Welcome to day five of the Sugar Free Challenge!
My favorite food combination is Peanut Butter, Banana, and Chocolate. You can find many, many recipes with this combo in my recipe page. However, it is rather long to say, “Peanut Butter, Banana, and Chocolate (name food),” so I shortened it to simply, PBC.
Today’s sample menu will focus on my favorite flavors, and give you my new favorite recipe at the end! (Please note that I don’t suggest eating PBC all day long for all your meals. Although it is tasty, it is better to balance your menu with food other that PBC! Here are some ideas to eat on different days).
Breakfast: High Protein Cookie Crisp Cereal topped with sliced bananas.
Lunch: Open-Faced Chocolate Pancakes with Bananas and PB
Snack: If Elvis Liked Chocolate Bites
Dinner: Chocolate Banana Cream Pie with Peanut Crust –ok, fine. This really doesn’t qualify as a “dinner,” but in it’s defense, it is made with only whole food ingredients!
Dessert: PBC Bars
~These Peanut Butter, Banana, Chocolate Bars are gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, vegan, soy-free, and sugar-free!
Ingredients
- 4 large, ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 6 Tablespoons ground flax
- 3 Tablespoons chia gel (mix 1 teaspoon chia with 3 tablespoons water and let sit for 15 minutes so it can “puff up”)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/3 cup peanuts
- 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350*.
- Mix all ingredients together until well-combined.
- Lightly grease a 8×8 inch baking dish. Pour batter into dish and bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool for 5-10 minutes before cutting and serving (because the bars contain no flour, this rest time is essential for proper setting).
These are incredibly easy to make. Simply mix the ingredients and bake. I have made them probably 5 times already since I created the recipe-they are that addicting! They make a great snack, breakfast on-the-go, or dessert. They are made with only whole ingredients, so they’re healthy for anytime of day!
Health Benefits:
- Chocolate: Click HERE for a post I did about all the benefits of chocolate.
- Peanuts: These legumes are full of protein with 7g per ounce. They also have a great monounsaturated fat content that helps your heart and brain. Peanut is a good source of Coenzyme Q10 which protects the heart during the period of lack of oxygen example high altitudes and clogged arteries. It also has a high antioxidant and high niacin content that helps in the recovery of cell damage and provides protection against Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive problem.
- Bananas: Rich in potassium, bananas help the body’s circulatory system deliver oxygen to the brain. This also helps maintain a regular heartbeat and a proper balance of water in the body. It also contains tryptophan to help relax you and lift your spirits!
*This recipe is linked to Wellness Weekend February 9-13.
Exercise Option: For those of you who chose to take part of the exercise challenge, your challenge today is to do 10 crunches, 5 squats, 5 pushups, 10 calf raises.
THOUGHT-PROVOKING, MIND-PRODDING QUESTION OF THE DAY:
Do you enjoy PBC combo as much as me? If not, what is your favorite food combo?
Remember that you can track what you eat on the printable Challenge Checklist.
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