Date & Walnut Energy Snacks

Here’s the quick backstory on this amazing date and walnut snack…

Last year I traveled to Tel Aviv for an amazing food tour. You can watch part 1 and part 2 of my adventure in Israel on my YouTube channel.

While I was there I got to visit Jerusalem where I met one of the most energetic and enthusiastic persons I’ve ever met in my life. He owned a natural wellness shop in the middle of the town’s market.  He explained that years ago his family emigrated from Yemen to Israel.

To survive he told me that he and others survived off the “perfect snack.” He took a date, removed the pit, then stuffed it with a walnut.  He gave it to me and said, “try it, go ahead.”  I took a bite and it was delicious.

He said, “this is the perfect snack or meal because it’s natural. We didn’t have to heat it up or keep it cold. It gave us energy so we could survive the long journey.”

His story was simple and profound.

He essentially gave the base ingredients for energy bars – the ones we pay $5 each for in the store, that are likely filled with other additives, preservatives and “science” to make it taste good.  But, here, in the middle of this market in Jerusalem, he stripped it down to its core and essentially said, “this is all you need to survive and thrive.”

Needless to say, I started eating these snack bites myself.  First, the way he showed me and now, with little additions here and there to manipulate the flavor profile and the macronutrients.

I called my fellow Dallasite, Kathy Tran, who takes the dopest pics imaginable, to bring this story to life.

Here are the results…