Spiced Fig Energy Balls
Amy Roskelley and Natalie Monson from Super Healthy Kids have a brilliant way of making healthy homemade food possible for busy families. Their passion is to help families develop healthy habits through learning to love a variety of fruits and vegetables, in a variety of ways. By continuing to offer foods in different forms, textures, and temperatures, children tend to develop a mature palate, which is more accepting to a wider variety of new foods.
Energy balls are pretty much the perfect snack. They offer an ideal combination of protein, carbs, and fats, plus they're totally customizable to fit favorite flavors and easily portable. Making your own certainly saves money (and long ingredient lists) in comparison to store-bought bars and bites.
To make these fig balls, it's key to use a good food processor to blend it up well. Once everything is blended, roll the balls in wheat germ, coconut, flax meal, cocoa powder, or anything else.
- 15 each – Figs, dried, uncooked
- 1/2 cup, chopped – pecans
- 1/4 cup – oats
- 1/4 teaspoon – vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon – cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon – nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon – ginger, ground
- 1 tablespoon – honey
- 1 tablespoon – molasses
- 2 tablespoon – wheat germ
- 1. Place all ingredients (except wheat germ) in a blender or food processor.
- 2. Blend well, scraping the sides of mixer at least once during blending.
- 3. Form into 1 inch balls and roll in wheat germ.
- 4. Enjoy immediately, or store in the refrigerator for later.
STORING ENERGY BALLS: Keeping these small bites within easy reach is a healthy reminder to pack a few for lunches, hikes or days full of errands. We love the Wean Green glass containers to keep these fresh.
- How do eating figs benefit our health?
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- Help Lower High Blood Pressure: Figs are a good source of potassium, a mineral that helps to control blood pressure and hypertension.
- A Sweet Way to Lose Weight: Figs are a good source of dietary fiber. Fiber and fiber-rich foods may have a positive effect on weight management by slowing down digestion and cuts hunger.
- Bone Density Promoter: Figs are a fruit source of calcium (79 milligrams in an 8 oz-wt serving), a mineral that has many functions including promoting bone density.
- Good for the ticker: Eating figs help to lower triglycerides levels within the blood.
- Rich plant source of calcium and fiber, as well as copper, manganese, magnesium, potassium and vitamin K.
- Contain many antioxidants and have a laxative effect (an added bonus).
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What kind of energy balls do your kids enjoy? Please share in the comments below.
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