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Healthy Recipes
Here's
another fun recipe that was inspired by the book Feed Zone Portables.
It's ideal for endurance athletes - packed full of the energy/carbohydrates you
need to push on. And it can easily be tweaked to fit any other athlete's
nutritional needs... here's a couple ideas...
● Increase protein: add vanilla protein
powder to your apple mix after cooking
●
Decrease carbs: Reduce to a single layer (bottom) of rice, or make layers
thinner.
So go ahead... play with your food! ;-)
Easy Apple and Rice Bars
Makes 9 servings
Ingredients
3 granny smith apples
1/2 lemon
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 Tbsp brown sugar + 1 tsp (see note below)
1 Tbsp butter or coconut butter
1 tsp vanilla extract (pure)
2 cups sushi rice
water + 1/2 cup unfiltered apple juice
spray oil
Directions
● Preheat oven to 375
● Prepare rice with water and apple juice (it should
be sticky, not loose. Sushi or jasmine rice are best choices - not brown rice as
it won't get sticky)
(I prepare mine in a rice cooker on the white-rice setting - rinsing rice first,
then adding the juice, then water to correct level.)
● While rice is cooking, peel, core and dice apples.
● In a large sauce pan or pot, melt butter, add
apples, 1 tsp fresh lemon juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg.
● Cook until apples are soft. (if you're adding
protein powder, now is the time)
● Spray an 8x8 baking dish with cooking oil.
● Spread half the rice across the bottom, pressing
down to create a solid layer.
● Spread apples (and cooking juices) across the
rice.
● Top with remaining rice, then sprinkle with a bit
of cinnamon & nutmeg (lightly), and 1 tsp brown sugar.
● Cover with foil and bake 15 minutes. Remove foil
and bake 5-10 minutes more, until top layer is golden.
● Allow to cool and slice into 12 servings. Wrap
each serving and store in refrigerator for easy portable snacks.
*About brown sugar - I use real organic brown sugar. Check the ingredients -
if your brown sugar lists sugar and molasses, it's highly processed. Real brown
sugar is minimally processed, with it's natural enzymes and molasses intact.
It's also a beautiful sparkly color with an almost smoky flavor that allows a
very little to go a long way.
Nutrition Information: per serving: 192 calories, 4 grams protein, 44
grams carbs, 1 grams fat, 2 grams fiber, 9 mg sodium.
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