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Updated 06/09/2010 08:18 AM

Smart Living: Energize your workout the homemade way

By: Ivanhoe Broadcast News

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Energy bars and power drinks can add up to wasted dollars and wasted calories. Try these recipes for your own workout-boosting snacks.

DIRECT FUEL BITES:
Ingredients:
5 Dates
Zest of ½ Lemon (1 tsp.)
1 tsp. Lemon juice
Pinch Sea salt
2 tbsp. Coconut oil

Directions:
Blend all ingredients, and pour onto plastic-lined plate. Refrigerate for one hour.

LEMON-LIME SPORTS DRINK:
Ingredients :
Juice of ½ Lemon
Juice of ½ Lime
3 Dates
2 cups of Coconut water or normal water
1 tbsp. of Agave nectar, for sweetness
1 tsp. Coconut oil
Pinch of Dulse flakes or sea salt

Directions:
Blend all ingredients, chill and drink.

Every Monday and Thursday YNN's Jennifer Borget offers lifestyle reports that help families make decisions about careers, finances, nutrition, fitness and parenting with our Smart Living.