Raw Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles

Posted by Healthy Bitch Daily on Nov 30, 2012

Chocolate and peanut butter.
 

Need we say more? These tasty little truffles can pass the test at any non-vegan holiday gathering, and they just may be the miracle cure for dealing with insufferable relatives.

What You Need
 

1 cup ground raw peanuts

1/2 cup raw, unsalted peanut butter

1/4 cup raw cacao powder

1/4 cup fresh dates (if dry, soak for an hour or so and drain)

1/8 cup agave (add more if you want to sweeten more)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pinch of sea salt 

Chocolate Glaze 

1 cup cocoa butter, finely chopped (medallions are great and easy to melt)

1/2 cups raw cacao powder

1/4 cup agave or date syrup

Pinch of sea salt

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
 

How to Make It

Put all ingredients for truffles, except for the ground peanuts, into food processor or blender until well incorporated and “pasty."  Taste test for sweetness and add a bit more agave if necessary. Mix in peanuts then place mixture in refrigerator and chill until firm.

Once firm, roll into small truffle-sized balls. Use a toothpick to dip truffles into glaze (recipe below), coat well and place on wax-paper lined cookie sheet, making sure to remove the toothpick carefully. If you get an unwanted hole, cover with some extra chocolate, a sliver of peanut or dust with extra cocoa powder. Chill for 10 minutes or so and enjoy! You may also want to line an airtight container with wax paper and store in the refrigerator or freezer.

Chocolate Glaze
Place cocoa butter in a double boiler to melt for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat before all the pieces have melted.  Add remaining ingredients to the pan and stir until smooth and well combined, then remove from double boiler.

 

What's your favorite Christmas candy treat? Let us know in the comments section below!

Carolyn Scott-Hamilton, Recipe Editor

 

An avid traveler and crusader for health nuts around the world, Carolyn Scott-Hamilton is the executive producer, creator, host and writer of The Healthy Voyager web series & radio show, site, blog, brand and social network. Visit Healthyvoyager.com. 

KEEP CALM MOTIVATION

Tips:

Repost: FLO LIVING, The Best Winter Foods:

 Your Recipe for Staying Grounded This Winter

 

As we move into the deepest part of winter, we begin to naturally crave those comforting foods that warm and strengthen us from deep inside. Make sure you are eating the best winter foods to strengthen and support your body. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, winter is the season to strengthen our kidney energy. TCM tells us that our kidneys regulate our reproductive health, so this is also a great opportunity to improve the overall energy of your hara. If you’re not familiar with this term: the hara is the area of your body that contains your organs of reproduction and your organs of transformation (such as the intestines), and is also referred to as the body’s “core”.

Strengthening your core can help provide feelings of groundedness and stability during these cold winter months, and because of its connection with the reproductive system, it is especially important for those of us with hormonal issues – including those with fibroids, endometriosis, pcos, pms or infertility.Since winter is the season when the kidneys are able to receive the most energy from your diet, be sure to prioritize the following foods on your grocery list for the next 2 months, and try to have one food from this list every day:

Best Winter Foods

* kasha (buckwheat)
* wild rice
* black beans
* kidney beans
* mung beans
* black sesame seeds
* sea veggies
* miso

To get you started, here are some of our favorite simple kidney-supportive, cold-weather recipes made from our list of best winter foods.

Happy feasting!

Kasha Balls with Shiitake Mushrooms

This dish is oh-so-good and comforting in the cold winter months!
* Prepare basic kasha (2 cups water to 1 cup toasted kasha, bring water to boil, add kasha, reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes).
* Sauté a bit of finely minced onion, garlic and fresh parsley in olive oil, with a pinch of sea salt andblack pepper.
* Mix the sautéed seasonings into the cooked kasha.
* Add 1 beaten egg into the kasha mixture, and combine well.
* Form mixture into “meatballs”.
* Place the kasha balls back into the sauté pan, and sauté evenly on all sides until the egg cooks and binds them into your desired shape.
* Remove kasha balls from pan and set aside.
* To prepare the sauce, start with 1 cup of sliced shiitake mushrooms in the same sauté pan.
* Season with a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.
* Cook until wilted, then add all of the following at the same time: 1 TB soy sauce, 1 tsp maple syrup, 1/2 tsp black pepper and 1/4 cup of water.
* Let this light sauce come together for about 3 minutes, then pour over the kasha balls and serve!

Or for an even easier option:
*Make the basic kasha as above, but add all the veggies (including the mushrooms) at the same time you’re adding the uncooked kasha to the boiling water. It’ll all cook together!
* Once cooked, drizzle with toasted sesame oil and soy sauce.

Simple Bean Spreads

Whip up one of the following versions of our quick bean spreads and enjoy on top of toasted rice or grain bread, a baked sweet potato or as a dip with fresh veggies! 

Mediterranean Style

*Mash together a can of rinsed Eden brand red kidney with 1 clove of chopped garlic, 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle on top with a combination of your fav fresh herbs.

Southwestern Style

*Mash together a can of rinsed black beans with 2 tablespoons of lime juice, 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh cilantro and 1teaspoon of cumin powder.

Easy Morning Miso Soup

Why start the day with something cold and sweet, when the weather outside dictates that you stay as warm as possible?  *Boil water as if for tea.
* Pour boiling water into a cereal bowl that contains some sliced button mushrooms, baby spinach leaves, and some torn pieces of nori (from the nori sheets used to make sushi rolls – available at most health food stores).
* Let the hot water “cook” the veggies for a minute or so, then add 1 tsp of fresh miso paste (we like the Miso Master brand) – any flavor you prefer is fine.
* Stir until the miso is dissolved.
* Sit and sip, or put it in your travel thermos and take it to go!

Mung Bean Dessert

Here’s a healthy sweet treat for those cold winter days!

* Drain excess “juice” from 1 can of Eden brand mung beans, and rinse well.

* Combine beans, 1/2 TB coconut oil, 1/4 cup water and a pinch of sea salt in a small pan, over low heat.

* Mash beans into mixture with the back of a wooden spoon, until you have a smooth paste.

* Add 2 TB maple syrup, 1/4 tsp cardamom and 1/4 tsp cinnamon, and cook for another minute or so.

* Remove from heat and spread like fudge onto a plate.

* Let it cool and cut pieces when you’re ready for a snack, or serve hot with vanilla Rice Dream!

HEAL OUR BODIES

Repost: What your Dentist forgot to mention

Have you notice
the alarming resemblance between
window cleaner and mouthwash?

Have you noticed the striking similarity
between glitter nail polish and
glitter toothpaste?

Something doesn't make sense about
the idea of putting anything that
"may be harmful if swallowed" anywhere
near the mouth.

And yet, in a civilization where people are
so far removed from the power
of plants and good ol' fashion botanicals,
companies like Crest, Colgate and even
a dozen "pretending to be natural" brands
in the health food store all get away with
selling you tooth goop that you
really didn't need in the first place.

In fact, if you had been told that your teeth
are alive...

that your teeth need healthy nutrition
and care just like your bones need healthy
nutrition and care...

that the power of plants WAY out wins
the power of petrochemicals...

...then you wouldn't even think about
lathering your delicate epithelial cells
of your mouth with toxic chemicals.

And, much to the chagrin of Proctor &
Gamble, you wouldn't spend money
on tooth goop.

In fact, for a coupe dollars you would
get yourself some baking soda,
sea salt and a few essential oils and
you'd not only have more beautiful
heathy, teeth, you would completely
avoid intoxicating your body with,
well, cleverly marketed versions of
window cleaner and nail polish.

Which, at the end of a day isn't a
very profitable proposition for your
friendly, neighborhood dentist, either.

The truth about your tooth health and
the impact modern dental drama is having
on your overall health and wellness will
be the MAJOR topic of discussion starting
on December 1st when 12 of the world's
most reknown truth-seekers and health
heroes come together for our first ever
TOOTH Summit:

http://www.toothsummit.com

This event will only be happening ONCE.

It starts very soon on December 1st, so if
you do not want to miss it, please sign up
now to access these interviews.

They will be shared this time at no cost
to you and you can share them with anyone
you know who has teeth.

http://www.toothsummit.com

Truth, when you spot it, is simple, affordable
and hard to argue with.

Which is why you won't hear it often
out there in the big, wide world of modern
media and marketing.

http://www.toothsummit.com

Your health, your teeth, your truth-seeking
inner fire deserve to know what's *really*
going on and we look forward to setting a few
facts straight on the subject of oral health and
what it has to do with your health and well-being
in general.

Love and tooth goop-free teeth,

Tera
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White Lake, ON
K0A 3L0
Canada


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PAIN / STRONGER

STRAWBERRY

HEALTHY BREAKFAST

WHAT STEPS DID YOU REACH TODAY?

GMO FOOD PYRAMID

Stay away from this GENETICALLY ALTERED PYRAMID CHOOSE REAL FOOD.

 

HEAL

~LAO TZU

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LIFESTYLE

 

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LOSE WEIGHT
GAIN ENERGY
FEEL GOOD AND LOOK GOOD!
EATING FOR BEAUTY

This LIFESTYLE is refined SUGAR FREE, DAIRY FREE (unless raw organic), SOY FREE, GMO FFREE, CHEMICAL and PRESERVATIVE FREE. When we reduce the chemical burden on the body, the body returns to its natural state: fit, healthy, glowing, energetic, beautiful.

 

FEEL GOOD IN YOUR BODY EVERYDAY!

FLUORIDE SIDE EFFECTS

KALE

BLASTING FAT!

This juice is for BLASTING FAT, CLEANSING, and getting a massive dose of VITAMIN C to BOOST the IMMUNE SYSTEM and for FEELING GOOD!

Recipe: 1 grapefruit, 2 oranges, 1 lemon
Action: Peel the grapefruit and oranges. Juice them with the entire lemon including the rind! DRINK!

 

GREEN JUICE

HONEY ROSEMARY CHICKEN

GARLIC

ABUNDANCE FROM THE EARTH

BEET JUICE

ORANGE JUICE W/ LEMON JUICE

DIETARY CHOICES

 

 

Your dietary choices can have a huge impact on your mood and brain function. Anyone who has chosen a wholesome diet like The Earth Diet can attest to an increase in mental vitality and a decrease in lethargy. It makes sense, when we eat junk food we end up feeling sluggish and often depressed, but if we substitute that candy bar with a fresh green juice we end up stronger and focused in the mind a...

nd overall more in the moment, where we should ALWAYS BE:)

FEEDING OR FIGHTING DISEASE?

Have you had your juice today?

 

Here is a 1 DAY JUICE CLEANSE:
After waking: lemon water
Breakfast: BEET JUICE
...

Next: Green JUICE
Next: Coconut water
Next: Orange JUICE
Next: Orange, Grapefruit, Lemon
Next: Orange JUICE
Dinner: Watermelon Juice

WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT?

1. Drink Lemon Water DAILY
High in Vitamin C, Alkalizes the body, cleanses the organs, refreshing, helps you crave healthier choices, loaded w...

ith vitamins and nutrients, cleans the body of toxins!

2. JUICE DAILY
Make it yourself or go to a juice bar! Drink BEET to lift compacted waste from the bowel walls of and out! Drink GREEN juice for a load of essential nutrients and vitamins! JUICE is FOOD NOURISHING at CELLULAR LEVEL!

3. MAKE THE INTERNAL SWITCH
Know you will return to your natural body weight, FEEL GOOD, experience inner peace, the better you feel the stronger your immune system is, the more energy you have for weight loss, DO NOT DEPRIVE YOURSELF, instead load up on WHOLE EARTH FOOD that is going to NOURISH your body!

TURMERIC RICE

The Earth Diet TURMERIC RICE is one of the recipes that has SO MANY BENEFITS FOR THE BODY...

Ingredients:
1 onion
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
...

1 tablespoon chopped ginger
2 tablespoons turmeric
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 carrot finely sliced
2 cups brown rice

Actions:
1. BOIL RICE and cook it all the way through to how you like it.
2. Cook onions and carrots in oil until onions are clear and carrots are softer.
3. Add garlic and ginger and turmeric and stir constantly.
4. Fry for one minute stir constantly.
5. Once rice is cooked, strain it and stir through mixture for 2 minutes or until flavors absorb each other.

Benefits:
• Chief active component, curcumin, good for treating inflammation, arthritis and pain in the body
• Natural anti biotic
• Calming and good for treating high blood pressure, stress, anxiety, insomnia and depression
• Good source of fiber and magnesium
• Boosts the Immune System and good for treating cancer, arthritis, diabetes, obesity, MS and psoriasis.

This was filmed on Oprah "You can prevent, reverse and IMPROVE heart disease." with WHOLE REAL FOODS like this TURMERIC RICE. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwXO0uIX2kw

MORE FREE RECIPES AT:
www.theearthdiet.com

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The Earth Diet PERSONALIZED PROGRAM $222

"Breakfast is served!

 

 Our first time drinking the sweet, and spicy, Beet juice from TED! Chris, me, Grady (3), and Cohen (1) all enjoyed it!!!

Juice 1 small beet, 3 carrots, 3 celery stalks, 1 small piece of ginger, 1 red apple (I used Granny Smith though), 1 lemon with rind.
Benefits: purifying the blood, increasing the body's production of glutathione (which helps the body detoxify cancer causi...

ng poisons!), lowers high blood pressure, cleans the liver, lifts waste from the bowels, helps create new red blood cells, accelerates weight loss."
Ashley Austin, Oolitic, IN

LOSE WEIGHT, FEEL GOOD, LOOK GOOD, HAVE CLEAR SKIN, IMPROVE ANY CONDITION, CLEANSE, NOURISH THE BODY WITH PROPER NUTRITION

Over 67 recipes in The Earth Diet book available now!

TED E-BOOK DOWNLOAD $15
Hard Copy TED Book $45
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Personalized Programs $222
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FOUR Recipes for COLDS!

When we have a cold/flu, our immune system is low and needs a BOOST! These recipes are the most powerful in boosting our immune system immediately! FEEL GOOD TODAY.

1. TEA
...

In a pot of boiling water (4 cups) add 1 tablespoon of green tea leaves (or two bags), 1 teaspoon of raw organic honey, 1 tablespoon of diced ginger, 1 handful of mint, dash of cayenne pepper and the juice of one lemon. Let it boil together than drink. DRINK IT ALL!

2. LEMON WATER
The juice of one lemon in 2 cups of water.

3. GREEN JUICE
In a juicer put:
1 lemon including rind
1 green apple
1 cucumber
3 celery stalks
1 handful of parsley
2 handfuls of kale
2 handfuls of spinach
1 small chunk of ginger

4. Chew on a KALE STEM
Kale is one of the most nutrient dense green in the world! HIGH IN NUTRIENTS for eating just a little of it!
Also make a SUPER KALE SALAD! The recipe is online along with other FREE Recipes www.theearthdiet.com

EVERY Ingredient is provided by the earth as naturally as possible! When we eat REAL LIVING FOODS our body is being NOURISHED with so much nutrition at CELLULAR LEVEL! When our body is properly nourished, our immune system is strong and no sickness can enter!Sickness CANNOT survive in a healthy body period!

TED E-BOOK DOWNLOAD $15
Hard Copy TED Book $45
http://www.TheEarthDiet.org/book.html

Personalized Programs $222
http://www.theearthdiet.org/ted-personalised-program.html

TED CHALLENGES - 9 and 21 day starting from $9
http://www.theearthdiet.org/ted-programs.html

Want to grow our own pineapples?

JUICING

Meet Andrew...

He lost 57 POUNDS in 45 DAYS! It was simple and life changing. All he did was juice daily. This is yet another testament to the life altering rapid changes that occur when you make the switch to a healthy lifestyle. We can add his story to the list of success stories as he continues to shed excess pounds with ease by juicing vegetables and fruits.

SEED

BENEFITS OF EATING GARLIC

THE BODY IS A MIRROR

 

The body is a MIRROR of how we live our lives.

HOW DO YOU FEEL right now? What is your body indicating?

So many people ask us what is the best thing for them to eat. We say well WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE EATING? How to do you ideally want to feel? The foods we eat build our body and thoughts! When we eat clean good foods we have clean good thoughts. It makes sense that when we eat bad foods we have...

bad thoughts.

The Earth Diet lifestyle meets you wherever you are at and helps take you to the next level of health. There are recipes for EVERY kind of eater. The idea is to eat what EARTH PROVIDES as naturally as POSSIBLE!

Eat what you feel! If you feel like eating cake, chocolate, hamburgers, tacos, pizza, pancakes ..... WELL DO IT! Just do it as CLEAN as possible! CLEAN, WHOLE, REAL FOODS actually make a better pizza any day then a vitamin depleted processed gluten bleached chemical laden poo infested processed pizza! We all need nutrition and we all love eating good foods! What do you feel like eating?

LOSE WEIGHT
FEEL GOOD
LOOK GOOD
BE ACNE FREE
BE DIS-EASE FREE
INCREASE SEX DRIVE
LIVE A FULFILLED LIFE

THE EARTH DIET

"It should be common knowledge that if we poison our bodies with junk food and aren't somewhat active in our daily lives, we'll pay the ultimate price. Food isn't supposed to be the thing that destroys us. It is here on our planet to give us life, not take it away. Don't let your machinery rust! Show it love, and you will age with grace!" - The Earth Diet

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CHINESE APPLES..

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BURN OUT

BERRY GOOD 4 YOU

IF DURING YOUR WORKOUT....

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REPOST FROM FLO LIVING

A Note from Alisa During this week of giving thanks, I wanted to share some gratitude with you, my FLO family. I’ll start by offering some major gratitude for my body, because had I not been born into it, I would not know all of you! I'm so grateful for my body: this imperfect, constantly changing body that is my most amazing guide in my life. All of the hormonal issues I dealt with as a young women opened my eyes to a huge number of women (40+million) who also struggle hormonally in their reproductive years.  I'm so grateful that my body gave me the opportunity to create a solution for this issue for myself and many other women. I'm grateful that I've borne witness to my body healing itself and that I've held space for other women to find their own hormonal health. I'm so grateful I am a woman this lifetime, to be in a body that constantly changes and evolves, and that those hormonal changes affect my brain chemistry and give me the opportunity to have so much fresh thinking and perspective on things that interest me.  I'm so grateful that my health allows me a clear mind from which to create anything I so desire in my life.  I'm so grateful for the compassionate nurturing self care meditation I do every day through my food, movement, and rest regime - it keeps me grounded, keeps my heart open, and my vision focused.  This self-care meditation is my daily prayer and it has been through the deep communion with the care of my body that I have come to connect more deeply with the Divine and the natural cycles of creation.  The body makes a miracle-believer of us all. I want to offer to you, the women who I so cherish - wherever you are in your healing journey - take this four-day weekend to offer your body major and sincere gratitude.   If you're suffering with your hormones as you read this, don't feel like a victim - you're truly being given a gift to revolutionize your life. I totally get that it doesn't feel that way - and sometimes I feel the frustration of being hormonally sensitive too.  This is exactly when I lean more in to my self-care meditation and practice loving my body in to health even more! If you're working hard to create a health change and you're feeling hopeless - don't!!  Your body is absolutely turning a corner - keep feeding yourself with love! If you have healed, take a moment to take in the miracle of the transformation you have witnessed in your own life and ask where else you might create your own miracle. I also want to offer my extreme gratitude for those of you who have had the brave ovaries to share your stories with all of us on the FLO Living website, facebook fan page, twitter, and private online community. Your willingness to break the silence around these issues will help every woman change her thinking to believe that she should feel good all throughout the month, during conception, and after pregnancy and that suffering is not a way of life. I want to thank you from the bottom of my ovaries and on behalf of all the FLO Living team members – Jessica, Brandi, Stefanie, Nicci, Jen, Carol. Your stories inspire us every day!  We so appreciate you trusting us with your health, and playing the FLO game with us! We wish you a beautiful holiday with your loved ones and please take some time to write your own gratitude note to your own body.

WHAT'S ON YOUR PLATE TODAY?