Tahini, Oat and Coconut Energy Balls
This recipe isn’t just tasty; it’s packed with ingredients that love your body back. The healthy fats from tahini and hemp seeds support heart health by helping manage cholesterol levels, while the oats add fiber for an extra heart-friendly boost. It also delivers key minerals like calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium from oats and tahini, which are essential for keeping your bones strong and healthy. And when it comes to energy and metabolism? The B-vitamins in the oats and hemp seeds, along with a solid dose of protein, help fuel your body and support everything from daily energy to tissue repair. So yes, this snack checks all the boxes—nourishing, satisfying, and totally hormone-supportive.

Ingredients: 
  • 1 1/2 cups Oats (rolled)
  • 1/4 cup Unsweetened Shredded Coconut
  • 2 tbsps Hemp Seeds
  • 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
  • 1/2 cup Tahini
  • 1/4 cup Maple Syrup
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions:
  1. Add the oats, shredded coconut, hemp seeds, and salt to a food processor. Blend until it starts to combine and form small, crumbly pieces.
  2. Add the tahini, maple syrup, and vanilla and blend again until the mixture is combined.
  3. Use a 1-inch (2.5 cm) cookie scoop or a teaspoon to scoop out the mixture and roll it into balls. Continue until all of the mixture has been used.
  4. Chill in the fridge for 15 minutes to allow them to set. Enjoy!

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Meet Leah Negrin

 
I am a bold, beautiful, sometimes timid, usually happy, essential oil, nutrition junkie. Although at 39 I feel as if I've had several careers over a lifetime (or at least sometimes when I look back at my resume that is what shines through). I've been a paralegal, an office manager, an administrative assistant, worked in commercial lending and have finally landed on nutrition.

My journey to nutrition started many years ago when my sister was diagnosed with celiac disease and food had to change for the family. From there, along my own health journey I’ve helped people not only figure out what to eat but how to do it so that it can work for them sustainably. For almost seven years I’ve been counseling people on their nutrition and weight loss journeys. 

Finally getting some sunshine in Southern California *Photo credit  Brittany Hassett 

I am knowledgeable about what purpose food serves your body and I focus on finding sustainable options when it comes to food; this also led to my love of essential oils. I had the opportunity to attend a workshop where a registered dietitian spoke about using essential oils in her practice to help her patients. I was floored. I knew that #plantsheal but I didn't realize that others in the 'conventional' medical community thought that as well!! Learning that it was possible to incorporate these magical little bottles gave me a huge sense of hope.


Alina, myself and Caitlin (oily bffs) *Photo credit Anne Negrin

 
As I learned more about these oils I was diagnosed with increased intestinal permeability or as many of us know it, leaky gut. Leaky gut has been around for quite awhile but many of us are just learning what this is or why this is even more common these days than ever before. Many issues can be related to leaky gut including autoimmune diseases. Receiving this diagnosis just led me down a path further to learn about nutrition and how to best serve my body and take care of myself.


Enjoying a vegan ice cream cone in Budapest! *Photo credit to Michelle Owen 

Since birthing our sweet baby boy at home earlier this year I’ve been incredibly passionate about helping other women too who are pregnant and new mothers with their nutrition. Eating healthy for your pregnant body and your postpartum self is a game changer for both mother and baby.

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