In our quest to honor God with our bodies, we are making more of an effort to ingest those things which He designed as food. Reading Hope Egan's book Holy Cow, this summer, I have been more AND more convicted that my food decisions should not only reflect my desire to live a healthier lifestyle or just to honor God with my body, but also to honor His Word - the ultimate Truth. He designed these laws, the Pentateuch, many years ago in order to aid His people in becoming healthy people. And He asks us to make the same decisions concerning health today not just to be healthy but also that we may be in a right relationship with Him. I am so thankful for our God's grace, mercy, and love to provide for His creation!
His Word is perfect and timeless.
Click on the link above to read the first part of Hope's book. I'm sure you'll be hooked!!
Therefore, in an attempt to create a healthy, raw snack for us, I made some granola bars today. Here is the recipe if you'd like to create your own:
be warned these do fall apart at room temp. so if you'd like to cook them to set them, try baking them for 5-8 min. on 350 F. I just did not cook any of these ingredients in order to preserve the nutrients and get the most benefits from the food.
Mix the wet ingredients together in a medium size bowl with beaters:
1/2 cup Almond Butter, pref. raw & organic, Maranatha (Kroger or online is cheaper)
1/2 cup + 1/8 cup Coconut oil, pref. raw & organic Nutiva (Whole Foods or online)
1/3 cup Brown Rice Syrup, organic Lundberg, (Kroger)
1/3 cup honey, raw w/ the honey comb if you can find it; I only had a "pure" local honey.
In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients (feel free to pick & choose your favorite nuts, seeds, and dried fruit...oh, and be sure to add a little carob or chocolate chips!
2 cups rolled oats, pref. organic & whole (Bob's Red Mill has this or get it at Whole Foods); please not Quaker's Oats.
2 cups Bob's Red Mill Muesli (Kroger)
1 cup rolled barley (get these from Whole Foods) if you don't have this; just use the oats.
1/2 c. ground flaxmeal Bob's Red Mill (Kroger)
1/4 c. sunflower seeds, raw (Whole Foods)
1/4 c. almond slices, raw
1/2 c. coconut, raw & unsweetened (Whole Foods)
1/2 c. chopped pecans, again pref. raw
1/4 c. chopped wal-nuts, pref. raw
a handful of carob chips or chocolate chips for half the batch.
Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture mixing well with a wooden spoon and your hands (make sure to put a little coconut oil on your hands). Then spread on a 9 x 11 pan and freeze for an hour. Cut and enjoy!!! These freeze well; so stock your freezer and you'll have a healthy snack whenever you get a craving for something sweet and crunchy!
You'll not only get plenty of fiber from these but also lots of carbs and healthy fat! Enjoy!!
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