Confessions first this early New Year – I haven’t quite or completely got back on track in a serious way! I am blaming illness in the house (and beyond) for this but I also must take some responsibility for the natural urge I have after the holidays to still opt for a bit of[Read More]
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Oaty & Raspberry Crunch Squares
I was looking for a treat for the coming weekend that would also double-up as a breakfast grab and go meal option too. These oaty, nutty and fruity squares deliver! Made with oat flour (I made my own by whizzing some ordinary oats in my food processor – 1¼ cups oats made the 1 cup[Read More]
Brownies For Breakfast?
Cake for breakfast? Well not quite … but these scrumptious Choccy & Raspberry Protein Breakfast Squares are just as squidgy as brownies and are certainly cake-like rather than chewy like a bar. Made with oats, bananas, raspberries, cocoa powder or chocolate protein powder (which I used), and a smidgens of unsweetened peanut butter, they can[Read More]
Bariatric-Friendly Apple and Oat Energy Protein Bites
I don’t often often feature energy type snacks because I get most of the energy I need from my regular 3 meal a day regime, but many of you often request at meetings the names of commercially made balls, bars and snacks that you can nibble on when energy dips or you’re on the move. [Read More]
Pumpkin Spice Latte for WLS Post-Op Sipping
Now that the ghosts and ghoulies have gone to bed, and the mercury has dropped here like a lead balloon, here’s a lovely way to use up some of the inevitable discarded pumpkin from Hallow’een, in a soothing and restorative way – as a pumpkin and coffee latte drink, delicately flavoured for warming comfort. [Read More]