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Homemade Healthy “Twizzler” Bites

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I am so pleased!!  Ok, first of all, I love sweets.   I also love being healthy and having lots of energy.  Candy and long lasting energy don’t mix so I wanted to try to make a healthier version of candy.

“Twizzler” Bites!!!!

Or some other name that sounds good.  Not necessarily a name to describe what they look like though.

I found some recipes online but was always missing an ingredient.  Since today is Sunday and I live in Norway, most shops are closed.  Since I am also too impatient to wait a day, I decided to figure out how to make my own version and I did!!!  I did!!!
The Recipe

One bag or 200 grams of dates

1/3 cup frozen berries (strawberries or raspberries tasted best)

One teaspoon beetroot powder (you could probably skip this but I like the added minerals and taste)

About 1/3 cup water


Put in small food processor and blend until very smooth.

I made the recipe up as I went so feel free to add more berries for taste or water if the food processor begs for it.  Also, choose organic if possible.  Better taste and better for you.

Put into a piping bag with a tip just under 1/2 centimeter.
Put short bites on baking paper.  Smaller seemed easier to store but any size is probably fine.  Just not too thick.  Maybe try a straight line too.  I was too excited to get them on the paper.  Look at the one in the middle on the left, it looks like a sea horse doesn’t it!

I put it in the oven at 60 Celsius or 140 Fahrenheit for 6-8 hours.  Yes, a long time but I was using my oven like a dehydrator.   Use a dehydrator if you have one.


After many taste tests to see if they would hold together, I was finished!

So yummy and I don’t feel so bad about eating them!  It’s like a baked fruit smoothie!  Next time I will make more!  Yay!!!!!!

Easy Healthy Sweet Potato Soup

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I wanted something good, warm, high in protein, and easy to make.  So I came up with this recipe.  I LOVE it!

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Serves two or one hungry vitamin craving Jamie

Ingredients:

1 Clove Garlic

1 Sweet potato, peeled

1 Carrot

1 Apple

1/2 Cube Veggie Stock

1/2 Cup Greek Yogurt (or more)

Little Olive Oil

Parsley is optional

 

Chop all ingredients.  Not super fine because you will put it in a food processor or blender.  Add a little oil and garlic to the pot on med – high heat.  Add sweet potato… add carrot… just cover in water… add veggie stock.  Do 25 wall pushups, 30 calf raises, 20 squats, downward dog, and stretch your splits.  Once carrots and sweet potato are mostly cooked, add the apple.  Set the table, find the blender, get out the Greek yogurt.  Turn off the heat.  Pour everything into the blender.  Hot stuff is hot.  Add the yogurt.  Blend.  Top with parsley and eat!