Choco Nut Bars serve as a nutrient-dense recipe to replenish good quality calories and nutrients for maintaining body weight and health in PLHIV.
Yield: 6 servings
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:-
½ cup Biogreen Oates’ Cocoa Oatmilk
½ cup Biogreen 100% Organic Virgin Coconut Oil
1 cup mixed nuts, chopped (almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, brazil nuts)
½ teaspoon Biogreen 84 Live Sea Salt (Fine)
Preparation Method:-
1. Combine the cocoa powder and coconut oil till all the lumps are gone.
2. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
3. Combine the mixture and nuts in a medium bowl.
4. Scrape the mixture onto the foil and spread it into an rectangle.
5. Refrigerate until set, about 20 minutes.
6. Use a sharp knife to cut into pieces.
Health Tips:-
♥ HIV/AIDS is a highly catabolic disease, implying that HIV/AIDS patients require 20-30% more energy intake during symptomatic phase. Choco Nut Bars serve as a nutrient-dense recipe to replenish good quality calories and nutrients for maintaining body weight and health in PLHIV.
♥ Biogreen 100% Organic Virgin Coconut Oil delivers more than 50% medium chain triglycerides, which are easily digested for energy source. Furthermore, studies have shown that supplementing MCTs reduces incidences of fat malabsorption and chronic diarrhea in PLHIV.
♥ Biogreen Oates’ Cocoa Powder and tree nuts serve as vehicles of antioxidants such as flavonoids and polyphenols, which may help to reduce inflammation and strengthen immunity.