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Focaccia (Italian pronunciation: [foˈkattʃa]) is a flat oven-baked Italian bread,^[1] which may be topped with herbs or other ingredients.

Focaccia is related to pizza, but not considered to be the same.

If you were good this week and didn't cheat (that much anyway), I am posting a dinner that includes a little bread. If you are an extreme paleo-ist and refuse to eat bread, that is fine. Just find a suitable alternative but if I know most people, they cheat so why not give them a recipe to help them get that urge out of the way. To each his/her own.

Nutrition WOD
Breakfast:
Scrambled Eggs w/ Veggies
2 spring onions, chopped
1 tsp of coconut oil or grass-fed butter
1/2 a carrot, finely chopped
2 broccolini stalks, finely chopped
2 asparagus stalks, finely chopped
3-4 eggs
salt and pepper (optional)

Place oil/butter and onions in a frying pan on medium heat and fry for 1 minute. Add vegetables and cook for a further 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add the eggs and scramble into the veggie mixture, stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes until the eggs are cooked.

Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

Lunch:
Bacon, Mushroom, and Pesto Foccacia
2 bacon eyes
1 cup of sliced mushrooms
1 cup of baby spinach leaves
1 tsp of pesto
1 slice of flaxseed foccacia, cut in half

Preheat sandwich press to medium heat. Fry bacon and mushrooms in a heated frying pan for 3-4 minutes or until bacon is cooked. Remove from heat.

Spread pesto onto one slice of the foccacia then top with bacon, mushrooms, spinach, and top with the other slice of foccacia. Toast in the sandwich press for 1-2 minutes. Serve.

Dinner:
Fish w/ Tomato and Almond (serves 2)
4 white fish fillets
13.5 fluid oz of diced tomatoes
1 bunch parsley, chopped
1 lemon, peel finely grated
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 tsp of paprika, ground
2 tbsp of olive oil
2oz of slivered almonds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a bowl combine tomatoes, parsley, grated lemon rind, garlic, paprika, oil, and almonds.

Place fish in an ovenproof dish and top evenly with tomato mixture. Bake in oven for 20-30 minutes or until the fish is cooked.

Serve with vegetables or salad.

Dessert:
Chocolate Coconut Snack Bar (serves 4-6)
3/4 cup of almonds
3 tbsp of desiccated coconut or freshly grated coconut
1 cup of walnuts
3 tbsp of cocoa powder
3/4 cup of dates

Blend all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Press mixture firmly into a tray lined with baking paper to prevent sticking.

Cool in a refrigerator for a few hours. When cooled, remove from tray and cut into bar shapes. Serve.