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Do you love peanut butter?
Do you love chocolate?
Would you like an inexpensive way to marry your two loves?
I was at a health food store the other day and saw some chocolate peanut butter. It was almost $8 for the jar!!! No wonder why we can not afford to eat foods that are good for us. I had a taste for some peanut butter and some chocolate so I decided to combine the two :-)
One thing my Dad told me years ago was go use the right tool for the job. For the past, 5 years I have been using an old Oster blender that I was given around the time I graduated from college! (yes, eons ago). I was so frustrated and it seemed like it took more work than it was worth. Last year I finally broke down and purchased a Vitamix. Oh, heaven! Right tool every time I need to make something yummy.
This week I made peanut butter (based on a recipe in the Vitamix cookbook). I had some almonds and some dry - roasted peanuts in the house. I threw them in the Vitamix, turned the setting to 1 and tamped down the nuts until they were homogenized. After a few minutes out came a wonderfully smooth, creamy peanut butter. I put each mix in an airtight container to store. I only made a little as you can see since I was mixing for one.
I also put a little of the almond butter in a bowl and mixed in some chocolate Shakeology (probably two tablespoons). I ate it straight out of the bowl :-0. Talk about craving killing and healthy. I have the benefits of homemade peanut butter (and it's cheap!!), a chocolate fix and the nutritional benefits of the best meal replacement supplement in the country. It's a nice treat for the entire family or to prepare and take to work and share with friends. I encourage you to give it a try!
References:
Shakeology: http://myshakeology.com/DaphneAyn
VitaMix: https://www.vitamix.com/
The photos I took with my iPhone. I'm not much of a photographer, sorry!
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