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Dear Friends:<\/p>\n

I am on a mission to convince my coworkers that healthy eating is neither scary nor depressing. My main target is Micci, who snacks on miniature candy bars, and exhibits a strange fascination with the Field Roast sandwich I eat every day. No matter how often I tell her that vegan grain meat is nothing to be afraid of, she’s having none of it.<\/p>\n

The day I caught her heating an Amy’s Tofu Lasagne in the microwave, though, I knew I had an in. Turns out she really likes tofu, so I told her about using silken tofu in baked goods. She said that if I brought some in, she would give them a try. So that’s what I did today.<\/p>\n

<\/a>I brought tofu brownies<\/a> and my own creation, protein cookies1<\/a><\/sup><\/span>. As far as brownies and cookies go, they’re really healthy. The brownies are sugar-free (as long as you make them with Splenda), low-fat, vegan, and chock-full-o-protein. The brownies are all that and<\/i> low-carb.<\/p>\n

So you’d think my coworkers would’ve been excited, right? Apart from Micci, I have never seen a group of people so terrified of food in my life. You’d think I was offering them a Tupperware container full of worms. I noticed that men in particular seem to have a physical aversion to the word ‘tofu’, they flinch when I say it. Gary and Steve wouldn’t touch them at all. Everyone else tried them and all seemed to like them a lot. Micci ate two brownies and one cookie, then wanted the recipes. So I think this is a good sign. I understand that these things take time, and I am persistent as hell.<\/p>\n

Jenni<\/p>\n

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<\/a>1<\/a><\/sup> MY PROTEIN COOKIES.
No, really, they’re good!<\/p>\n

2 medium bananas or 1 plantain (black)
3\/4 c quick-cooking oatmeal
1 scoop protein powder*
1\/2 c Splenda**
1\/4 c raisins
1\/2 t baking powder
1\/2 t lemon juice
1 t cinnamon
1\/4 t nutmeg
1\/4 t cloves<\/p>\n

I improvise a ton with this recipe and it’s forgiving. The best I’ve come up with is:<\/p>\n

Blend up the bananas in the food processor (or mash them with a fork). Mix in the rest of the ingredients and form into balls. Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Makes about 12-15 cookies, depending on how many bananas you use. If the dough is too wet, add more oatmeal. Each cookie has around 50 calories and 2g of protein. <\/p>\n

*Um, I think that’s 1\/4 cup? I use Whole Foods’ protein powder. 25g a scoop.
**In the box, not packets. If you use packets, you will be very unhappy.<\/div>\n

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