Grain-free on St. Patty’s Day? You betcha!  

I love these because they're bright green without using any crappy food coloring. Spinach is the secret ingredient. But don’t worry, you’re vegaphobe loved ones won’t have a clue!

Green Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten-free, Grain-free)

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         Ingredients:

         1 cup packed spinach

         1/4 cup extra virgin coconut oil

         4 Tbs of maple syrup

         3 eggs

         2 tsp vanilla extract

         5 Tbs + 1 tsp coconut flour

         1/4-1/2 cup of chocolate chips

         1/4 tsp salt

Preheat Oven to 350.

Use food processor to finally chop spinach. 

Throw coconut oil in processor and blended with spinach.

Pour in maple syrup and blend again.

Now add eggs, salt and vanilla and blend again.

Transfer the bright green mixture to a bowl. Add one Tbsp of coconut flour at a time, continuously mixing by hand until blended.

Throw in chocolate chips and mix.

On a greased cookie sheet, use a tablespoon to scoop up balls of dough and  place on cookie sheet. Slightly flatten each to cookie shape.

Bake 15 minutes. 

Back when I was hungry all the time and my digestion was a mess, I really believed I was eating well. 

I ate two bowls of Kellogg’s Raisin Bran every morning.

It said “Whole Grain” on the box. It had to be healthy, right?

By time I got to work, I’d be hungry enough to eat my keyboard or ready to take a nap. 

I had no idea my breakfast contained 10 teaspoons of sugar. More than a Snickers bar!

To pep me up, I’d grab a low-fat blueberry Stonyfield yogurt, which had more sugar than a frosted blueberry Pop-tart!

I was clueless.

And so my blood sugar peaked and crashed throughout the day.

I was a ball of positive energy one moment and ready to rip someone's face off for a granola bar the next.

Sound familiar?

Yeah, sugar addiction is a wicked cycle.

Along with making you feel like crap, sugar feeds disease, messes with your hormones and leads to weight gain.

Getting off the sugar hamster wheel was the best thing I ever did.

Here are my tips for kicking sugar addiction and reclaiming your health!

Drink water

Sugar cravings are often a sign of dehydration.

When your craving something sweet, try drinking a glass of water and then waiting a few minutes.

If you dive into the candy bowl anyway, being hydrated will at least help you from overindulging.

Sleep 7-8 hours at night

When our bodies are sleep deprived we crave quick energy, usually in the form of over processed, sugar-loaded snacks.

Unfortunately, sugar only gives us a temporary jolt of energy before we crash again.

Start by increasing your sleep by 30 minutes a night. You’ll be amazed how it lowers your hunger level during the day.

Read labels

Who the hell knows what a gram of sugar looks like?

Try this, convert grams to teaspoons by dividing by four. For example: 20 grams of sugar=5 teaspoons of sugar.