Life is a balancing act: work vs. downtime, screen-time vs. family time, that list of to-do’s vs. staying present ... I could go on and on about the difficulty of balancing all our hats, something French women, especially French mamans, seem to do so easily (more on that later.)
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One of my many balancing acts, these days, is nutritious vs. delicious. All three bébés are going through a growth spurt and are “starving!!!” all. the. time. I try to stick to our “no snacking rule,” which means that all 3.5 meals (breakfast, lunch, goûter - aka afternoon snack - and dinner) have to be packed with plenty of protein, brain fueling, healthy fats, vitamin filled veggies and powerful, antioxidant-filled micronutrients.
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These chocolate, coconut butter bites are made just for this purpose: deliciously & nutritiously LOADED. As I said last night, feel free to leave the powders out, choose your own nut butter, or just make chocolate coconut butter bites. .
For the fully loaded version: Melt 100g coconut butter, 20g coconut oil, 30g dk chocolate and stir well. Add 2 tsp of both cocoa powder and maca powder and 1 tsp of mushroom powder (I prefer Chaga for its flavor profile.) Stir until fully incorporated. Fill a silicone mold 1/3 of the way up and put in your freezer. While that sets, mix 50g of almond butter with 1Tb of collagen powder. Roll into small balls (for this silicone mold - in comments - the balls were 1/4 tsp each.) Press balls on top of frozen chocolate and add a few cacao nibs (swipe left) and a pinch of salt. Pour the remaining chocolate over the nut butter and place the mold in your fridge or freezer.
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These guys get melty at room temp.; store in the fridge and enjoy! Which super-nutrients and flavors are you going to add to yours?

For this exact silicone mold (freezer, oven, dishwasher & microwave safe! ) > http://bit.ly/2mVCfLp