Kathy Smart is a registered nutritionist, holistic chef, best-selling author, and was the host of North America’s first gluten-free TV show. She is a personal fitness trainer, founder of the Live The Smart Waybrand, is known as North America’s Gluten-Free Expert, and we can proudly say she’s a local gal.

The Camino Team is super honoured that Kathy uses Cuisine Camino allergen-free fair trade, organic chocolate along with other Cuisine Camino baking products in her everyday life, in her creations as a chef and at home. 

We’re gearing up for Kathy Smart’s Live The Smart Way Expo #LTSW in Ottawa on April 23-24, 2016.  This event is Canada’s largest FREE health and wellness expo featuring a variety of Canadian vendors in the areas of fitness, food and holistic wellness. Have you signed up for your FREE Ottawa tickets to the #LTSW Expo? Get them here!

Not only are online tickets free, the Live The Smart Way Expo team has also allocated $500,000 of their marketing budget to charitable associations in each city in exchange for helping to promote the event.

Come visit us The Camino Team in booth #610 and feel free to ask questions!  We will be sampling Kathy’s and Camino fan-favourite chocolates and other products at the show.   

We can’t wait to see you there!

In the meantime, try Cuisine Camino products in this wonderful recipe from Kathy.

-Isabel Martins

Coconut Bliss Protein Bites 

Makes 36 Balls                                                                                          

Ingredients:

• 1 cup quick cooking gluten free oatmeal (in Canada sold as wheat -free)
• 1 cup Cuisine Camino unsweetened shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup Cuisine Camino dark chocolate chips (bittersweet 71%)
• 4 tablespoons of Cuisine Camino unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¾ cup of unsweetened almond butter or peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons of organic extra virgin coconut oil melted
• 4 tablespoons of ground almonds, hemp seeds or brown rice protein
• 1/2 cup ground flax seed
• 1/3 cup pure maple syrup or honey
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together.
2. Moisten hands and form into balls and roll into the desired goodness.