April 14 – Breakfast Bars

Breakfast: breakfast bar; cheese stick; coffee

Lunch: leftovers again of course… bunless burger with swiss cheese; carrot-apple salad; cheese stick; water

Dinner: celebrated Averhy’s artwork on display at the Marketplace Mall (hers is the sun in the lower right) with a dinner out… and yes, you can eat paleo at a restaurant! I had some chicken dish at the new El Toro with grilled chicken, guacamole, cheese, lettuce and salsa (no tortilla or rice); water; some chips and salsa (okay, the chips are not paleo, I know…)

I know that lots of you are familiar with my breakfast bar recipe by now, but just in case you’re not…

BREAKFAST BARS

2 1/2 c. almond flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 c. melted butter
1/4 c. agave nectar
1/4 c. honey
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. UNSWEETENED coconut
1 c. sunflower seeds
1 c. pumpkin seeds (didn’t have these today, so used chopped walnuts and pecans instead)
1/2 c. sliced almonds
1/2 c. raisins
a handful of dark chocolate chips (or 1/2 c. dates/prunes/other dried fruit if you don’t want any sugar)

1) Mix ALL dry ingredients, including nuts/raisins, EXCEPT for chocolate chips.
2) Mix wet ingredients
3) Mix wet into dry
4) Add chocolate chips
5) Grease 9×13 pan and press dough into the pan.
6) Bake at 350* for 20 mins (or just 17 mins in a convection oven)