50 day challenge : day 1 (recipes: Breakfast Bars; Mocha Cookies; Paleo Pizza; Pork Chops)

Breakfast : glass of orange juice; 1 container of Activia peach yogurt with about 1/6 c. blueberries, 1/6 c. strawberries, 1 whole nectarine, 1/6 c. sliced almonds; coffee with half & half and a splash of sugar-free hazelnut creamer; 1 breakfast bar (this time I used dried cherries and figs)

Lunch : 2 small pieces of paleo pizza (topped with avocado, olives, sun-dried tomato, and cheese); 1 cheese stick; 1 breakfast bar; 1 almond-flour double chocolate mocha cookie

Snack : glass of water, 1 banana

Dinner : Barcelona Pork Chops on spinach salad with nectarines and avocados; sweet potato fries; water; 3 almond flour double chocolate mocha cookies

Bedtime snack : water; 3 more mocha cookies (yum yum yum…)

WOD (workout of the day) : Fran.  10:58, 25# thrusters, red band pull-ups

Breakfast Bars

mix together:
1 1/4 c. almond flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. soda
then mix together and add to dry ingredients:
1/4 c. melted butter
1/4 c. agave nectar + honey
1 tsp. vanilla
then add in the following:
1/2 c. coconut
1/2 c. sunflower seeds
1/4 c. shaved almonds
1/4 c. raisins (or dried cherries, or figs, or whatever dried fruit you have)
1/4 c. shaved dark chocolate (can replace this with dried fruit too)
1/4 c. chopped walnuts
1/4 c. chopped pecans or other nuts (cashews, whatever you have!)

Press dough into greased 8×8 glass dish and bake at 350* for 20 mins. (17 mins in convection oven)

Double Chocolate Mocha Cookies

2 1/4 c. almond flour
1/4 c. cocoa powder
2 Tbsp. decaf coffee (or regular if you need a kick!)
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. melted butter
1/4 c. agave nectar
1/4 c. honey
1 Tbsp. vanilla
3/4 c. shaved dark chocolate

Mix dry ingredients together. Mix wet ingredients together. Add wet to dry and mix in shaved chocolate. Bake at 350* for 7-8 mins. (or just 6 mins in convection oven.)

Paleo Pizza

Crust:
1 cup almond flour
1/4 cup chopped pecans
3 egg whites

Sauce:
1 small can tomato paste
1 Tbsp. olive oil
Oregano and garlic salt to taste

Toppings:
Italian sausage
Green olives
Calamata olives
Grilled chicken
Provolone cheese (we were out of mozzarella)
Oregano and Garlic salt to taste

Mix together crust ingredients and spread on a cookie sheet, about 1/4 inch thick. Bake at 350* for 10 minutes. Then spread sauce and toppings over crust and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes.

Barcelona Pork Chops

1/6 c. chili powder
1/2 tsp. dried leaf thyme
1/2 tsp. Mexican oregano
pinch of cloves
pinch of allspice
1 tbs. chicken stock
3  large pork chops
1/4 c. water

Preheat the oven to 350*. In a small bowl, mix together the chili powder, thyme, oregano, cloves, all spice, and stock to form a paste. Thoroughly rub the paste over all sides of the pork chops. Put the pork chops in a small baking dish. Add water to the pan. Cover the baking dish and place in the oven until tender (30 mins at 375*).

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