Sarah Di Lorenzo visited Sunrise Kitchen on Saturday to teach viewers how to beat the afternoon blues.
Clinical nutritionists say that when you are low on energy, the best way to overcome it is to eat snacks that contain protein, which releases energy slowly.
Di Lorenzo suggested blueberry muffins, chocolate chip cinnamon cookies, and rice cakes with various toppings.
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These include hummus with tomato and basil, peanut butter and banana, avocado, cucumber, smoked salmon, and more.
Viewers can learn other tips and cautions on Di Lorenzo's Facebook community. This community has a huge group of like-minded health enthusiasts.
Recipe below:
healthy blueberry muffins
There will be 12 pieces
material
1 cup milk
1 cup whole grain rolled oats
1 1/4 cups almond flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon
pinch of salt
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup olive oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
Method
Mix milk and oats and let stand for 10 minutes. The oats will absorb the milk.
Preheat the oven to 220 degrees and prepare a muffin tray with spray oil or lined with baking paper.
Mix the dry ingredients together and the wet ingredients separately. combine.
Fold in the blueberries.
Bake for 20 minutes.
cinnamon chocolate chip cookie
1 tablespoon chia seeds
2 tablespoons water
3/4 cup almond flour
1/2 cup oat flour
1 tablespoon cinnamon
pinch of salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Method
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
Soak chia seeds in water and leave for 15 minutes until softened and expanded.
Let the coconut oil come to room temperature.
Mix wet and dry ingredients separately.
Mix together and add chocolate chips. Place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to harden.
Roll into balls about 1-2 tablespoons in size and place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
Bake for 12-15 minutes.
Let cool before serving.
Sarah's protein donuts
material
1/4 cup almond butter
2 eggs
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1/2 cup milk of your choice
1 cup oat flour
1/2 cup protein powder (vanilla or chocolate is fine)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Topping – Healthy Chocolate Glaze
6 tablespoons cocoa
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 tablespoon milk
Method
Preheat the oven to 180℃.
Combine eggs, honey, coconut oil, milk, vanilla, and nut butter. Then add the remaining ingredients. Spray the donut tray with coconut oil. Fill each donut hole 3/4 full.
Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown on top and cool.
Mix the chocolate glaze well and dip the cooled donuts into the glaze. You can add hundreds or thousands of sprinkles of your choice for decoration.