NOTE: If you plan to make these balls or any other balls, and they are based on dried fruit, then pay attention to the origin. ONLY CERTIFIED dried fruit guarantees that it has been dried in a natural way, that it has not been treated with any chemicals or additives. When you buy organic dried fruit, be sure that it is free of sulfur dioxide, which normally serves to keep the fruit that beautiful, bright color. That's why avoid apricots that have a beautiful, wonderful orange-yellow color, choose apricots that don't look so nice, they have a brown color, but they are the most useful for health, especially when it comes to children.

I always make slightly larger quantities because both my husband and I take them to work. If you want, you can reduce the quantity.

INGREDIENTS: (250ml cup)

1 cup cranberries 1 cup of raisins (can be any other dried fruit, figs, apricots, dates...) A cup of roasted hazelnuts (If there are no hazelnuts, you can also use 2-3 tablespoons of hazelnut butter, peanut butter, etc., but then adjust the other amounts a little) 2 -3 c. spoons of oatmeal 1 c. spoon of chia seeds (can be without) 2-3 c. spoons of coconut oil (in liquid form) 1 c. a spoonful of beetroot powder (optional)

Accessories for rolling balls Turmeric Matcha Hemp seeds Sunflower seeds (chopped by hand) Coke flour or shredded coconut flakes Beetroot powder Or anything else you have in your pantry or some superfood you use (cocoa powder, maca powder, spirulina, ceylon cinnamon, pumpkin seeds, flax, sesame...) You can buy all the necessary ingredients in the store in SCC at -1 or by clicking on the link https://shop.biofan.ba/product-category/bio-namirnice/suho-voce-i-orasidi/

PROCEDURE

First, grind some hazelnuts in a blender or chopper (until they are finely chopped, if you overdo it, you will get butter, no mistake, that means) Put dried fruit in a chopper or blender. If your blender is weak like mine, then soak the fruit in water for about 15 minutes and then blend (don't spill the water until you're done with the balls). When the dry fruit is ground to a small enough size and a homogeneous mixture is formed (a little may remain and larger pieces will not be a problem), add coconut oil, chia seeds and oatmeal (as much as you want the mass to bind).

Blend everything together and then mix well by hand with a spatula. You need to have a mass that you can work with, ie. Form into balls. You can grease your hands a little with coconut oil and then shape them and roll them into the accessories you have prepared.

The balls can stay in the fridge for several days, about 5 days for sure, and I think even longer if they survive that long ;), but they are intended for you to take them to work, on a trip, to college, to school, to training, etc.. They are ideal for people who only have vending machines with standard sweets near their workplace, who do some hard work, stand a lot, who need energy at a given moment, but are not able to eat, who are in the car a lot due to the nature of their work, etc. In general, balls cannot and should not replace a regular meal, but they can be part of a healthier diet and an ideal helper in an attack of hunger. Let's not forget that, given that they are dried, they have a high natural caloric value, but they are a concentrated source of fiber, minerals and vitamins. So snack wisely, don't overdo it, leave some for the following days!

Investing 20-30 minutes of your current free time is a long-term and smart investment in your future health, the one that awaits us much, much later in life!

Enjoy a healthy break!