Move it

I thought this was a great list and a bunch of them go right along with healthy eating too.

The list....

OK, it sounds like so far the people that are IN are:

JULI
ARIK
ROBYN
STEVE
TIFFANY
BRAD Q
JENNI
BURKE
....and some of Arik's family....Juli and Arik will let us know who those are.  Should we each put $10 in the pot for the prize????  Suggestions?  And try and comment again, I checked and it doesn't look like anything was changed, not sure why that is...just too old of a blog?????????  haha.  If we need to make a new one I guess we could.  But I'd like to keep this one.  Did you try on the computer instead of your phone, Juli?  Or someone could try to make a post also and see if that works.  Let me know if it fails when you try.  THANKS!  I'm excited!!!!!  :)

Who's in??????!!!!!!!!!

I've been thinking it would be awesome to start another round of our Biggest Loser; it was a great motivator last time.  Does everyone want to do it again????  You can tell anyone else that sounded interested last time too.  We could go from May to August, or do just a short two monther instead of three, just until July?  What are your thoughts, please comment if there is interest or not.  We could each put in $10 this time, or keep it at $15 each, is that what we did last time?  OK, lets talk.  What do you think??????

Cabbage Salad and Dressing

Sorry, I didn't feel like typing all this in.  But, hey - you get more recipes THIS way!  Hahaha!  This recipe was really yummy.  I made the Cabbage Salad with the Cabbage Salad Dressing.  And of course you could use the dressing for any salad also, you don't have to make this salad.  I just put the dressing on each serving instead of the whole salad so it would keep longer. 

Choc. PB Carmel Squares

This is the recipe everyone wanted - the treats Erin and Tiff made Ryan for his birthday.  They are SO good.  I would even just make the pb part and spread it out and freeze it sometime.  That's the kids favorite part.  Next time I will half the chocolate recipe to have a thin layer of that, it's very strong.

Chocolate Peanut butter Carmel  squares

Chocolate
4 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 cup Cacao powder
4-6 tsp water
4 tbsp coconut nectar (or agave)

Mix together in a bowl and spread across parchment paper lined 8x8 pan. Pop in freezer while you mix the pb caramel.

Peanut Butter Caramel filling
½ cup coconut oil (I only used 1/4 cup and it was plenty)
1/3 cup organic peanut butter
½ cup organic REAL maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
up to ¼ teaspoon salt (start with a pinch)

blend in food processor until mixed. This filling is SO good I could eat it with a spoon alone! Remove pan from freezer and spread pb mixture across the chocolate. I added crushed raw almonds on the top.

Let harden in freezer and then cut up.

Fun treat

Yummy snack my kids help me make today.  And we doubled it.

 No Bake Energy Bites.

Ingredients:
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup peanut butter (or other nut butter)
1/3 cup honey (we used agave)
1 cup coconut flakes
1/2 cup ground flaxseed
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (we used craisins)
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl.  Mix the ingredients thoroughly and let it chill in the refrigerator for half an hour.  Once the mix is chilled, roll into balls and enjoy!

You can substitute almost anything.
-Soybutter
-Almond butter
-Cashew butter
-Sun butter
-Agave nectar
-Maltitol syrup
-Crushed cereal
-Wheat germ
-Whole wheat flour
-Granola
-Raisins
-Dates
-Craisins 

Recipe

I tried this the other day and really liked it.  It is definitely a different texture of cereal, but good.  I got this Raw recipe book by Ani Phyo.  One thing she says before this recipe is this:  Chia is an Aztec superfood that builds strength and energy.  Hydrated chia seeds absorb more than twelve times their weight in water, keeping us hydrated all day long.  Chia gel gives this cereal its thick texture.  A supersource of energy, this cereal travels great on camping trips and long treks.

COOL!  So here ya go:

Super Chia Cereal
4 Servings (I usually just get a bowl for myself and put an 1/8 cup of everything and 3/4 cup mylk.)

1/2 cup chia seeds
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped dehydrated apples
3 cups of your favorite mylk (any nut milk)

Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir well.  Wait for 5 to 10 minutes for the dry ingredients to become hydrated and the cereal to thicken.  Top with fresh fruit before serving and enjoy! (I just get it all in the bowl and let it hydrate while I'm getting the kids breakfast ready or doing hair or something, and then it's ready for me.  NICE!)

You could do any nuts, seeds or fresh or dried fruit you have on hand.  Also adding cinnamon is good.  Another option she suggests is chia in mylk with pecans, cranberries, and dried shredded coconut - I need to try this one, mmmmm!