Two Bite Brownies

My diet (or as I shall call it, my eating lifestyle) has been on my mind quite frequently in the past month. Enough to make some new changes moving forward about what my relationship to food should be, based on my exercise activities.

While I do not necessarily find the Paleo diet conducive to long distance running (I find that I really require the right amount of carbs that have a high enough glycemic index), I have certainly found it beneficial in other ways. The diet really helps me from eating junk food. It's changed how I order my coffee, to what kind of choices I make when I'm craving sugary goods. (Ok, well let's excuse that smidge of ice cream in my freezer right now).  But hey, some gains are better than none. I make much better choices, I make my own smoothies with real fruit that give me that sweetness I'm looking for, I make a point to incorporate fruit and veggies more often too.

So what I'm saying here, is when I'm running long distances - I eat carbs the night before. I will eat something with carbs after a run. I eat energy gels and chews mid run. You have to find the right fit for you so you don't bonk in the middle of a run - at the end of the day, that's the most important thing to do - Paleo or not paleo.

I'm changing the scope of my blog to incorporate other food groups that some would say that are "bad" for you. I'm no nutritionist, or doctor, and I'm not here to tell you what to eat, how to eat it or to define what is "good" and what is "bad".  I'm just here to provide recipes to things that I make that taste good.  I'll try to do this more often too.

Anyway, enough with the shenanigans on with the delicious part of this all. BROWNIES. That's right. They actually taste good, it's pretty awesome.

Two Bite Brownies
adapted from Purelytwins

Ingredients:
- 1/2 scoop of JaktRX protein (optional)
- 7 Tablespoons of cocoa
- 6 Tablespoons of coconut sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 Tablespoons oil
- 1 Tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. In large bowl, mix all of the dry ingredients
3. Add in egg, oil, vanilla and mix.
4. Now add the water.
5. Batter will be thick, but should be smooth. You can add a tad more water if you think it's too thick.
6. Spoon into mini-muffin pan
7. Bake for about 10-12 minutes until toothpick comes out almost clean
8. Cool for as long as you can before you eat!