Last week I met up with fellow Paleo comrades, Calista Goh from Anything But Salads and Jeff Lenz from Balance Health, for the first time and of course we talked about being Paleo in Hong Kong. Let's face it. Although the Paleo diet is getting increasingly popular mainstream-wise, Hong Kong still has to catch up and the peckish Paleo pack in this corner of the world cannot just turn to Starbucks for a quick bite, but has to be crafty in scanning menus for meals which can be made Paleo-friendly. Another emergency solution is to always bring your own Paleo snacks which will keep you going in case you find yourself in a Paleo desert.
Calista is a the CEO of a health food company, like me Keto-Paleo and planning to launch Paleo- and keto-friendly snacks in the next coming months. Watch this space for more news! In the meantime I got inspired to create a super food snack truffle which like elven bread is enough to fill the stomach of a grown man. Contains raw cocoa powder and the super-super food moringa, also called the miracle tree. Apparently recent studies found that moringa contains more vitamin A than carrots, more iron than spinach and more potassium than bananas. Unlike other green superfood powders it contains a high amount of protein.
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All you need are these ingredients (all available at iherb.com, click pics for more info)
1.5 Tbs Moringa Powder
1 tps Raw Cocoa Powder
1 Tbs Coconut Butter
20 g Grass-fed butter (or ghee if lactose intorant)
Optional: crushed almonds
Serves: 1
1.5 Tbs Moringa Powder
1 tps Raw Cocoa Powder
1 Tbs Coconut Butter
20 g Grass-fed butter (or ghee if lactose intorant)
Optional: crushed almonds
Serves: 1
- Ideally coconut butter should have been in the fridge for at least 15 minutes to harden. Butter should be room temp soft.
- In a small bowl break the coconut butter down into small crumbles by crushing it with a fork. Add the moringa, raw cocoa powder, almond and mix everything together.
- Finally add the butter and fold in all ingredients until well mixed. The consistency should almost be like dough (feel free to add a little more morringa powder if necessary)
Optional: Roll into a little ball and put into fridge. If you want to use it as emergency snack you will have to put it into a a small container as it can melt in warmer temperatures.
What are your emergency snacks? Feel free to comment and send me some pics!
