I have tried a few times in my life to count calories, while seeking skinniness. But in the end I usually give up on that, because calories are NOT the only things that matter when seeking to truly improve our health. Take nuts for example…just because they are high in calories and fat doesn’t mean we shouldn’t eat them!
These yummy almonds have been shown to lower cholesterol, regulate blood sugar & blood pressure, fight cancer, reduce risk of heart disease and birth defects, boost energy, and improve brain power. So why not buy a big bag at Costco, roast em up, give em a whirl and make them into almond butter? That’s what I do every week.
Making almond butter is actually SUPER easy if you have a food processor or a Vitamix and it tastes a million times better than the Maranatha brand that they also sell at Costco. I’m not saying this to toot my own horn because really, it’s all the machines that do the work.
Just take 2 cups of almonds and roast them at 350 for 10 minutes. Let them cool for a bit, dump them in your food processor for about 10 minutes, and voila! It will take those almonds from whole to crumbs ready for deliciously unhealthy English toffee, to almond flour ready for gluten free baking, to a huge ball of almond paste bouncing around noisily inside…then finally butter.
Deliciously creamy, fresh, and ready to slather on toast, sandwiches, carrots, celery, apples, basically anywhere you would put peanut butter and wherever else you can imagine.
Or better still, you can use in these “healthy” gluten-free, dairy-free cookies. Again, certainly not low calorie, but a whole food approach to dessert with no refined flour or sugar. Like the protein pancakes you will look at the recipe and wonder how it’s possible to be good; you will even shape the dough into cookies and wonder how it will work, but let me tell you it DOES!!
Let me know how it goes if you try it out!
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