I work hard at having a healthy diet most of the time. I still have a fondness for sugar and it has been hard to completely give up sweets. So it is nice when I come across a recipe that lets me have a treat and is still pretty healthy. I adapted this recipe from one on Dr. Josh Axe's web site.
Healthy Brownies
1 avocado
4 eggs
1 ½ cup cooked sweet potato mashed
½ cup applesauce
½ cup honey
1 teaspoon chocolate extract
½ cup coconut flour
2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
½ cup cacao powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. Grease a 9 inch round cake
pan with coconut oil. In a bowl combine
avocado, sweet potato, applesauce, honey and extract. Once creamy add the cacao powder. Add in the eggs one at a time, mixing well
after each addition.
In a separate bowl, combine coconut flour, arrowroot flour
and baking soda. Combine both mixtures
until smooth. Transfer to the greased
pan. Bake until done. Test by inserting a knife in the middle of the pan. Will take about 40 minutes.
Allow the pan to cool for 15 minutes, then remove the
brownies and allow to cool on a wire rack. When cool sprinkle with powdered
sugar before serving.
Super Foods Featured: Sweet Potato, Avocado
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Chris
Wodke
Founder
& Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com
Chris is
a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the
Boston Marathon. In 2012 she finished 2nd
at Boston in
the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs
exploded.
She has
appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint
Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open
Division Champion.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She represented TeamUSA at the
Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in
2015 and will represent the US
at the World championship in Cozumel in 2016.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She represented Team
In 2014 she represented the U.S.
as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas , Texas
She
travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.
She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete.
Team CMT
is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure
for CMT. We have 196 members in 37 states. We also have members in Australia , England ,Scotland , Canada ,
Vietnam , Turkey , Finland ,
Scotland , France , Poland
and Iran .
If you wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com
or www.hnf-cure.org
CMT or
Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It
affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS). It is a disease of the
nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of
normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.
Symptoms
include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor
balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual
dexterity.
Structural
foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.
Poor
tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold
hands and feet.
Additional
symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing
loss.
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