<p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://kellyandryan.com/recipes/energy-ball-recipe-with-protein/"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><strong>CLICK HERE for Energy Balls Recipe</strong></span></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong><u>Simple Food Swaps to Get Your Energy Up! with Dr. Taz</u></strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Replace <u>energy drainers</u> with <u>energy savers</u>! </strong>Is your gas tank on low? That might be because you are eating <u>energy zapping foods</u>!  Make these simple swaps to refuel your tank to make you feel more energized!</p> <p><strong><u> </u></strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Simple Swaps for More Energy </strong> <ul> <li><strong>Swap coffee for a green smoothie: </strong>To beat that afternoon slump, don’t reach for coffee to keep going – indulge in an afternoon green smoothie to keep your energy charged and metabolism revving. This will help to avoid the dreaded caffeine crash.</li> <li><strong>Swap granola bar for almonds: </strong>Many granola bars are loaded with sugar, which is a huge energy sucker. Almonds are a great go to snack for a quick satisfying pick me up to give you a boost of energy. They are full of protein, fiber, and heart-healthy fats to keep you satisfied along with minerals and vitamins such as manganese, copper, riboflavin, and magnesium to help support energy production.</li> <li><strong>Swap beer for champagne </strong>– The carbs in beer can make you exhausted, instead switch to champagne to prevent feeling fatigued.</li> <li><strong>Swap popcorn for energy balls</strong>– – The combo of carbs and salt is an instant energy zapper. I created a great protein packed snack with chia seeds, oats and almond butter that will rev up your energy tank and help you power through the date.</li> <li><strong>Swap cheese for nutritional yeast – </strong>instead of putting cheese on salad, which is filled with salt, get a quick energy boost by sprinkling this on your salads or smoothies- high in b vitamins, a great hack to beat the energy slump.</li> <li><strong>Swap potatoes for purple potatoes</strong></li> <li><strong>Swap Deli meat for chicken or turkey breast </strong></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><u> </u></p>