Nut-Free Ginger Chocolate Protein Bars

No-bake, Nut-Free Ginger Chocolate Protein Bars with simple ingredients. Each square has about 5 grams of fat, 12 grams of carbohydrates, and 6 grams of protein. Perfect workout snack!

This post is sponsored by Naked Nutrition. All opinions, as always, are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands I trust and have the pleasure of working with!

Yoga…

That form of exercise likely everyone could use in their life, yet most probably don’t partake in the practice enough.

This is me. I could 100% use more yoga in my life. For a multitude of reasons…

to decompress

to relieve tight muscles

to develop more self-awareness, a mind-body connection

Well my friend and I went to a yoga class put on by our local lululemon last week. The image shared on Facebook was something like this: “It’s National Yoga Month! Come join us for a free class!” Very straightforward. I thought, “Awesome, I could use some more yoga in my life, let’s check this out.”

I will be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. For those of you that don’t know me very well, I am not a yogi… although I think with a little practice I could totally get into it…. Anyways, so I thought we’d go in, have a nice hour long class of some basic yoga.

Holy sheet was I ever wrong. This class was a LEGIT 90 minutes of some hardcore yoga shiz. For anyone who practices yoga on the regular, I’m sure they’d be all like “Girl, please. That was a breeze. Namaste.”

However for someone who practices yoga about once a month, I was in child’s pose thinking “Nah, I’m a stay right here…”

But for real I was DR-IP-PING sweat all over the place. The studio we were in was on the upper level and it was kind of humid that day, so that didn’t help matters much. Needless to say I was soaked. And no, it wasn’t hot yoga, but I did find my mind wandering to this post quite often <– thanks for that Emily…

I can’t tell you how many times we went from downward dog to plank and whatever else they call it (yogi friends, I am sorry I don’t know the correct terminology). And then holding a very straight chair position for 5 minutes… At one time during some other balancing act the instructor came in between me and my friend, basically holding both of us up at the same time.

Anyways, long story short my entire body was feeling it the next day. Like, every fiber in my body felt sore. I think I even over-worked my big toe somehow… stop laughing. Yoga is freaking hard.

Oh em gee… Since I’ve started writing this little recap of my yoga experience I’ve done a little digging… Come to find out it WAS power yoga after all. Well no wonder I was dying! I go to read the description of the class on the studio’s website and it specifically states “not intended for beginners”… That would explain the multiple looks of concern on the instructor’s face. Or the fact that my friend was sitting on the instructor’s lap during chair pose. <– true story.

Alright, alright. Time for some SNACKS.

We’re making no-bake, Nut-free Chocolate Protein Bars using some high-quality whey, thanks to my friends over at Naked Nutrition.

As you guys know, I get pretty snooty particular about my protein powder supplements. If you’re like me and like to know where your whey is coming from, Naked Nutrition is the perfect option for you. “Naked” kind of speaks for itself but to give the low down here’s what they say:

The Naked Difference:

• From Grass Fed Cows’ Milk From Small Dairy Farms in California
• No Artificial Sweeteners, Flavors, or Colors
• 25 Grams of Protein and 5.9 Grams of BCAA’s Per Serving*
• Only One Ingredient: Grass Fed Whey Protein
• GMO Free
• Soy Free and Gluten Free
• Growth Hormone Free, no rBGH or rBST
• Cold Processed
• Acid and Bleach-Free Processing

I was playing around with my NutriBullet* the other day and realized it breaks down dates like a CHAMP. And for this recipe I wanted a good amount of carbohydrates so including dates was the perfect natural energy source. I also decided to leave out the nut butter (my typical homemade protein bar ingredient) and opted for whole seeds instead.

Here’s What You Need

dates

pumpkin seeds

hemp hearts

honey

coconut oil

fresh ginger (or ground)

Naked Grass-fed Whey

cacao powder

cinnamon

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tools used

NutriBullet

brownie mold

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I’m actually prettttyyy excited about these ginger chocolate protein bars you guys.

Dare I say… they kind of remind me of an RX bar… 😱

let’s chat

• Are you a yogi?
• Do you have first time yoga experience (or other form of exercise) to share?

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