{"id":21163,"date":"2019-02-09T17:26:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T17:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.yogaesoteric.net\/healthy-food-4260-en\/energy-balls-your-afternoon-pick-me-up\/"},"modified":"2019-02-09T17:26:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T17:26:53","slug":"energy-balls-your-afternoon-pick-me-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/energy-balls-your-afternoon-pick-me-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy balls: your afternoon pick-me-up!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Ingredients:<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

• 1\/4 cup cacao nibs;
• 1\/4 cup shredded coconut;
• 1\/4 cup almond flour;
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted and then cooled;
• 8-10 Medjool dates, pitted;
• 1\/2 cup sunflower butter;
• 1\/4 cup hemp seeds;
• 1\/2 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt;
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon.<\/p>\n

\n Directions:<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

1. Place the cacao nibs and shredded coconut into a food processor and pulse until well-combined.
2. Place the remaining ingredients into the food processor and blend until well-combined.
3. Roll the mixture into 12 balls (approximately 1 inch in diameter).
4. Roll the balls individually in cacao nibs, shredded coconut or hemp seeds and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
5. Cover and chill for an hour or freeze up to 2 1\/2 weeks.<\/p>\n

Snacks should be easy – a mid-day nibble to get you through to dinnertime or a little post-workout boost. But if you’ve ever attempted to find the right snack, you know how difficult it can be. So many snacks are packed with sugar, unhealthy oils and ingredients you’ve never heard of. At least that used to be the case until these energy balls came onto the scene. This is the snack you’ve been waiting for!<\/p>\n

\n Energy Balls – The Perfect Healthy Snack?<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

What makes energy balls the perfect healthy snack? Quite a few things! They’re portable, making them easy to carry along for a food fix on the go. They use minimal ingredients; you likely have everything you need to make these energy balls in your pantry already. And they taste great!<\/p>\n

These easy-to-make energy balls are also vegan-friendly, are naturally gluten-free and have no refined sugar. They require no baking or crazy kitchen tools, so they’re excellent for getting kids in the kitchen. Yep, they are the perfect healthy snack!<\/p>\n

\n Energy Balls Nutrition Facts<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

One energy ball contains approximately:
• 190 calories;
• 15 carbs;
• 13.2 grams fat;
• 5 grams protein;
• 73.4 miligrams sodium;
• 12 grams sugar;
• 183 milligrams potassium (5 percent DV – daily recommended value);
• 5.4 grams fiber (22 percent DV);
• 30 milligrams calcium (3 percent DV);
• 4.9 milligrams iron (22 percent DV);
• 0.6 milligrams vitamin C (1 percent DV).<\/p>\n

The ingredients in these energy balls are packed with health benefits of their own:<\/p>\n

\n Cacao nibs<\/strong> are a superfood that have been used for thousands of years to increase energy. They’re full of fiber, so you’ll feel full longer after eating these energy balls, and are useful in helping you stay regular. Because cacao nibs are a good source of iron as well, they can help prevent anemia.<\/p>\n

\n Sunflower butter<\/strong> is a great alternative to nut butters. It’s high in protein, so your muscles will particularly enjoy it after a session at the gym. It’s also full of healthy fats to keep your skin looking good.<\/p>\n

\n Medjool dates<\/strong> sweeten these energy balls the all-natural way. These dates are the fruit of the date palm tree, and they’re one delicious and healthy way to add a sweet flavor to recipes. They’re also a natural energy booster and can help decrease cholesterol. Not too shabby!<\/p>\n

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\n yogaesoteric
February 9, 2019
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  Ingredients: • 1\/4 cup cacao nibs;• 1\/4 cup shredded coconut;• 1\/4 cup almond flour;• 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted and then cooled;• 8-10 Medjool dates, pitted;• 1\/2 cup sunflower butter;• 1\/4 cup hemp seeds;• 1\/2 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt;• 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Directions: 1. Place the cacao nibs and shredded coconut into a food […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1317],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-healthy-food-4260-en-health-en-health-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21163\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}