LIP #293: Test Kitchen Thursday
Adults
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Learning
The first Thursday of every month, Chef Dani will teach LIP to show how to cook delicious, gut-healthy foods to upgrade your health and wellbeing.
Dani’s “Sweet” Protein Bar
Ingredients to taste:
almond butter or peanut butter (3x big spoonful)
chia seeds
chocolate chips (60-65% cacao, dark chocolate)
fresh dates (peel, deseed)
sliced almonds
sesame seeds
Flax seeds (sprinkle)
Pumpkin seeds (sprinkle)
Pinch of sea salt
oatmeal (instant/quick) (4-5x as the other dry ingredients)
drizzle maple syrup
drizzle olive oil
Drop in a mixer & mix for a few minutes until incorporated
Spread out on parchment paper
Shape it-- mix with hands into little balls OR can roll it out btw parchment paper, cut to desired shape
Put in the fridge or if want to prep fast-- put in freezer for an hour initially, then store in the fridge
Serving size ~3 balls bites, 20-30g of protein
Lasts 60 days in fridge
If you want to explore and experiment with your own flavors —follow this structure of thirds:
1/3 Grains (oats, puffed rice, quinoa flakes…)
1/3 Smoothing Agent (nut butters, coconut oil…)
1/3 Dry Ingredients (think crunch, nuts, seeds, chocolate…)
Dani’s “Sweet” Protein Bar
Ingredients to taste:
almond butter or peanut butter (3x big spoonful)
chia seeds
chocolate chips (60-65% cacao, dark chocolate)
fresh dates (peel, deseed)
sliced almonds
sesame seeds
Flax seeds (sprinkle)
Pumpkin seeds (sprinkle)
Pinch of sea salt
oatmeal (instant/quick) (4-5x as the other dry ingredients)
drizzle maple syrup
drizzle olive oil
Drop in a mixer & mix for a few minutes until incorporated
Spread out on parchment paper
Shape it-- mix with hands into little balls OR can roll it out btw parchment paper, cut to desired shape
Put in the fridge or if want to prep fast-- put in freezer for an hour initially, then store in the fridge
Serving size ~3 balls bites, 20-30g of protein
Lasts 60 days in fridge
If you want to explore and experiment with your own flavors —follow this structure of thirds:
1/3 Grains (oats, puffed rice, quinoa flakes…)
1/3 Smoothing Agent (nut butters, coconut oil…)
1/3 Dry Ingredients (think crunch, nuts, seeds, chocolate…)
Audience: Adults
Meet Our Instructors
Charlie Kim
Charlie Kim, Founder & Co-CEO of Next Jump. Charlie founded Next Jump in 1994 in his college dorm room. He grew the business to 150 employees in the first dot-com boom, soon to be followed by the dot-com bust, bringing the Company down to 4 employees before building back up. Next Jump proves the combination of caring for your employees and helping them grow as human beings is possible while making money and helping the world become a better place. Next Jump believes this is a pre-requisite in today’s human capital economy and calls it Better Me + Better You = Better Us. In addition to building a $2 billion technology company over 25 years, Next Jump was recognized by Harvard as one of the best run companies in the world. Simon Sinek featured Next Jump in his TED Talk for their no-fire policy. Thousands of leaders have gone through Next Jump’s Leadership Academy and experienced their developmental culture. Charlie is often invited to speak and share lessons learned from training the leadership across every industry including business (Fortune 500), sports (Olympic teams), medicine, education, military, CIA, etc.
Follow Charlie on X: @charlieykim
Follow Charlie on X: @charlieykim
Meghan Messenger
Meghan Messenger, Co-CEO of Next Jump. Meghan started as a door to door sales intern for Next Jump in 1998 and now serves as the Co-CEO. She credits her success to the consistent practice of leading with authenticity. We are what we practice, however the #1 thing we practice is no LHF (“lying/hiding/faking”), managing other people's impressions of us, trying to look good. In addition to building a $2 billion technology company over 25 years, Next Jump was recognized by Harvard as one of the best run companies in the world. Simon Sinek featured Next Jump in his TED Talk for their no-fire policy. Meghan is often invited to speak about how individuals and organizations fail in the 21st century.
Follow Meghan on Instagram: @meghanmessenger
Follow Meghan on Instagram: @meghanmessenger
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