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Daniel and Shawna stand in the studio next to a table with food on it.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and a gray and blue long-sleeved T-shirt.

Shawna is in her thirties, with shoulder length slightly wavy Brown hair and wears glasses and a floral dress.

Daniel says WELCOME BACK TO
TVOK NEWS,
AND JOINING US FOR OUR
NEWS FEATURE TODAY IS
DIETICIAN SHAWNA.
WELCOME AGAIN.

Shawna says THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

Daniel says SO, WHAT AGAIN DOES
A DIETICIAN DO?

Shawna says SO A DIETICIAN IS A
FOOD PROFESSIONAL,
OR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL,
WHO HELPS YOU CHOOSE WHAT
TO EAT, WHEN TO EAT,
AND HOW TO EAT IT.

Daniel says I LOVE IT. AND I LOVE
IT WHEN YOU'RE HERE
'CAUSE IT MEANS WE GET
TO EAT SOME FOOD.
SO IT IS EASY ENOUGH TO GO
GRAB A GRANOLA BAR
AND PUT IT IN YOUR LUNCH,
BUT TELL US WHAT MIGHT
BE WRONG ABOUT THAT.

Shawna says SO SOME GRANOLA BARS ARE
CHOCOLATE COVERED,
AS YOU CAN SEE.
AND TO BE HONEST, IT'S JUST LIKE
EATING A CHOCOLATE BAR.
SO JUST BECAUSE IT HAS THE
WORD "GRANOLA" IN IT,
YOU THINK IT'S A WHOLE FOOD.

Daniel says YEAH.

Shawna says BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
THE FOOD MANUFACTURERS
PUT A BIT A BIT OF THIS,
A BIT OF THAT.
AND SOME OF
THE CHEMICAL NAMES,
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT THEY MEAN.

Daniel says EXACTLY.

Shawna says RIGHT?
SO WHAT CAN WE DO ON OUR OWN
TO MAKE A FOOD TASTE
LIKE A GRANOLA BAR?
AND I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A
QUICK AND EASY HACK.

Daniel says I LOVE IT.
SO WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
THESE LOOK ABSOLUTELY
SO TASTY.

Shawna says SO WE HAVE HERE ENERGY BITES.
THESE ARE NO BAKE,
ENERGY BITES.
SO LITERALLY, A FOUR YEAR
OLD CAN MAKE THEM,
OR A SIX YEAR OLD,
OR YOUR SEVEN YEAR OLD CAN MAKE
IT WITH YOUR FOUR YEAR OLD,
'CAUSE ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS DUMP AND STIR.
DUMP AND STIR.

Daniel says DUMP AND STIR.
SO WHAT ARE THE
INGREDIENTS IN IT?
THEY LOOK SO TASTY.

Shawna says SO HERE WE HAVE
SOME ROLLED OATS.
SO THIS IS OATMEAL
BUT NOT COOKED.

Daniel says RIGHT.

Shawna says SO IT'S ROLLED OATS.
THEN WE HAVE SOME
SEED BUTTER.
SO JUST IN CASE SOME...
MOST SCHOOLS ARE NUT FREE,
SO I LIKE TO USE A
PUMPKIN SEED BUTTER,
OR A SUNFLOWER
SEED BUTTER.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOME
TOASTED COCONUT.
DELICIOUS.
SO THIS GIVES A BIT OF CRUNCH,
A BIT OF FLAVOUR.
THEN WE HAVE-- ACTUALLY
THAT'S SOME GROUND FLAXSEED.
IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR
WITH FLAXSEED,
IT'S A LITTLE BROWN SEED
THAT YOU GRIND UP,
AND IT'S GOT ALOT OF FIBER.

Daniel says AND WE LEARN THAT FIBER
FILLS YOU UP, RIGHT?

Shawna says FROM A FEW WEEKS AGO.

Daniel says YES.

Shawna says SO FIBER KEEPS YOUR
STOMACH FULL.
SO WE HAVE A FEW THINGS
THAT HAVE FIBER HERE.
THE OATS HAVE FIBER,
AS WELL AS THE FLAXSEED
AND THE SEED BUTTER.

Daniel says DELICIOUS!

Shawna says SO IT'S GONNA
KEEP YOU FULL.
AND THEN, WE ALWAYS NEED
SOMETHING A LITTLE SWEET
TO SWEETEN IT UP.

Daniel says YEAH, TO KICK YOUR
DAY OFF, YOU KNOW.

Shawna says EXACTLY.
SO HERE WE HAVE SOME
CHOCOLATE CHIPS.
IF YOU WANT IT NOT SO SWEET,
IF YOU DON'T REALLY LIKE
A SWEET FLAVOUR,
YOU CAN USE
DARK CHOCOLATE CHIPS.

Daniel says DELICIOUS.

Shawna says YEAH.

Daniel says ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.
AND WE ALWAYS NEED SOMETHING

Shawna says TO STICK IT TOGETHER.
SO THE SEED BUTTER WILL
STICK IT TOGETHER
AND HONEY WILL STICK
IT TOGETHER.

Daniel says NICE.

Shawna says YOU DON'T WANNA PUT
TOO MUCH HONEY.
JUST ENOUGH TO GET IT STICKY
AND GIVE IT THAT
LITTLE BIT OF FLAVOUR.

Daniel says ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

Shawna says AND THEN A LITTLE BIT
OF VANILLA.
AND WHAT YOU DO IS YOU
ROCK AND ROLL.

Daniel says ROLL IT UP.

Shawna says SO YOU GOT THIS
ROCK AND ROLL.

Daniel says AND YOU CAN DO THIS
WHILE YOU'RE, LIKE,
WATCHING TV,
OR ANY OF THAT, RIGHT?

Shawna says EXACTLY. AND WANNA
KNOW THE BEST PART?

Daniel says WHAT?

Shawna says THEY FREEZE WELL.

Daniel says THEY FREEZE WELL!

Shawna says YEAH.

Daniel says WELL, TVO KIDS,
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE
INFORMATION ABOUT
THESE ENERGY BALLS,
YOU CAN CHECK OUT MY
BLOG ON TVOKIDS.COM.
BUT I THINK IT'S THE MOMENT
OF TRUTH, LET'S TRY IT.
CHEERS.

Shawna says LET'S TRY IT.

They both say CHEERS!

Daniel says I'M SO...
THEY'RE PERFECT.
I'M GONNA TAKE THESE
HOME WITH ME.

Shawna says YEAH.
(CHUCKLES)

Daniel says THANK YOU SO MUCH,
DR. SHAWNA,
FOR COMING IN,
ONCE AGAIN.
TVO KIDS, THAT'S IT
FOR
TVOK NEWS.

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