Paleo Chocolate Nut Bars
When we adopted the paleo lifestyle, I had to bid farewell to my beloved breakfast of Mini-Wheats and 2% milk. Could there be a less paleo breakfast than that? Closing this chapter of my life was no easy task, people! I've been in love with Mini-Wheats since I could eat solid foods! I had no idea what I was going to eat. Traditional granola bars were off the list. Yogurt is loaded with refined sugars and is dairy (although I break the rules on dairy where homemade kefir is concerned. More on that later...) Bacon and eggs are awesome but are too heavy for me to eat daily. M ost days I prefer a quick, easy, and light breakfast. That proverb about necessity being the mother of invention rings true on this primal food journey. I had to come up with something grain and dairy free for breakfast. It needed to be portable for travel to the non-paleo realms of our grain-lovin' world. It had to contain lots of protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. It had to be sweet, but