Ingredients
- 500 grams of pitted dates
- 1/4 cup natural nut butter ~ I used peanut butter
- 1/2 cup ground coconut flakes
- 3/4 cup roasted nuts
- 2 tbsp. cocoa powder
- pinch salt
Preparation instructions:
Process everything in a food processor until all the dates are chopped and blended thoroughly. It will make balls in the processor. Remove and roll out onto parchment paper into logs, you can sprinkle a little extra coconut before rolling. It will make two logs. Place in freezer. Slice into circles, semi defrost to make slicing easier. Keep in refrigerator, cover tightly.
Spiritual fulfillment when eating~
How should we feel after eating… filled or fulfilled? Do we eat to the point where we cannot ‘stuff ourselves’ with another bite? If so, we can be certain that our stomachs are filled, yet we may not necessarily be fulfilled.
Fulfillment indicates contentment; a sense of inner satiation from the food we eat. Unfortunately many of us stop eating only after getting ‘physically full’, yet are left with unfulfilled desires that yearn to be fed. What is missing?
Food provides nutrients on two fronts; physical and spiritual. Our body craves certain physical minerals and elements. Our soul seeks Hashem’s G-dly spark embedded in the food item. Spiritually we are satiated only after we connect to Hashem’s presence in the food we eat. How?
Aside from reciting the correct blessing with proper intent before eating we should relish in the pleasure Hashem provides us. We should utter words of appreciation to Hashem for ‘spoiling’ us with amazing food. Connecting to Hashem fulfills the soul and enables us to extract Hashem’s love and presence, so to speak from the food we consume.
What is the missing ingredient in many ‘diets’? Forgetting to ‘stuff’ our souls while we ‘fill’ our bodies.
