Beauty Boosting Brownies ?!
Love = Foods That Nurture and Heal
Love is a walk with a good friend. Love is a family group text celebrating the success of someone dear to you. Love is a gentle hug to someone in your community just because. These are some of the life moments to treasure. Of course, there are many more. The foods we eat each and every day greatly impact the quality of our health, the quality of our life. Choose foods that nurture and heal and still give your tastebuds that “wow, this tastes awesome” appeal.
One of the most popular “wow” foods in February is chocolate. Each year, nearly 400 million dollars is spent on some form of chocolate for Valentine’s Day. Candies, truffles, candy bars… chocolate is the feel-good food for so many occasions and rightly so. Chocolate stimulates the brain through its high concentration of flavonoids and it is rich in antioxidants. Dark chocolate is linked to reduced blood pressure and regulating blood sugar which also makes it ideal for February as this is month for heart health awareness.
Brownies make for a yummy “chocolate fix” but wouldn’t be even better if the brownies were made with healing, nutritious ingredients? These Beauty Boosting Brownies deliver on flavor and health. Major health influencers in this recipe: anti-cancer phytochemicals in purple sweet potatoes, cocoa powder, anti-viral properties in coconut and manuka honey, brain boosting walnuts. Bonus: each of these ingredients plays a role in glowing skin.
Makes 3 dozen
Nutrition:
Serving size: 1 brownie
Calories: 92.3
Fat: 2.6g
Saturated fat: 1.3g
Cholesterol: 10.3mg
Sodium: 8.9mg
Potassium: 96.8mg
Carbohydrates: 16.5g
Fiber: 1.5g
Sugars: 10.0g
Protein: 1.1g
