Eating raw has more nutrients that cooked food because there is no heat to destroy the vitamins and minerals. Eating raw keeps the enzymes in tact so the nutrients can be utilized. Raw will give you a great energy boost that lasts. This recipe, in particular, of raw fruits, nuts and seeds will keep you quite regular.
In a very large bowl combine the following-
- 1 cup each: Raw Walnuts, Almonds, Pecans, Pumpkin Seeds
- 1/4 cup each: Hemp Seeds, Chia Seeds, Flax Seeds
- 1/2 cup Flax Meal
- 10 each cut up: dried apricots, dates, and prunes
- 3/4 cup each: cranberries, cherries and blueberries (I used Edens Dried Fruit)
- 3 tbs. Raw Cocoa Powder
- 6 drops each: Young Living Citrus Fresh, Lemon, Orange essential oils
- 1 tbs. Ground Cinnamon
- 4 tbs. Agave Syrup
Directions
- Have another big bowl ready. With your hands toss all the ingredients together.
- In small batches grind up the ingredients. I use my Vitamix which does a quick, beautiful job.
- You will want to grind them up well because as you grind up, especially the nuts, the oils will come out and almost create a nut butter.
- This is important so you will be able to make them into balls and they will not crumble.
- Then that is exactly what you want to do, make them into balls when you get it all ground up, of course.
Now, do not think that you have to follow this exactly. If you like something more than something else, change it up! Leave things out, add more of something else, it’s okay. I keep the balls in the fridge in a covered glass bowl. This is a great grab and go. I have crumbled them into hot cereal and into yogurt.
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