Comfort Food

So, I mentioned yesterday that I am sick. Well, that is still a true statement, but I'm on the upswing, so good news there! And like anyone feeling a little under the weather, comfort food is exactly what the doctor ordered.

My kind of comfort food was a little different than what you would normally expect of a bed ridden person, and I thought my nutritional choices yesterday were HILARIOUS, so I thought I would share. Over the course of the day, I consumed:

• a bowl of cereal
• half of a bagel turkey sandwich 
• granola bar
• macaroni and cheese
• 1.75 cookies
• ONE GALLON of fluids!

ok, one gallon might not seem like a big endeavor, but you go try to drink eight pounds of fluid throughout the day and tell me how hard that is! Yes, over 130 ounces of water/ vitamin water went through my system, and I'm attributing all the liquid to my upbeat mood today (or maybe that just happens when you've been sitting in bed for 2 days).

But anyway, back to the food... nothing but carbs! And it was amazingly lovely! While some people may only crave hot soup for their food of choice, not me. I've never been a soup person... I prefer to chew my food...so crazy carbs it was and oh so delicious! 

What can I say? My body was just craving some glucose. And my bed-time snack was the same theme:

And I ate this all while studying diabetes... the ironic-ness of the statement never fails to make me chuckle.

Sometimes a blogger gets sick...

I knew this day would happen at one point.

I would become sick and not have anything prepared to blog about....SAD DAY! It's terrible when you have lots of yummy food planned to make, and all you feel like eating is bland crackers and macaroni and cheese from a box (it's the organic kind at least!). So I apologize for the lack of interesting pictures, but hopefully my "sickness" will leave me and I can return to my weekly dinner plan.

But I do have a little "trick" up my sleeve, so I will be sharing that with you all today!

Oatmeal Raisin Granola Bars

I have been wanting to make my own granola bars for a while now to try and pack as much delicious nutrition in it as possible without it being overly sweet. And for a first-timer, I think I did a pretty darn good job! Crunchy, soft, and chewy in all of the right places!

PS: I apologize in advance, because I do not know what size pan is appropriate for these bars. I made a "mini" batch when creating the recipe and I just doubled that to give you a "normal" size batch...oops!

Print this recipe!

Oatmeal Raisin Granola Bars


Ingredients

• 1 cup (100 grams) rolled oats
• 1/4 cup (40 grams) whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/4 cup (40 grams) raw sunflower seeds
• 1/4 cup (60 grams) raisins
• 1/8 cup (15 grams) toasted wheat germ
• 1/2 cup raw almonds and walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup local honey

Directions

Combine all of the ingredients together, except the honey, until everything is evenly mixed and well blended together.

Add the honey and I recommend spraying your hands with pam spray before incorporating everything together. It is MUCH easier if you use your hands to combine everything.

Spread mixture into an 8 x 8 slightly greased oven safe dish. To spread out the mixture evenly and with minimal mess, use wax paper to spread and flatten the granola bar mixture.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 18 - 20 minutes.

Allow to cool, and then slice into 8 individual bars