You know the scene all too well.  You’ve pressed the snooze button three or four too many times yet again.  Let’s face it — we’ve all been there.  Don’t beat yourself up over it!  Rather than grabbing that egg sandwich or donut on the way to work, give yourself a filling raw breakfast that will keep you energized well into the afternoon.  It is dead simple, and I promise, you will be done in less than 2 minutes.

Pick up 5 or 6 apples at the beginning of the week.  I like to get mine from a local farmers’ market (find yours here) in the fall or winter– they will stay good at home on your counter for at least a couple weeks.  Honeycrisp, winesap, golden delicious, and pink lady are some of my favorite varieties.

I always keep one of these babies in the fridge.  These 26oz jars of Maranatha Natural Almond Butter are the best deal around for natural almond butter.  While lightly roasted, this almond butter is not 100% raw, but makes a great transition food if you’re just getting started, and if you’re already a raw food junkie this is the best deal and next best thing to making your own.

So you’ve just fumbled out of bed.  Grab an apple from the counter, wash it and cut that bad boy in half.  Slap a few knife-fulls of your natural almond butter on each piece, and head out the door.  Apple core?  No problem!  Just chow it down– trust me, the seeds will not kill you (reports of them being poisonous are much overblown).  Two apple halves, two hands.  You drive to work, finish one before you make it to your car.  By the time you make it to work, your blood sugar will be flying high and you won’t think about food until well into the afternoon.

Bonus:  If you’ve got some space in your yard and a few years of patience, you can try your hand at growing your own honeycrisps (the god of apples).  Honeycrisp seeds can be purchased here and honeycrisp trees are also widely available. More posts on this coming soon!!