What is better food, better health?

Am I a paleo blogger? No. Do I believe health starts with nutrition? Absolutely. If you're looking for a manifesto on clean eating and arguments in favor of a paleo lifestyle, you won't find it here. Check out The Whole9. In fact even if you're not looking for something radical check that site out anyway. It's a great starting point. It's got links and articles and a whole bunch of science - data - about nutrition and how our bodies use macronutrients. I'm not a licensed expert but I listen to experts who back up their claims with real compelling data. And I've tried a few different things to "eat healthier" over the years - Weight Watchers, Zone, starvation (that was a brilliant one) to name a few. Nothing has been better for me and yielded better results than eating low glycemic with a paleo foundation (it's actually similar to Zone too, but with less precision). I have a busy schedule, a two year old, a husband, a full time job, I work out and I have a closet for a kitchen. I figure there must be a few people out there who can relate to some of that. I used to think eating healthy and making time for regular meaningful exercise was "hard." It really just takes some guidance, awareness, and enthusiasm. So here's a start - here's what I cook and eat (and sometimes what I read).

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are super dangerous because since they don't have prunes, there's nothing stopping you from eating two or three or ten in one sitting. Except that nasty voice in your head saying you shouldn't. (No one can tell me what to do!)

I won't stop you.

Ingredients:
1 cup almond meal (left over from Almond Milk
1 Tbsp chia seeds
1/2 banana, sliced
1/4 cup chocolate chips*
1/4 tsp light agave nectar*

Supplies:
Small food processor
Cookie sheet
Parchment paper

*It's up to you what type of chips to use. I used organic semi-sweet non-dairy chocolate chips, and I would not recommend using milk chocolate chips because the cookies will be too sweet. It's also up to you if you want to use the agave. If you would rather use raw honey I would reduce the chocolate chips or banana by half. You might also have to add some almond meal, to keep the dough from being too moist and falling apart.

Preheat oven to 325F. Combine ingredients in the food processor until well combined. Form into balls as with the Almond Date Balls and Banana Prune Bites. Flatten the balls gently (like a burger patty) and gently and place on parchment lined cookie sheet spaced 2 inches apart. Place on middle rack in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove and cool. Store in airtight container, refrigerate if desired.

You can also skip the baking part and make these into another form of snack bites.

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