March 21, 2010

 

Breakfast
Buckwheat Coco Puffs
4 servings ~ $.73 per serving

ingredients

1 cup buckwheat groats, soaked ($.75)
2 ripe bananas ($.30)
3 tbsp coco or cacao powder ($.15)
1/2 tsp vanilla ($.10)
1/2 tsp salt

Have you ever wondered what a full day of chocolate would look like? It seems so decadent and surely is nutritionally deficient, right? Not really, it turns out. These are reposts of my favorite chocolate recipes and are in keeping with the cacao nib giveaway below. In the macronutrient count, this menu isn’t greatly different from any other I’ve done. It’s actually lower in fat that many of them. So yeah, get your cacao on 🙂 (I used cocoa powder for many of these recipes, which is about $.05 per tablespoon, but even the best raw cacao powder is only about $.20 per tablespoon).

Rinse one cup buckwheat groats and then soak in about two cups water for 5-6 hours or overnight. Rinse the buckwheat groats well. There will be a gooey or gelatinous coating on the groats and and they will need to be rinsed several times. Once rinsed, drain well and pat with a towel to remove most of the water.

In a food processor with the S blade, add the banana, cocoa or cacao powder, vanilla and salt. Process for a minute or two until very creamy. Fold into the buckwheat groats. Then spread the mixture in clusters about 1/4 inch thick on the teflex or plastic sheets in a dehydrator. Dehydrate for about 4 hours, then turn over and dehydrate for another 2-3 hours, until the clusters are dry but pliable. They don’t seem to get brittle dry, but stay a little bit pliable. Break up into smaller clumps. These can then be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days. Serve with 1/2 cup almond milk ($.40).

calories: 333
fat: 10 gr
carbs: 50 gr
protein: 7 gr

Lunch
Soft Serve Chocolate Ice Cream
makes one large serving ~ $.95 per serving

ingredients
2 bananas, frozen ($.20)
1 cup nut milk ($.40)
2 tbsp powdered rawcocao (or cocoa powder) ($.20)
1/2 tsp vanilla ($.15)
1/2 tsp salt

calories: 320
fat: 10 gr
carbs: 54 gr
protein: 4 gr

Dinner
Chocolate Spaghetti
1 serving ~ .$40 per serving

ingredients

1 banana ($.15)
1 tablespoon olive oil ($.10)
1 tablespoon agave ($.10)
1 teaspoon cacao or cocoa powder ($.05)