First, sorry for not posting for so long. I have been "meaning to" post for so long it feels a bit awkard to begin again. But here I am.
It's a New Year and with it, a commitment to lose weight, eat healthier and be as vegan as possible. In that vein I got a sub-lingual B12 supplement and a new multi-vitamin. I feel better already and have noticed that physical cravings for animal products stopped almost as soon as I started taking the B12.
Over Christmas I made and gave for gifts these superfoods energy balls. All the ingredients are on some superfoods list, many on most. I find that when I have one of these for an afternoon snack, I'm sustained for the rest of the day.
Superfood Balls
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup old oatmeal
1/4 cup hemp seeds
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup dried blueberries
2 - 4 T almond butter
1/2 good quality vegan dark chocolate bar (optional, I used Camino)
Put nuts and oatmeal in food processor and process until nuts are finely ground. Add fruit and seeds and process again until a fine meal is created. Add nut butter 2 T at a time until mixture is moist enough to form into balls. Form mixture into 2T size balls, pressing tightly. Melt chocolate in a double broiler or microwave on low. Dip half of each ball into chocolate. Refrigerate and serve when chocolate is set. Keep uneaten balls in refridgerator.
