Have you ever been told by someone that you should be eating low fat yogurt? To stay away from eggs? To stay away from fatty cuts of meats? For most people, the answer to all three of these questions would be “YEP, YEP and YEP!”.
For decades we have been told that fat is bad and to eat as low fat as we can. Just take a walk through your local grocery store and see how many “low fat” labels you see. But not all fats are bad! The important thing to remember when it comes to food is that not all foods are created equal!
Fat from an unhealthy, low quality source will yield “bad” fat. FAT FROM A HEALTHY, HIGH QUALITY SOURCE WILL YIELD GOOD FAT!
We need fat to help regulate our hormones, for growth and development, cellular repair and transporting certain vitamins. These are just a few examples of why we need fat. Heck, 60% of our brain is fat! So if you’re not feeding your body good healthy fats, what are you building and growing your brain on? Hopefully not air 😉
Not only is consuming healthy fats going to keep your body functioning the way that it should, but it will also help curve your cravings! Eating healthy fats has been shown to curve sugar cravings. That’s right, instead of eating your high fructose corn syrup treat, you can eat a healthy fatty treat instead! What a marvelous idea.
People constantly ask me how to best incorporate healthy fats into their daily diet. To incorporate more healthy fats into your diets, start by increasing your intake of nuts, seeds, coconut oil, avocados, eggs, and grass-fed butter.
Below, you will find a simple recipe for what I call a Healthy Fat Bomb. This recipe is completely customizable and I encourage you to play around with different ingredients!
How to make a Healthy Fat Bomb:
Ingredients:
2 cups of coconut oil
2 cups almond butter
8 oz grass-fed butter (room temperature)
2 scoops of Dynamic Fruits & Greens Chocolate flavor (optional)
1 cup of almonds
1 1/2 tbsp of raw honey
I usually have whole almonds at my house, so the first step would be to crush your almonds and set them aside. Take your room temperature butter and whip it until it is nice and smooth. Once the butter is smooth, add in the coconut oil, dynamic fruits and greens and almond butter and whip the ingredients together.
A bit of a side story: If you leave almond butter in the pantry long enough, the oil from the almond butter will rise to the top and you have to stir the almond butter to get it creamy again. Well, I thought I would just pry the almond butter out of the jar without stirring it… big mistake! Don’t do what I did (which is break my wooden spoon), please stir your almond butter 🙂
Add in your raw honey and crushed almonds and mix the ingredients.
Pour your treat into a parchment lined 9×13 pan and freeze for about 2 hours (or until it hardens).
Take your healthy fat bomb out of the pan and cut into desired size. Mine are roughly 2’x1′. Freeze the treats in a ziploc bag and snack on them whenever you want. I have these in the freezer at home and at my clinic. So whenever I’m craving sweets or an entire bag of chips, this is what I reach for. Not only is it full of good fat, but with the dynamic fruits & greens, I get some fruits and vegetables too! That’s a win for sure 🙂
You guys, it’s the bomb, literally, when it comes to getting in a quick treat. It’s a creamy, fatty, chocolate treat with some crunch. Yum!
Your friend in health,
Dr. Christelle Vang
Some side notes: I do NOT claim to be a photographer or a food blogger, just a chiropractor who loves life 🙂 Also, if you have EVER heard me talk about nutrition, you know that I DO NOT count calories! I’m a huge believer in eating good quality food and controlling your portions. Eat responsibly!
Also, I have to thank Melissa for giving me the idea for making a fat bomb a few years ago!
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