Energy Bites and Orange Cricket Powder Smoothie
This week’s episode is all about protein! The top sources we discussed were lentils, nutritional yeast, spelt, teff, hempseed, spirulina, amaranth, quinoa, Ezekiel bread, oats, wild rice, chia seeds… and cricket powder (flour). There were two recipes for this week:
Energy Bites
Ingredients:
6 dates, pitted
1 cup walnuts
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1 pinch salt
Directions:
Place dates, walnuts, chia seeds, coconut oil, cinnamon, and salt in a food processor; pulse until dates and walnuts are evenly chopped and mixture holds together. Form mixture into balls and place on a plate. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer.
Orange Cricket Smoothies
Ingredients:
1 cup banana pieces
1 orange, peeled and sectioned
1/4 cup walnuts
1 tablespoon cricket powder
1 cup unsweetened almond milk (plain or vanilla)
Directions:
Place banana, orange, walnuts, and cricket powder in a blender; add almond milk. Blend until smooth, adding more almond milk for a thinner consistency.