3/1/2024 0 Comments Energy bits recipe![]() Most energy bites are made with a few basic real-food ingredients: a nut or seed butter, honey, oats, flax seeds, and chocolate chips. Since the energy bites are usually regarded as a health food, and consumed more like a regular snack or lunch component versus a treat, let’s talk about the “healthiness” of this recipe. Over the past few years, I’ve tweaked and modified that recipe to make it work for our taste and also our need for a nut-free snack and lunch option for the kids (they attend a nut-free school). I decided to give them a try, and ever since they’ve become a family favorite. On the back of the bag was a recipe for no bake energy bites. I first discovered energy bites a few years ago, after picking up a bag of flaxseeds at Trader Joes. Įnergy bites aren’t a new thing, and I’m not the original inventor of this recipe concept (is there really anything new under the sun?). If you love this recipe, you’ll also love high-protein overnight oats, overnight oats with frozen fruit, chocolate peanut butter overnight oats, overnight oats with yogurt, baked oatmeal cups, cinnamon baked oats, and baked oatmeal with blueberries. Today’s no bake energy bites recipe has become a favorite to make during “prep time.” The energy bites make a great snack or lunchbox addition or even a quick grab-and-go breakfast alongside a smoothie or hard boiled eggs. Nothing crazy, just components that can be mixed and matched to build a breakfast or lunch or a quick snack throughout the week. Store your lactation bites in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week or in the freezer for 1-2 months.Sunday afternoon we usually spend about an hour prepping food for the upcoming week. If you’re not a nursing mom, feel free to replace the yeast with more flax or even chia seeds or cocoa powder for a double chocolate version! Make them double chocolate. Dip them in melted chocolate for a some extra sweetness.Use different chips. I love the dark chocolate chips but semi-sweet, milk chocolate, or even peanut butter chips would work.Add M&Ms. Monster cookie lactation bites? Heck yes.Use a different nut butter. I usually do peanut butter but others will work as well! Try almond, cashew, sunflower seed, you name it!.They also have different flavors so I don’t recommend using nutritional yeast (which has a cheesy flavor) in place of brewer’s yeast in this recipe. Brewer’s yeast is also a result of beer/bread production and then used as a supplement while nutritional yeast is produced specifically for supplemental use. If you’re not a nursing mom, feel free to omit the brewer’s yeast and replace with more flaxseed or chia seeds! What is the difference between brewer’s yeast and nutritional yeast?īrewer’s yeast and nutritional yeast are in the same family, they do have slightly different nutritional profiles.īrewer’s yeast is higher in iron, selenium, zinc, and potassium. Nope! All of the ingredients in these lactation bites are safe for everyone, not just breastfeeding mothers. Talk to your doctor before incorporating brewer’s yeast into your diet! It may affect different types of medications.ĭo you have to be lactating to eat lactation bites? Chocolate Chips – I use dark chocolate chips to keep the sugar lower, but semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips work too.Salt – cuts the sweetness and enhances flavors. ![]() Vanilla Extract – adds warmth and a touch of sweetness.I usually do honey, because it’s stickier, but both are great! ![]()
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