Recipes for Energy Bars and Turmeric Paste

RECIPES FOR HEALTH

Often, our patients ask for advice for natural anti-inflammatories or simple energy bars to make at home. Here are recipes that we use often.

Maria Adams’ Energy Bars

3 cups raw nuts (almonds, walnuts, cashews, sunflower seeds)

3/4 cup dried unsweetened coconut flakes

16 deglet noor dates or 12 medjool dates (pitted)

1/8 cup golden roasted whole flax seeds

1 cup almond butter or peanut butter

1/2 cup Organic oats

1-2 Tbsp. honey

In a large food processor put the nuts and process until fine. Add coconut and dates. Process until fine. Add flax seeds and rolled oats. Pulse well. Now add the nut butter of choice and pulse until it is thickened. Add a little more peanut or almond butter or honey if the mix is too loose and grainy. It should look like sticky dough. Press into a baking pan or other rectangular container to store in the refrigerator for an hour. Cut into bars. Wrap bars in cellophane and store in refrigerator.

Natural Anti-inflammatory- Turmeric Paste

1 cup water

1/2 cup turmeric powder ( in spices section of store)

1/4 cup coconut oil

1 1/2 teaspoon fine black pepper

Put the water and turmeric powder in a small saucepan. Heat on medium and stir until thickened about 5-8 min. Take off the heat and add the coconut oil and pepper. Place in a clean glass jar and store in the refrigerator.

Take 1 tsp in water 3-4 times a day for maximum anti-inflammatory benefits! Honestly, you won’t taste the pepper. The coconut oil and pepper make it easy for your body to absorb.