Snack attack

Afternoon snacks today:

1 tsp of peanut butter.  I love this stuff.

2 clementines:

Latte.  In a different cup. Can you tell that I love pottery??

Dinner tonight was chicken breast, broccoli and applesauce!

Comfort lunch

The sun has come out today and is melting the snow. Yay!  Had a yummy comforting lunch of egg salad on Triscuits.  Plus more clems.  The season will be ending soon on these.

Snack today was more strawberries.  This batch of berries has been so wonderful!  Sometimes you get berries and they are mushy or bland.  Not these.  And only $2.50 per pound!

And the usual daily latte with a drizzle on honey on top. I love my cup.

Home made Larabar

20 grams of dates (this is about 4 - no sugar added, just plain dates)
13 grams of protein powder (I used whey)
1/2 oz of cashews
35 grams (about 2 tbsp) reduced fat natural peanut butter. (I used Smuckers)

In a food processor, chop up the dates into small pieces. Remove and put in a bowl. Add the cashews to the processor and chop until they are tiny pieces. Add to the dates. Add the protein powder and mash the mixture together. I found it was easier just to use my hands to smoosh it all together to get an even mixture. Heat up the peanut butter for 20-30 seconds in the microwave so that is is more liquid. Add to the bowl and mix really well. This will still seem somewhat dry, but form into 2 bars by pressing the mixture hard and wrap in plastic wrap and keep in the fridge. As it sits, the protein powder hydrates more and the bar will stay together. Not quite as moist as a Larabar because of the protein powder, but very tasty! This tastes a lot like a peanut butter cookie!

Makes 2 bars

Stats per bar: 197 calories, 11.5 gram of fat, 16 grams of carbs, 2 grams of fiber, 10.5 grams of protein.

Larabar Cashew Cookie

Instead of chocolate in my stocking, I was presented with some natural food bars, what fun! I hadn't ever tried a Larabar, so I wasn't sure what to expect. The stats are decent, but not a whole lot of protein. Then I actually looked at the ingredient list and there were 2 things: cashews and dates. And it's in bar form:


So, of course my mind is whirling thinking about how I could make this myself and add some protein powder. Might be getting some dates on the next shopping trip! This bar was quite tasty.