{"id":1286,"date":"2011-09-10T15:48:47","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T15:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2012-08-31T15:47:58","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T21:47:58","slug":"vegan-chocolate-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1286","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Chocolate Milk"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Vegan<\/p>\n

It\u2019s totally fall. The air is nippy. The colours have changed. Kids are boarding the yellow buses, diligently text each other in class, study, and then come home ready for their after-school snack.<\/p>\n

This is where this blog post comes in handy. I think milk and cookies are the traditional fare for worn out nerves after a hard test\u2026but run of the mill dairy ain\u2019t the healthiest thing anymore and most cookies promote wide-eyed bouncing on the couch for an hour straight.<\/p>\n

You could make these.<\/p>\n

\"Peanut<\/p>\n

Healthy Peanut Butter Freezer Cookies<\/a><\/p>\n

Or these\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Gluten<\/p>\n

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies<\/a><\/p>\n

And serve them with chocolate milk. This recipe is from my beautiful sister-in-law Lisa (who has four little girls who are avid chocolate lovers) and I\u2019m so glad she shared it with me! It\u2019s a super simple recipe, which of course\u2026makes it all the better. Serves 2<\/p>\n

Vegan Chocolate Milk<\/h2>\n
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  1. 2 cups unsweetened almond milk<\/li>\n
  2. 2 tbsp. pure maple syrup<\/li>\n
  3. 4 drops vanilla extract<\/li>\n
  4. 2 tsp. pure cocoa<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Mix everything up. It\u2019s a little hard to get the cocoa mixed in with a whisk, but if your diligent\u2026it works fine (that’s what I did). Next time I think I\u2019ll just whir it in the blender for a few seconds.<\/p>\n

    \"Vegan<\/p>\n

    \"Vegan<\/p>\n

    Nutritional Info (per serving):<\/span><\/strong> Cals: 99, Fat: 3g, Sodium: 182mg, Carbs: 16.5g, Fibre: 1.5g, Sugars: 12g, Protein: 1g<\/p>\n

    After I enjoyed some chocolate milk as is, I thought it\u2019d be fun to make it into a \u201cChocolate Milk Protein Shake\u201d. I simply added a scoop of chocolate protein powder to the chocolate milk, lots of ice and blended it up. It was really delicious and a great way to get that much more protein in.<\/p>\n

    I love it when brilliant ideas come out of nowhere. Such as yesterday\u2019s idea\u2026blue skirt with a pink top. I thought I was so original. I stepped into the bathroom to brush my hair and lo and behold\u2026my sister was wearing the exact same thing! I don\u2019t like being all matchy matchy\u2026but it amused us\u2026hence the picture.<\/p>\n

    \"Matchy<\/p>\n

    Do you mind matching with others? What are some of your best after school snacks you give your kids?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    It\u2019s totally fall. The air is nippy. The colours have changed. Kids are boarding the yellow buses, diligently text each other in class, study, and then come home ready for their after-school snack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[232,1182,225,1066,8,57,4],"tags":[38,341,1135,338,1133,1134,339,340],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1286"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1286"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3436,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1286\/revisions\/3436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}