Oatmeal chocolate chip balls
Ingredients: 2 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup smooth all-natural peanut butter 1/4 cup honey 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 cup chocolate chips 2 tablespoons chia seeds Instructions: Stir to combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Place the bowl in the freezer for 5 minutes, then roll into small to medium-sized […]
Chocolate chip pumpkin bread
Ingredients: 2 cups white whole wheat flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/3 cup olive oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree (I blended the pulp to help smooth it out) 1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt 1 1/4 cups chocolate chips […]
Putting a healthy, positive spin on dessert
It may be wise to skip dessert if you’re on a mission to lose weight. But if you love an after-dinner sweet, I get you, and it can be part of a balanced and altogether healthy regimen. Deprivation is not my thing. Some people place great virtue on swearing off carbs, caffeine, sugar, dairy, gluten, […]