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This is a delicious treat that our oldest, Micaiah, loves to make and helped me create.  It has a sneaky ingredient that’s good for your brain. Can you guess what it is?  Hint, hing: Pop-Eye the Sailor Man loves to eat it!

Try these out with your kids and see what you think! They are flour-less (a huge plus for those with gluten issues!), have a healthy fat, and are packed with fiber and nutrients from the Spinach and flax meal!  These brownies also call for Shaklee Instant Protein to give you 23 amino acids in every bite!  We look for ways to sneak aminos into every dish…even dessert!

**The flour has been substituted with Shaklee Instant Protein

Micaiah’s Brainy Brownies

• 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
• 2/3 cup agave
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups fresh spinach
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup flax meal
• 1/3 Shaklee Instant Protein Mix (may work with Shaklee Vanilla Protein as well)
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
• 1/2 chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:

The easiest way to make these brownies is to put the melted oil, agave, eggs, vanilla, and spinach in a high powered blender until spinach is completely blended.

Next, add in dry ingredients and blend until smooth.  (If you double this recipe, which we like to do, double all the wet ingredients and spinach, blend in a blender, and then pour into a bowl and add dry ingredients and finish with a hand mixer. Our container will not hold all the wet and dry ingredients when it’s doubled!  We’ve made a few messes trying!)

Pour batter into lightly greased glass dish (8 x8 if single recipe, 9 x 13 if double).

Bake @ 350 for 10 minutes.  We like our brownies gooey, so cook them a bit longer if you prefer.  You know they are done if a toothpick inserted into the middle is clean (but we never like ours all the way clean! The gooey-er the better!).

Add in Chocolate chips and chopped almonds before baking for a even tastier treat!

If you make our brainy brownies, Micaiah would love to know if you like them!! Leave your comments below for her to see.

Eating healthy doesn’t have to taste terrible!  You can still have fun “treats” when you are trying to achieve your goal weight.  The key is just knowing the right ingredients to use and what things to stay away from.

One of our family favorites is icecream.  Isn’t that an American tradition?  Grab a bowl of icecream, curl up on the coach, and watch your favorite TV show in the evening?  I know this is a nightly habit for so many.

Instead of buying sugar filled icecream and going to bed on Carbohydrates (which signal the body you are getting ready to do something requiring energy…but rather you go to bed), swap it out for this protein-filled delicious soft serve alternative.  Your body will thank you as you go to sleep on a healthy fat (coconut milk) and easy to utilize protein (your body needs protein at night to repair and heal from the day, as well as to build more lean muscle).

This treat will help you keep your metabolism high by promoting the growth of lean muscle.

Vanilla Cinch Ice Cream

• 1 Can Coconut Milk (Canned is best because it is thick; find it with the Asian food)
• 1/2 cup almond milk or milk
• 3 scoops Vanilla Cinch Protein
• 1 tsp Vanilla flavor
• 2 Tbsp Agave or Raw honey; or splash of stevia
• 12-15 cubes of ice

Blend in a high powered blender (Vita Mix or BlendTech) for 30-60 seconds or until ices is crushed.  Serve immediately. Add more ice if it is not thick enough, but don’t over blend or it will turn soupy.