult to find snow ice. This delicacy is a spin-off of the more common Taiwanese shaved ice (also very similar to Hawaiian ice), which is a block of ice shaved into fine crystals and served with sweet toppings such as red bean or condensed milk. Snow ice, or xue hua bing, is shaved ice's creamy counterpart. Luckily, there is Class 302 in Rowland Heights. Best of all?

Raw Food - Purely Raw, The Dead Food List Has to be heated and altered from its natural state to taste sweet. Even when labelled or advertised as raw, if it's sweet, it has been heated. Some manufactures claim that lower air pressures can be used to keep the heat below 45c/115f and thus producing sweet "Raw"? nectar. Many Almonds come from America, and those Almonds nearly always come from California. Made from a base of cooked ingredients. If shelled they've been baked, boiled or steamed. After harvest cacao pods are piled up to ‘sweat’ or ferment for 3 to 4 days. Most cashews that are sold as raw are heated to shell and boiled to remove strong toxins. Blanched, gassed, and high temp dried. Blanched or boiled even when labelled "Fresh frozen". Blanched before grinding. Dried at high temps. All packaged, bottled and canned juice is pasteurized unless it states clearly that it is not. Dried at high temps. After the Maple sap is taken from the tree, it is boiled to reduce it into syrup and make it sweeter. Neither wild nor raw.

25 HairStyle TUTORIALS & EXTRAS! Looking GOOD! With the holidays also come a bunch of parties! Some of them are just family gatherings, some other ones are work related and some are hosted by great friends. Whatever the occasion is I think we ladies deserve to look good, regardless of our age, size or taste. So I put together for today’s Sunday Best 25 tutorials of hair-styles and some few other EXTRAS for inspiration! The Messy Side Updo. What I like about this hair is that you can wear it casually or dress it up with some cute hair pieces for a more formal look. I love it! tutorial The Gibson Tuck Elegant, simple, chic… perfection! Her beautiful hair makes me want to color mine… I love the red! tutorial EXTRA: Greenlicious! I thought it would be fun to throw in this list some eye makeup tutorials also. This color palette is perfect for the Holidays! It would look great with brown eyes also… How do I know? I have done it! tutorial The Side Chignon You La La! So pretty and romantic! tutorial Side Knot Two minutes and you look fabulous!

Thai Recipes — Home-style Cooking from Thailand » Temple of Thai Welcome to our Thai recipes section. Thai cuisine is adaptable, innovative and dynamic. The best Thai cooking uses the freshest ingredients available to create the unique Thai taste. This taste can be defined as the use of all 5 flavors: spicy, sweet, salty, bitter and sour. Only Thai cuisine brings out all of these flavors to play together harmoniously in a meal. Cooking Thai food should be sanook - fun! Get started with our home style Thai recipes for Pad Thai, Sticky Rice, Curry & Satay. Most of the Thai recipes here are not elaborate but good useful everyday food that can be prepared with a reasonable expenditure of time and labor. These recipes are mainly home-style i.e. not in the palace tradition. That said, the recipe should be a only a rough guideline. Like all great cuisines, the foods in season should be the most important factor to determine what to cook. Basic knowledge of the balance of the five flavors is key. Try a basic menu to get started.

Dr Weil's Anti-Inflammatory Diet Food Pyramid HEALTHY SWEETS How much: Sparingly Healthy choices: Unsweetened dried fruit, dark chocolate, fruit sorbet Why: Dark chocolate provides polyphenols with antioxidant activity. Choose dark chocolate with at least 70 percent pure cocoa and have an ounce a few times a week. Fruit sorbet is a better option than other frozen desserts. RED WINE How much: Optional, no more than 1-2 glasses per day Healthy choices: Organic red wine Why: Red wine has beneficial antioxidant activity. Limit intake to no more than 1-2 servings per day. If you do not drink alcohol, do not start. SUPPLEMENTS How much: Daily Healthy choices: High quality multivitamin/multimineral that includes key antioxidants (vitamin C, vitamin E, mixed carotenoids, and selenium); co-enzyme Q10; 2-3 grams of a molecularly distilled fish oil; 2,000 IU of vitamin D3 Why: Supplements help fill any gaps in your diet when you are unable to get your daily requirement of micronutrients. Additional Item:

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