Snack: Coconut, Almond, and Goji Bars

Recipe by Adam Hickman These homemade fruit-filled, nutty-flavored bars are perfect for an after-school snack.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Barley, Sesame Seeds, Honey

Health and fertility benefits of Coconut, Almond, and Goji Bars

Barley is about the best grain a woman with PCOS can eat. It is low in calories and has the lowest GI of all grains. Low-GI grains such as barley take much longer to digest and create a slow, steady rise in blood glucose and insulin levels. As mentioned before on Fertility Chef, low-GI foods reduce cravings. If possible, try and find hulled barley as it is the most nutrient dense of all types of barley. Sesame seeds help with progesterone balance. Lignans found in in sesame seeds help to prevent excess estrogen production. One tbsp of honey has a glycemic index (GI) of 55.

Ingredients

1/3 cup almond butter
1/3 cup honey
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups puffed barley cereal
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
2/3 cup dried goji berries
1/3 cup coarsely chopped toasted almonds
1/3 cup flaked, unsweetened coconut
Cooking spray
1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 °. Combine almond butter, honey, olive oil, vanilla, and salt in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH 1 minute or until bubbly. Combine cereal, oats, goji berries, almonds, and coconut in a medium bowl. Pour almond butter mixture over barley mixture; toss well to coat. Press into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, pressing to adhere. Bake at 350 ° for 10 minutes or until set. Cool completely in baking dish.

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