Over the years, I have been called a hippy a few times. As a general rule, I argue and question it but for the most part, I actually don't really mind (though I think the term for someone who does yoga, as a rule will only buys Volkswagen cars and could probably keep a Starbucks in business just with my orders is more on the yuppy end of the scale. But hey...the left is becoming more right and the right more centre...so why not hippies more yuppy). Anyways, the point of all this is that today my classmates and I were waiting outside of a classroom when a fairly intoxicated man stumbles up to us and points to myself and two others in our class and proceeds to number us off "hippy 1, hippy 2 and hippy 3". So I figure if a super drunk guy can pick out 3 of us from a group of 30, I'll just go with it. So in honour of that, here are some no-bake, hippy-inspired energy balls of goodness:

• 1 cup (dry) oatmeal (I used old-fashioned oats)
• 1 cup toasted coconut flakes
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (or carob for you vegans out there)
  
• 1/2 cup almond butter (or peanut butter)
  
• 1/2 cup hemp seeds (or flax seeds that are ground or cracked open)
  
• 1/3 cup agave nectar (or honey)
  
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Mix all the ingredients together and let sit in the fridge for 30 minutes. Roll into 1" balls (I found having damp hands for doing this made it much easier to roll them) and eat! Great for hikes or snacks on the run!
-Robyn