Pre-workout Breakfast:Rev the Engine Without Stalling

I am always looking for a little something to eat pre-workout(60 -90 minutes before arriving at the gym), which will be digested pretty quickly and qualify as real food.  

When I don't adhere to these two criteria, I can hit a wall energetically. If I choose a pre-workout snack or meal that requires a slower digestive period or select processed foods packed with sugar (smoothies and energy bars can be culprits) pre-workout, my body inevitably gets stuck pumping blood to my stomach (to support digestion) while simultaneously, pumping blood to my muscles. I get light-headed for lack of blood flow to the brain and hit a wall.

To avoid a crash like this, I have come to relish my acid-free herbal coffee from Teeccino served with a sprouted blueberry waffle topped gently with raw nut butter and super seeds (chia and hemp.) It is nutrient-packed, plant-powered party on a plate!

The Ultimate Plant Pure Protein Bite

Sometimes you whip up a batch of something and it just exceeds expectation. These clean energy bites are raw, vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, refined sugar-free, dairy-free and DELICIOUS!!!

PLANT-PURE PROTEIN BITES

Ingredients:

1 packet Aloha Organic Protein (Vanilla)

1 cup Trader Joe's  Almond Flour

1/2 cup Trader Joe's Almond Butter (I used crunchy.)

1/4 cup local, raw honey

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Lily's stevia-sweetened dark chocolate chips

Chia Seeds

Toasted Pecans

Pinch of Maldon Salt

Directions:

Place all ingredients into a bowl and mix with wooden spoon or spatula, slowly incorporating the ingredients. If the batter is too dry, add a drop more honey or nut butter. If batter is too wet, add more protein powder. Today, I used these exact measures and they came out perfect.

Once all of the ingredients are incorporated (don't over-mix batter!), and batter is just moist enough to form a ball, roll out balls of batter onto a plate using up the whole mixture.

I freeze mine, and take them out as needed, rather than keep them in fridge where they might dry out. It depends how fast you eat them and how many others will be grabbing up these plant-powered treats!

Bet they would be good half-dipped in melted chocolate chips and rolled in toasted pecans. I loved them just as is today.

These are the perfect pick-me-up at the office, before or after the gym and for a fast breakfast get-away in the morning.

Sweet.