How CBD can pack a power-punch to your weight loss recipes (plus 3 delicious recipes)

Staying on a weight- loss plan over the festive season is extremely difficult. Very few people actually manage it. However, one way to enjoy the benefits of healthy living in the holiday without sacrificing pleasure is by replacing the bad indulgences with healthy ones. 

You can also add KalmlyCBD extract to your recipes to reduce anxiety (because holiday stress can cause over-indulgence), improve sleep (another way to control your appetite is by getting enough sleep), and ensuring your body gets the essential phytonutrients that initiate a sense of satisfaction.

1. Healthy Vegan Pecan Nut Sandies

Can cookies really be wholesome and healthy? Absolutely. These Christmas cookies are flavourful, decadent, and contain only the ingredients that will promote weight loss without making you feel like you’re eating “diet food”. Plus, they’re vegan-friendly!

What you’ll need: 

• 1 cup almond flour
• ¼ cup rolled oats, coarsely chopped
• ½ cup brown rice flour
• 1/3 cup maple sugar *
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 Tablespoon flax meal (ground flaxseed)
• ½ cup pecans, minced * (measure after the pecans have been minced)
• 4 Medjool dates, pitted *
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup + 1 Tablespoon almond butter, softened *
• ¼ cup unsweetened, plain plant milk
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt (+/- to taste) 

How to make the magic happen? 

Find thefull recipe here

How to add your Kalmly CBD extract: Because Kalmly’s CBD extract is a whole food ingredient that has never been heated or structurally changed, it’s best consumed raw. We suggest adding it to the chocolate sauce that is poured over the cookies at the end. 

2. Fat-free dreamy-creamy pasta

Did you know you can make the most decadently creamy pasta sauce that is completely fat-free and diet-friendly? It’s easy and it’s loaded with potassium, manganese, vitamin C vitamin B, and vitamin A.  

What you’ll need:

• 1 cup of sweet potato (soft boiled)
• 1 cup of potato (boiled)
• 1 cup of milk (substitute with plant-based milk for a vega version)
• Two tablespoons of nutritional yeast flakes
• One teaspoon garlic powder
• One teaspoon onion powder
• Pinch of white pepper
• Pinch of salt

How to make the magic happen?

Find thefull recipe here.

How to add your Kalmly CBD extract: 

Again, it’s important not to heat your Kalmly extract too much. Not that it will harm the product but you might lose the full value of it. Adding it to a warm dish should be fine but you want to avoid adding it into a boiling pot. Add your dose of Kalmly drops to your plate once you’ve dished up and give it a good stir. 

3. Rich and nutty carrot cake for weight loss

It’s vegan, it’s nutty, it’s rich and flavourful. This incredibly dense and sweet carrot cake tastes too good to be healthy, but it's packed with the nutrients found in organic fruit. The nourishing concentration of vitamins and minerals are great for weight loss. Being high in fibre and low in fat makes it calorie smart too. 

What you’ll need:

• 1½ cups unsweetened plant milk, such as almond, soy, cashew, or rice
• 4½ ounces pitted whole dates, chopped
• ¾ cup raisins, divided
• ½ cup sliced ripe banana
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (or seeds from 1 vanilla bean)
• 1¾ cups regular rolled oats
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Pinch of ground cloves
• 1½ cups finely shredded carrots
• ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1 cup Vanilla Bean Frosting (optional)

How to make the magic happen?

Find thefull recipe here.

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