Living a busy lifestyle is no excuse not to follow healthier habits. If you feel you have no time during weekdays to cook a healthy meal, we recommend preparing your food ahead on the weekends. Today we bring you four healthy snack recipes you can prepare beforehand, so you can keep following a healthy meal plan with ORGANO™.
OGX FENIX™ Chocolate Coconut Energy Bars
- 1 scoop OGX Chocolate
- 1/2 cup cocoa butter
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup (or more to taste) honey
- 1+1/5 cups shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup chia seeds
- Melt the cocoa butter in a small pan over low heat. Add coconut oil and melt. Add honey and stir well.
- Stir in OGX Chocolate, chia seeds, and shredded coconut.
- Pour into a parchment paper lined 9×13 baking dish and refrigerate for 1 hour or until hardened. Cut into 16 squares and enjoy!
ORGANO™ Vanilla Popcorn
- 1 scoop OGX Vanilla
- 1 pack unsalted popcorn
- Prepare popcorn in microwave.
- Sprinkle OGX mix over and mix well.
Black Coffee & Cocoa ORGANO™ Bars
- 1 sachet ORGANO™ Black Coffee
- 2 sachets ORGANO™ Hot Cocoa
- ¾ cup raw pecans
- ½ cup raw almonds
- 1 ¼ cups dates
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch sea salt
- Process the pecans and almonds in a blender until no large pieces remain. Place in a bowl.
- Process dates until no large pieces remain and add the nut mix along with the sachets of Black Coffee and Hot Cocoa, the vanilla extract, and the sea salt. Process until the mix starts to clump together.
- Line up a loaf pan with wax paper or a plastic wrap. Pour in the mixture and press down firmly. Refrigerate for 30 minutes and slice into 16 small brownies.
OGX FENIX Vanilla Quinoa & Chia Protein Bars
- 1 scoop OGX Vanilla
- 1/2 cup dry quinoa
- 1/2 cup chia seeds
- 2 Tbsp ground flax seeds
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 tsp pink Himalayan salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 1/2 cup raw almonds; coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine OGX FENIX™ Vanilla, quinoa, chia seeds, flax seed, rolled oats, cinnamon, salt, cardamom, and chopped raw almonds. Stir to combine.
- In a small, microwave-safe dish, combine raw almond butter, maple syrup, and honey. Stir to mix, then microwave for 1 minute to soften.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir with a plastic spatula to thoroughly combined. Wet ingredients may begin to firm up, in which case you will need to use clean hands to knead the mixture together.
- Transfer your mixture to a parchment lined baking dish and pat down mixture with a plastic spatula to make a single, even layer.
- Bake on the middle rack of oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Cut 16 bars with a sharp, non-serrated knife or pizza cutter.
Store these snacks in the fridge and take one or two to school or to work every day. Also, remember to keep an active with the new X4ever app and exercise at least three times a week so you can beat the X Challenge in no time!
About ORGANO™
Founded in 2008 as Organo Gold, ORGANO™ is dedicated to bringing the benefits of the earth’s nutritional riches to people throughout the world via its premium products that can be used daily to help to achieve a more energetic and healthier lifestyle.
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