0 Trick Brownies!

Add some nutrition to your next batch of boxed brownies!

Brownie mix + 1 can black beans (drained and rinsed and pureed) + water as needed for thickening (up to 1/2 c) + a few eggs (optional, for chewier brownies) 

EQUALS delicious brownies WITH FIBER AND VITAMINS too!  Beans ROCK!

Don't try to make a meal of these!  They're still made from a box, plenty of the things we all try to avoid (sugar, fat, added chemicals...), but if you're making them anyway, why not add some GOODNESS?!

THIS IS ALL YOU NEED!

THIS IS WHAT YOU GET!

HINT: wait until they cool to eat, and they are EVEN yummier the next day!

For a completely wholesome option, TRY THESE!

COMING SOON! tater tots, avocado pasta, and 4-ingredient pizza quiche! 

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0 Chocolate for your Heart?

Chocolate is beneficial to your HEART HEALTH in so many ways!

• Chocolate contains FLAVONOIDS, also in green tea, red wine, cranberries, apples, peanuts, onions, and many others
• Chocolate reduces your risk of heart attack and stroke by:
• LOWERING your blood pressure
• Improving blood flow to your heart and BRAIN
• LOWERING cholesterol
• Flavonoids are rich in ANTIOXIDANTS -- antioxidants munch up free radicals -- free radicals are destructive chemicals partly to blame for heart disease and other health problems.
• Chocolate's antioxidant activity helps heart health by decreasing cell damage in the tissues of the heart and arteries, and by preventing LDL oxidation (Oxidation of LDL (lousy) cholesterol often causes a heart attack to occur.)
• Chocolate makes platelets less sticky, thins blood, and reduces likelihood of clotting or clumping (the way ASPIRIN helps your heart!), preventing artery plaque formation

So you see chocolate can really help your heart health! Here are a few tips to be sure you get the benefits described above!:  CHOCOLATE EATING TIPS

For more on the HEALTH and MOOD benefits of chocolate click HERE!

Here are some healthy CHOCOLATE RECIPES!

Chocolatey Oatmeal, 5-minute Brownies, Chocolate Berry Smoothie (add 1/4 c unsweetened cocoa to 3-Ingredient Super Shake), Skinny Mints, or Chocolate Cherry Torte Laraballs!

Or you could try a chocolate PUDDING!

Also, visit www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com for some great treats! You can see some of my favorites HERE!

Happy snacking!

WHAT DO YOU THINK?  Do you watch Dr Oz?  What's the coolest thing you ever learned on his show?

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