Peanut Butter Oatmeal Power Balls
Looking for a new pre or post workout snack? Give these energy packed peanut butter oatmeal power balls a try. Speaking of working out…what are you doing for exercise? If you said “nothing”, find a friend to smack you upside the head.
To keep your body healthy you have to be physically active, period. There is just not such thing as an inactive healthy body, sorry (mostly sorry that I am not sorry). If you are a gym rat, a cross fitter, a runner, etc, good for you, keep up the good work! But, if exercise is not your thing, there is good news for you. No one says you have to spend hours a day on the “dreadmill” or lifting weights in the gym to be healthy. All you really need to do is walk. The American Heart Association recommends 10,000 steps per day for weight management and cardiovascular health. If you are not physically active already, this is a great beginning goal.
If walking is too boring for you, try swimming, dancing, kayaking, gardening, paddle boarding, or zumba. I like to call these activities leisure-cising. If you are looking for something a little more soothing try yoga, tai chi, or qigong. As an osteopathic physician I was taught that wellness and health requires balance of the mind, body, and spirit and these practices are a great way to achieve balance while exercising; 2 birds with 1 stone, not bad eh?
Now that you are ready to get a workout in, let’s power up with this fun snack (they also make for a great breakfast).
Happy eating and best health,
Dr. G
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Power Balls
Notes
You can eat these right away or pop them in the fridge for later.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons powered pressed peanuts (or 2 tablespoons of peanut butter and 1 tablespoon of warm water)
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 teaspoons of dried goji berries
- 2 teaspoons of cacao nibs
Instructions
- Dissolve the peanut powder with the water
- Mix in the oats, cacao nibs, and goji berries - The oats should be slightly damp, but not soggy.
- Take about 1 tablespoon of the mixture in your hands and form it into a ball
- Repeat until you have used all of the mixture - about 6 balls
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