{"id":40,"date":"2018-02-19T18:43:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T18:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/norastouchofwellness\/?p=40"},"modified":"2018-02-28T14:10:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T20:10:58","slug":"quick-and-easy-no-bake-energy-balls-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/norastouchofwellness\/2018\/02\/19\/quick-and-easy-no-bake-energy-balls-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick and Easy No-Bake Energy Balls Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/norastouchofwellness\/files\/2018\/02\/fullsizeoutput_117d-285x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I swear by these quick and easy no-bake energy balls! I make them in the beginning of the week so I have them made for when I need a quick pick me up. They are so easy to make and taste amazing. You can even make them as a dessert they&#8217;re\u00a0that good. I usually keep these in the fridge and put them in a container or plastic baggy to put in my backpack on long class days. These are a healthy protein packed snack that&#8217;s perfect for on the go.<\/p>\n<p>The peanut butter is filled with healthy fats and fiber. Peanut butter is full of protein so it&#8217;ll\u00a0give you that energy boost you need. The flax seeds will give you all the fiber you need to keep going throughout your day. I choose to put chia seeds in my energy balls because I usually have them around the kitchen. Chia seeds are rich in fiber, omega-3 fats, protein, vitamins, and minerals. So they fit perfectly with the rest of these ingredients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2\/3 cups creamy peanut butter<\/p>\n<p>2 tablespoons Honey<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup dark chocolate chips<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup flax seeds (ground is an option as well)<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup chia seeds (optional)<\/p>\n<p>1 cup\u00a0old fashioned oats<\/p>\n<p>Instructions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Stir to combine. I usually place the bowl in the fridge for about 10 minutes before I start rolling them so it makes it easier.<\/li>\n<li>Roll into bite-sized\u00a0balls (usually makes around 12-16). Keep in fridge for up to a week or so.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Original recipe from <a href=\"https:\/\/chefsavvy.com\/5-ingredient-peanut-butter-energy-bites\/\">chefsavvy.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I swear by these quick and easy no-bake energy balls! I make them in the beginning of the week so I have them made for when I need a quick pick me up. They are so easy to make and taste amazing. You can even make them as a dessert they&#8217;re\u00a0that good. I usually keep these in the fridge and put them in a container or plastic baggy to put in my backpack on long class days. These are a healthy protein packed snack that&#8217;s perfect for on the go. The peanut butter is filled with healthy fats and fiber. Peanut butter is full of protein so it&#8217;ll\u00a0give you that energy boost you need. The flax seeds will give you all the fiber you need to keep going throughout your day. I choose to put chia seeds in my energy balls because I usually have them around the kitchen. Chia seeds are rich in fiber, omega-3 fats, protein, vitamins, and minerals. So they fit perfectly with the rest of these ingredients. Ingredients: 2\/3 cups creamy peanut butter 2 tablespoons Honey 1\/2 cup dark chocolate chips 1\/2 cup flax seeds (ground is an option as well) 1\/2 cup chia seeds (optional) 1 cup\u00a0old fashioned oats Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Stir to combine. I usually place the bowl in the fridge for about 10 minutes before I start rolling them so it makes it easier. Roll into bite-sized\u00a0balls (usually makes around 12-16). Keep in fridge for up to a week or so. &nbsp; Original recipe from chefsavvy.com. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7434,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[759],"tags":[741904,980,77830,742073,73300,1],"class_list":["post-40","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food","tag-chia-seeds","tag-energy","tag-energy-balls","tag-flax-seeds","tag-recipe","tag-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/norastouchofwellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/norastouchofwellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/norastouchofwellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/norastouchofwellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7434"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/norastouchofwellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/norastouchofwellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/norastouchofwellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions\/54"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/norastouchofwellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/norastouchofwellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/norastouchofwellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}