Walnut & Date Energy Balls with Cocoa
Medjool dates and walnuts blitzed with cocoa and oats — 342 kcal, 7 g of fibre and ~600 mg of potassium per serving, with no added sugar and no baking.
Medjool dates and walnuts blitzed with cocoa and oats, rolled and chilled — 342 kcal, 7 g of fibre and ~600 mg of potassium per serving, with no added sugar and no baking. Fifteen minutes of work makes a batch that keeps a week in the fridge.
Ingredients (1 serving)
- Medjool dates — 80 g
- Walnuts — 40 g
- Cocoa powder — 10 g
- Oats — 20 g
Macros per serving
- Calories: 342 kcal
- Protein: 7 g
- Fat: 18 g
- Carbs: 38 g
- Fiber: 7 g
Key micronutrients
- Fiber: 7 g
- Magnesium: ~110 mg
- Potassium: ~600 mg
Why it earns a spot in the rotation
- The sweetness is the fruit. Dates carry the sugar, and they arrive with the fibre that whole fruit sugar comes packaged in — which is the difference between this and a confectionery bar of similar calories.
- 7 g of fibre in a snack. Most adults fall well short of the daily fibre target, and shortfalls are easier to close in snacks than in meals.
- ~600 mg of potassium. Potassium is the mineral most often under-consumed alongside an over-consumption of sodium; a snack carrying this much of it is doing two jobs.
- Make-ahead and portable. No baking, a week in the fridge, and it survives a bag — which is what makes it the snack that actually gets eaten instead of what was nearby.
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- Veggie Omelette with Whole-Grain Toast
- Turkey, Hummus & Veggie Wrap
- Turkey-Stuffed Bell Peppers with Tomato Sauce
Sources
AgeGen recipes are sourced from the USDA FoodData Central database. Macros are calculated per the ingredient panel; round to the gram.
