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Coconut Rice

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When you’re sick of just plain Ole rice and want to add some sweetness to your dish or even eat as a dessert. Coconut rice is a great option!

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There are several recipes out there that call for numerous ingredients and are packed with calories. This is a simple recipe at takes minutes to prep! Not to mention has about 1/4 less calories than traditional recipes!

What you need:
Rice Cooker

INGREDIENTS
2 cups Jasmine Rice
2 cups coconut water
1 cup coconut milk

*if you’re wanting it extra sweet add in a little bit of your favorite sweetener.

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DIRECTIONS
Add all ingredients into rice cooker. Cook as directed. All rice cookers are different, mine has a self timer.

One rice is done cooking you can top with almost anything!

A few ideas…
Toasted shredded coconut
Chicken
Fish
Golden raisins
Mangos
Cinnamon
Or just eat it plain!
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NUTRITION about 8 servings
Per Serving
Fat- .6g
Carbs- 39g
Protein- 3.25g
Calories- 179

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Dark Chocolate Covered Bananas

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Dark Chocolate Covered Bananas

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These chocolate-covered treats taste as good as a store-bought popsicle, but they’re packed with vitamins, minerals, electrolytes and antioxidants!!

All you need:
• 8 popsicle sticks
• 4 medium bananas cut in half width-wise
• 1/2 cup of melted dark chocolate chips
• toppings of your choice… nuts, coconut,  dried berries,  candied sprinkles

Directions:
• Stick the popsicle sticks into the bananas
• Drizzle them with melted chocolate
• While chocolate is wet sprinkle toppings over them.
• Finish up by popping them in the freezer on a wax-lined baking sheet

★ 30 minutes they’ll be ready to serve!