ENDLESS SUMMER ENERGY BALLS:

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Uh oh it's that time of year. Did you know that about six percent of us suffer from seasonal affective disorder (S.A.D.)? The “winter blues” can cause extreme tiredness, an intense craving for carbs (especially sweets), irritability, weight gain, and the desire to avoid social situations. 

Luckily we can go into damage control and agreat way to combat S.A.D. is through your diet! Avoiding sugars, eating lots of Omega-3 fats, foods containing Tryptophan, folic acid, lean proteins, and unprocessed foods are excellent for boosting your mood and energy. Here are the top foods that you should be sneaking into your daily diet.

Dark leafy greens

Dark chocolate

Blueberries

Walnuts, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds

Salmon, Trout, Mackeral

Turkey, chicken breast, pumpkin (all great sources of Tryptophan)

Sooooo here comes my endless summer balls to save the day.

INGREDIENTS:

1/3 cup sunflower seeds

1/3 cup flaxseeds

1 cup walnuts

1 cup blueberries

1/2 cup shredded Coconut

1 scoop (21g) of Collagen beauty greens by Vital proteins (this can be substituted for another brand green supplement)

2 scoops (60g) vanilla vegan protein powder

 

HOW:

  • take a medium size mixing bowl and combine the collagen greens, coconut and protein powder
  • In a bullet quickly whiz around the seeds, walnuts and blueberries until combined.
  • All the contents of the bullet to the bowl and mix throughly.
  • Time to start ballin'! Take a tbs of the mixture at a time and start rolling the balls, the balls should be about 1 inch in diameter. After they are rolled roll them again in cacao powder to help seal them up.
  • Store in an airtight container in the fridge and say a giant buh-byeeeeee to S.A.D

TURMERIC GOLDEN BALLS

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Turmeric is a super food that you need to get friendly with! It works as an anti-inflammatory, packed full of anti oxidants, great for gut health, to strengthen your immunity, boost energy levels all while lowering your blood sugar.

 

Ahhhh sign me up. Turmeric on EVERYTHING!

 

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INGREDIENTS

4 scoops vanilla vegan protein

1 cup apple sauce

2 tbs coconut oil

1/2 cup raw cashews

1/3 cup of desiccated coconut 

1/4 cup flaked almonds

1 heaped tbs turmeric + extra for rolling

2 tsp ginger powder

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tbs almond meal

1 pinch of black pepper



HOW:

- Combine all dry ingredients except the nuts in a medium mixing bowl

- Roughly chop the raw cashews & sliced almonds, add to the bowl and combined thoroughly. These are going to be key for texturally exciting balls.

- Add wet ingredients to the bowl and mix until a dough like mix is formed.

- Now it's time to start Rollin'. Take a heaped tbs of the mix, roll in to balls about 1 inch in diameter. After you've rolled your balls lightly dust the balls/coat them in the remainder of the turmeric.

- Store the balls in an air tight container in the fridge, this will keep them fudge like.

- Enjoy the balls as a guilt free pre or post workout snack or just on the go.