When I was a newspaper editor, I used to LOVE a cup of coffee or pastry around two or three in the afternoon when my energy began to flag after my high-carb lunch. My 3pm sugar habit persisted years beyond my employment at the paper.

As a massage therapist, my office was right next to a candy store that I frequented in the afternoon. I used to joke with the lady behind the counter that when my office was quiet, I could hear her chocolates calling my name.

Now that I’m an energy coach and eating coach, I understand that coffee and sugar actually deplete our energy, even if they give us a little pick-me-up temporarily when we’re feeling sluggish. Caffeine and sugar also have other undesirable health effects like spiking blood glucose, causing cravings, and gaining weight.

I don’t get that DEEP dip in my energy at 3pm anymore, as long as I stay away from processed foods, but I do still get noshy and enjoy a delicious satisfying treat around that time. So what’s my favorite afternoon snack?

Fat Bombs!

Fat bombs are a delicious way to get some essential fats. (Essential means that we need them to live.) You can Google fat bomb recipes and find a variety of flavors like chocolate mint, lemon coconut, mojito, and pumpkin pie.

Since I adore chocolate, the first ones I made were chocolate, and life changing. I did not expect so much pleasure and satisfaction from an unsweetened treat! Then I discovered a recipe for salted peanut fat bombs.

It occurred to me instantly that I could combine the two recipes to resemble my favorite flavor profile of cheaply-made, ultra-processed candy. Voila!

Click THIS LINK to download the recipe for Cyndi’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Bliss Bomb. If you do not have any Croatian sea salt, any sea salt can work. 

Skip the sugar crash this afternoon, and get Bombed instead!

Wishing you energized thriving!