Cacao and Coconut Energy Bites
These tasty energy bites will keep you fuelled in the right way, with fats, fibre, carbs and protein!
Ingredients
2 Cups medjool dates (soaked for 1hr)
1 ½ cup unsalted nuts (dates, cashew, walnuts)
2 tbsp. Nutcessity nut butter (my favourite is caromel cashew)
2 tbsp. cacao powder
Method
Place all ingredients into a food processor and blend until the mixture comes together. Divide into bite size balls, and then roll in shredded coconut or crushed pistachios. (Makes 12-15 balls)
Registered nutritionist (mBANT) (dipCNM), Nutritional Therapist (CNHC) and Naturopath (ND).
'It is my passion to use the latest evidence-based nutrition and my clinical experience to guide and help you to support your health & wellbeing'
Health hasn’t always been my journey. In fact during my teenage years I suffered with disordered eating. Living off low fat/low calorie foods, diet coke and black coffee, my body stopped being able to function. My skin was dry, my hair falling out, I had terrible gut issues (bloating, gas, and constipation) I lost my periods, complained of being cold and was constantly exhausted. If only I knew what I know now, that my brain and body were literally starved of nutrients.
Gradually I began to see that my destructive behaviours and habits were robbing me from living and enjoying life. It was a long road of re educating myself, eating nourishing foods, learning self-compassion, and actually finding the enjoyment in food.
Over time my skin cleared up, my hair grew, my energy came back, hormones re balanced, and I saw firsthand the power of diet and lifestyle modifications in recovering my own health.
Fast forward a few years I am now a qualified nutritionist helping to educate people on the effects of food as medicine, food as enjoyment and food as fuel.