Why Almonds Are the Backbone of Every Nut n' Pip Bar

Almonds were in the very first bar I ever made, and they've been in every version since. They were never up for debate.

Here's what stood out to me when I actually looked at the numbers: one ounce of almonds gets you almost half your daily vitamin E, plus a decent hit of magnesium and fiber. I'm not a nutritionist, and I'm not going to pretend this bar is a multivitamin - but when almonds are one of your first ingredients, you're getting real nutrition, not just filler that tastes like something.

Paleo-wise, almonds were an easy yes. They're a tree nut, so there's no grain to avoid and no legume status to argue about - just almonds, the way people have eaten them for a very long time.

The bigger reason, honestly, is texture. A bar without real nuts doesn't hold together the same way, and it definitely doesn't have that crunch. That's why almonds have never left the recipe.

They're in the Original, Triple C, Vegan, and Holiday bars, plus the Crumble. The only thing in the lineup without them is the Taco Seasoning - for obvious reasons.

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