or any good recipe for a high-protein/high calorie snack. i just realized i probably spend like $3-$5 a day on protein bars, and it would be so much more economical (not to mention healthier probably!) if i could just make something myself with raw ingredients. i have no idea though, never made this kind of thing before!
i need something really high-protein (preferably lots of nuts, for extra calories that will keep me fuller longer). for some background, am so freaking hungry all.the.time (DD was a premie, is EBF and she is now 15 lbs and not even 3mo adjusted age yet). We did actually hire a personal chef to come over a couple times a month to cook healthy, delicious food for us, but it is really $$$ and so we need to start pinching pennies elsewhere. having the chef service cut down on our eating out tremendously, but the grocery bill is still decently high. i realized it's because i spend a lot on protein bars (clif bars, luna bars, etc) since i eat 2 or 3 per day (in addition to 3 large meals). I would love to not have to buy these and be able to just eat something i made myself. As a SAHM of 2 under 2 I do not have time to sit down to eat a snack or even nuke something in the microwave, so something i could bake and then later cut up into bars that i could just grab would be ideal.
TIA!