onepinkfuzzy

Two pieces of art have sold, wow. I'm so excited!

The tech who performed the echocardiogram said I have a healthy and "very pretty" heart. That's good news! Now I have to wear a monitor for the next couple of weeks. I think it's all just stress. I'll get through it and everything will be fine.

I was contacted awhile back by Matisse & Jack's regarding sampling their bake-at-home energy bars. I finally have an oven (woo hoo!), so I jumped at the chance. Granted, I'm not doing a whole lot of running right now, but energy bars are good even if you aren't exercising all the time, right?

So one Sunday morning, after running on the treadmill for 20 minutes and doing 30 minutes of yoga, I was hungry and decided to try the energy bars. It was simple - stir some applesauce and low-fat yogurt into the mix and bake. The smell was amazing...chocolate chips, mmm... 30 minutes later, I had my fresh-baked, healthy energy bars.

I couldn't wait for them to cool off enough to not burn me while I ate! The moist texture melted in my mouth, and the faint hint of cinnamon tickled my taste buds. It satiated my hunger, giving me healthy fats and proteins while also replenishing my carb supply. Even though one bar was only 160 calories, the fuel sustained me for three hours (which is unusual for me).

The next day, I brought half the batch into my office. I cut the bars into bite-sized pieces and left them on the kitchen table with no explanation. 15 minutes later, the office was abuzz. "Who brought in the chocolate chip bars in the kitchen?!" They were gone in 30 minutes. I sent out an e-mail explaining that they were healthy energy bars, and I solicited input for the review. Here are a few of the quotes I received:

"They are sinfully good – incredibly moist and yummy."
"They were good!"
"I could tell they were homemade but not necessarily health food."
"Delicious!"

I still have the cranberry walnut at home to try, yummy!