Sad, sad news. I found out I'm allergic to wheat. Like legitimately allergic, I'm not trying (or wanting) to jump on the gluten-free bandwagon.
With an allergy to wheat, I can still have items containing rye, just not foods with "wheat" in the ingredients. What is interesting about food allergies is that you can train your body over time to tolerate certain amounts, with appropriate guidance of course.
Finding out about this wasn't all bad. I'm taking it as a challenge to learn what my patients have to go through when they find out about new allergies or intolerances. So you know what that means....experimenting with gluten-free flours! My kind of fun!
Yup, more protein cookies! I am determined to find the PERFECT recipe....until then, here are some delicious no-bake cookies!
If you like cookie dough, you will absolutely love these protein cookies! They are hearty, chocolaty, and peanut-buttery (is that a word?). I'd say these might even be breakfast-appropriate as well!
It's a cookie kind of day <3 Nothing wrong with that, right?
These cookies are designed to be a post-workout cookie. Carbohydrate to protein ratio is 2:1 which is ideal for recovery and building muscle. Against popular belief, carbs do not make you fat! They are required to fuel the body and they also help you to recover after a workout.
Is there anything better than freshly baked chocolate chip cookies? Dumb question, of course there isn't. Chocolate chip cookies may be good for your soul, but they certainly don't benefit your body in most any other way.
I'm not about to reinvent chocolate chip cookies by any means, but a few ingredient substitutions here and there can certainly improve the nutritional profile!
Happy first of October! I for one absolutely love the month of October. The temperature starts to go down (even though its still 90 degrees today here in AZ) and it officially feels like it's truly fall. No more sweating just walking to the car! Yay!
Oh, and Halloween is in October. Duh. The only holiday in which it's mildly appropriate to stuff your face with candy...which I should probably be against, but hey, its one day right? ;)
Challenge accepted! My good friend challenged me to come up with a healthier dessert recipe that involved curry. After thinking up some ideas, I figured you can never go wrong with cookies...especially when chocolate is involved!
Since it's September (almost fall!!!), of course I had to use pumpkin. I am one of those people who gets so excited for the season of "pumpkin-everything." And I must say, the pumpkin paired with the curry spice was perfect!
Warning: this cake is addictive. Chocolate. Beer. Cake. What's not to love?
So I wouldn't necessarily classify this as a "healthy" recipe by any means. But every now then a decadent treat is perfectly acceptable! On a side note, keep in mind that "vegan" does not always equal healthy. Oreos are vegan! Not what I'd call a health food.
Muffins are one of my all-time favorite baked goods. As long as you have a good base recipes, you can add whatever you like to them and they'll almost always turn out delicious and beautiful. Some people say muffins are just ugly cupcakes, and sometimes they can end up that way. This recipe has all the yumminess of one of those "cupcake-muffins" without the guilt. Low-fat, whole-grain, and fiber-rich - what's not to love?
