Mar 3, 2013

Sugarless raw peanut butter oatmeal energy cookies


If anyone is looking for a quick healthy snack to take with them to work or just on the go these are for you. I make these cookies about once a week and they last about 3 to 5 days...not because they go bad. They only last that long because they are eaten in that short amount of time!

You will need:
  • A food processor
  • measuring cups 
  • plastic wrap
  • refrigerator 


Ingredients:

  • 2 Cup Packed pitted dates 
  • 3/4 Cup Organic crunchy peanut butter (check the ingredients to make sure its JUST peanuts and no sugar)
  • 1/2 Cup Unsweetened dried cranberries
  • 1/8 Cup Unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 T. Cold milled ground flax
  • 1 tea. Chia seeds
  • 1/8 tea. Sea salt
  • 1/2 Cup Oats
  • 1 tea.  Raw honey 



About this much peanut butter


Throw all ingredients into the food processor. Pulse it a few times to throw the ingredients around. Then turn it on and let it blend until it is well mixed. 

Dump the mixture onto a flat clean surface. 


Shape into any shape you want, I love them best in the shape of cookies.



Wrap each one individually and keep in the fridge. These are the most amazing snacks. The Chia and flax give these cookies Omega-3s and energy from the chia and honey. Dates are a good source of fiber and the peanut butter has a lot of protein! Enjoy these and get creative to make almost any kind of cookie you want. 

Feb 24, 2013

3 Months



This little girl is not a newborn anymore thats for sure. She has been doing so many things that surprise Joshua and I. Like today in Church, she was cooing and squealing at the guy behind us, sticking her tongue out, smiling and scrunching her nose at him. I turned her around to try to get her to stop then she started coughing and farting. I had to just take her out because all eyes were on HER! I laughed so hard I almost cried. Every other church service until today there wasn't so much as a peep out of her. 

She plays with my wedding ring when she eats
She can almost grab her monkey but it is more like her just smashing him into her mouth
She gets shy when she smiles and crosses her hands over her face
Her smiles are always open mouth smiles

I can't even tell you how much I am thankful for her. I get to wake up to this sweet little face every morning and see her learn and grow.