Thursday, November 26, 2009

Eat for Life

Fed up with nasty tasting protein bars or clumpy shakes?

Try these guilt-free, bake-free brownies
Ready in 1 hour

Ingredients:
• 1 packet high-fiber apple cinnamon oatmeal
• 1/3 cup ground flaxseed
• 1/3 cup protein powder
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup natural crunchy peanut butter
• 2–3 tbsp organic raw cocoa powder

Blend oatmeal and flaxseed into a fine flour (I use my handy Magic Bullet). Toss the ground oatmeal/flaxseed, protein powder, water and peanut butter into a ziplock bag and mush it around until it forms sticky dough. Refrigerate for about an hour then form into a small round loaf and slice into strips or bite-size chunks. Roll the pieces in the cocoa powder or crunchy flakes for some extra flavor.

These brownies are filled with the energy you need to fuel yourself through a good workout or even recovery snack for after.

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