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New Recipe-Vegan/raw granola bars!! Superbowl goodies…

Posted on by Naomi

Hey!! Whats going on?? how is everyone’s Monday going?? Fabulous I hope because its almost over 🙂
Thank you all so much for the kind words about the teaching position at the gym where I work out. Just to clarify, I work as an exercise specialist at a corporate fitness center, and the fitness director who I talked to at the Beacon Hill Athletic Clubs has nothing to do with my full time job. My exericse specialist position is a full time 40 hour a week job, so me teaching outside of work is just ON TOP of what I already do now. I currently teach classes at my place of work, so I am very familiar with teaching, but I just wanted to teach spinning outside of my full time job (I hope that all made sense!) I just got some questions/emails regarding this!

ok, moving onto some superbowl eats! I am CLEARY a Patriots fan, so Superbowl was just about the foodie and spending time with my family! My parents had some people over for a party, so Jason and I went to my parents house (so weird saying that since I just recently moved out!)

Corn salsa, regular salsa and guac with tortilla chips. That corn dip was AMAZING
The whole table of apps. I was all over the salsa platter and the hummus/baba ganoush platter with homemade pita chips made by Mama Fit Foodie. There were plenty of wings, but I am not a wing gal, so I steered clear…Jason was quite a happy boy with those though!


One of my parents guests made the prettiest most amazing appetizer from scratch! This is organic Chicken sausage topped with brown sugar, wrapped in filo dough. It is topped with sour cream and fig Jam and a garnish of scallion. I didn’t  have one because I was so full and they came our after I ate the turkey chili (timed badly!!) but I had to snap a foodie pic because they were SO beautiful!!
My mom made the most amazing turkey chili and if you can believe it, she eyeballed the WHOLE thing!  There were about 20 people over so she made a HUGE batch all from eyeballing-now thats talent. This is my bowl with some melted chedder

Cheese and Sour cream (I do not like sour cream at all!!) I wish it was a big bowl of greek yogurt 🙁
The most amazing corn bread made by Trader Joes Mama Fit Foodie.
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This morning I had work at 5am, The usual. I did 30 minutes on the treadmill to get in some cardio. I wasn’t going for speed or distance, I was going for enjoyment today. I downloaded some new music and had a kick a** cardio sesh!
1/2 C oats with TBSP Chia, frozen berries, NuNaturals Stevia and dollop of Crazy Richards PB
Cortland apple (local!!) around 11:00
Chobani with Kay’s Protein Bites. My go-to Snackie-poo

I had some yogi Egyptian licorice tea at around 12:00 and I LOVED the tea bag quote today. It is so true and made me smile.

Came home to lunchieee. I took raw tofu and mashed it up with LC wedge and these two seasonings:
Cholula hot sauce and This other seasoning that I picked up from Marshalls. I just mixed these into the raw tofu and LC and made tofu salad

Josephs lavash, baby spinach, sprouts, tofu salad and homemade hummus

yes, more homemade hummus!! 1 can chickpeas, lemon juice, salt and pepper and olive oil
Side salad.
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hit the gym for a awesome weight training sesh with my trainer!! He never ceases to leave me walking like an old lady out of the gym! We did a combo of upper and lower and of course some crazy plyos to keep my heart rate up!!

Raspberry Protein shake with Jay Robb Eggwhite Protein. It was ehh, not my favorite, I prefer the brown rice and whey protein better than the egg white one.
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I decided to whip up some homemade protein bars!! I took averies recipe and added my own touch! Bear with me because again, I basically eyeballed everything and made a MUCH smaller portion because I didn’t know how they would taste

mashed 1 banana

NAOMI’S VEGAN/RAW PROTEIN BARS
  • 1 Cup oats
  • 1 scoop Protein Powder (I used Sun Warrior)
  • ~2 TBSP chia seeds
  • handful dried cranberries
  • ~1/4 C almond butter
  • ~1/4 C Almond milk
  • drop of NuNaturals Stevia extract
  • MIX MIX MIX
Place in a ceran lined tupperwear and press down. Freeze until Hard

The verdict? SO GOODDDD!! Make these bars! I believe they are vegan and raw as well!!

My new digs. 

Were I cook 🙂

Where we keep some  of our pantry goods

Kitchen nook, full of fruit!!
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I am just eating some dinner and BACHELOR so soon!! I hope Vienna gets the boot!
  • Have you ever made homemade protein bars? What add in would you put in to my recipe?
  • How was your super bowl? do you have a favorite commercial? I love the Doritos one!!
  • Favorite spice currently?? I am loving Ginger and this new spice I found at Marshalls that I used in my tofu salad!!

Naomi
Naomi

33 thoughts on “New Recipe-Vegan/raw granola bars!! Superbowl goodies…”

  1. Kelly says:

    Wow, that superbowl food looks delicious!!!
    It’s funny I moved out of my parents house two years ago and I’m still not fully used to it not being “my house” haha.
    I’ve never made protein bars but I should try sometime.

  3. chrystad72 says:

    Rock on girl! I am loving those home made vegan protein bars. They look freakin awesome. Its a must make for me!=)

    Fantastic lookin superbowl spread. the guac and salsa is such a favorite of mine. You cant go wrong there. Gorgeous food pics!

    I think my favorite ads were the Doritos ones as well. Overall I didnt think that the commercials were quite as good this year but Doritos had some that made me laugh.

    My favorite spice at the moment might be smoked paprika. Ive been adding it to almost anything for a slightly smokey taste. Kinda fun. Also cant live without my staples, garlic and chilies!

    Great pics of the new place. SO fun to be all moved in too. Hope you had an awesome Monday!

  4. Katie ♥ says:

    What an amazing superbowl spread girl!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE turkey chili, I make it here and there for my fiance, he loves it too!!!

    Your little kitchen is too cute, thanks for sharing the pics of it!!!

    I made some homemade peanutbutter protein bars yesterday, they are yum!!

    Yours look delish!!!!!!!!!!! I need to get chia seeds!

    Have a goodnite love!!! xoxo

  7. ktbwood says:

    aww what a GREAT partay spread girl!!!
    that looks aweesome!
    good bar recipe too!
    i LOVE cinnamon-my fav spice of all times!
    thanks for showing us where ou cook!
    love you boo!

  10. peaceluvmunchies says:

    jeaalous of your gorggg kitchen!! i wish my kitchen had a full size stove/oven. hope apartment life is treatin you welll!! did you know your roomie prior to moving in? and those superbowl eats look amaaaazing.

  21. MelissaNibbles says:

    Great Super Bowl spread! My favorite commercial was the Snicker’s Betty White commercial. She’s my girl!

    I’ve never made homemade protein bars. I’ve been looking for a recipe to make something similar to a Luna bar to save money,but haven’t found anything yet.

    Cute kitchen!

  22. Karin says:

    I spot a ton of bananas. Now THAT’S my kind of kitchen. 😉
    The yogi tea quotes are always so adorable and cheer me up all the time.
    The bars look so good! I like goji berries in bars..

  23. Danielle (Coffee Run) says:

    Your superbowl appetizers look a lot classier than ours! The protein bars sound delicious (and I love that they’re quick + easy). I would probably add in some ground flax or dried figs or chocolate…

  24. Christine says:

    Hey Naomi,
    I found your blog through “Loves Veggies & Yoga” and I love it! I actually have been looking for a granola bar recipe and yours, even though I wasn’t looking for a raw one, sounds really good! I am going to have to pick up some of that protein powder!
    Hope you’re having a great day 🙂

    ~Christine

  25. tam says:

    Your bars sound fab, I’ve been playing with some recipes but am still perfecting it, I need to try averies too! I am loving ginger at the mo too x x

  28. K from ksgoodeats says:

    Pretty kitchen!! Your tofu salad sounds fantastic – I love the LC addition!

    As for that cornbread, I don’t care who made it, give me the leftovers! LOOOOVE cornbread!!

    My favorite spice right now is this jar of BBQ seasonings.

  30. Jenny says:

    haha your superbowl spread makes mine look like chicken scratch! Lovely, just lovely!!

    those protein bars sound wonnnnnnderful. Thanks for the recipe pretty lady!

  31. fittingbackin says:

    I’ve never worked with filo dough – those look SO good though, as does the corn salsa and guac- fab!

    Nice kitchen!!

    I love ginger too -I used minced/jarred ginger from Whole Foods a lot – it’s SO good in fried rice!! I’m also loving basil, as per usual!!

  32. Adventures in Dressmaking says:

    Fun protein bar recipe!
    I am raw vegan and could almost use it for myself, but rolled oats are steamed and cooked before they’re cut, so I would use whole oat groats and soak them overnight, then pulse in the food processor (or not soak them for a crunchier bar). Also almond milk is not raw unless you make it yourself, and you’d have to use raw peanut butter, which are available at the higher quality food stores.

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