Blog Post #2

Genius Hour Blog Post #2: 

Welcome back to my blog, hope you are all doing well. I just wanted to give you guys some updates on my Genius Hour Blog. 

For my Genius Hour project, I decided to go ahead and put my recipe for the protein balls into action. I went to the local Bulk Barn and decided to shop for my ingredients. When I walked in, I realized that on Wednesdays they have 10% off for all students so that made me even more excited to shop. All of my ingredients were purchased from bulk barn, they even had containers to fill with peanut butter and honey. My total came up to around $15 and I was very impressed that I was able to get all my ingredients for that price. When I got home, I put all the dry ingredients in a huge bowl and mixed them up, then I added in the wet ingredients. I mixed all of the ingredients together and in all honesty that was the most difficult part. It was hard to mix everything together and since I had some honey left over, I decided to warm it up and put it in the mix. The warm honey helped to mix everything up much more easily. I then took a tablespoon of the mix in my hand and rolled it into golf-sized balls. I was able to make just a little more than 40 protein balls.

Before our next Genius Hour, I need to calculate the amount of protein that is contained in each ball and also calculate the rest of the nutrition facts. I will then add the nutrition facts to my next blog. This week my goal is to also make others try my creation and ask them about their honest opinions. When I tried the snack, I very much enjoyed it and thought it tasted like my favorite chocolate bar called Reece. I would also ask everyone to give critical feedback on what could be changed or modified. I also want to come up with ingredients to substitute for honey, this way people who are vegan could also enjoy the snack.

Overall, I am really happy with my progress with my Genius Hour Project and cannot wait to show the entire class my trailer next week. I might even get some people in class to try out my protein balls.

Enjoy this Coggle I created for my Genius Hour Blog: