home made Power Bars

[Guest guest]

Hi Y'all,

I have been a non-meateater for many years but do eat lots of dairy and other

conventional foods. For a long time I was eating a power bar every day for

lunch to keep

my protein balance up, but find they have so much sugar that i was having blood

sugar

problems. A lot of these bars also have corn syrup in them, which I want to

avoid. Plus,

they cost a bundle. I have worked out a recipe for some very tasty high protein

bars that

are really yummy. You can incorporate a lot of soy if, like me, you are trying

to increase

your intake. I think your average kid would even eat them quite willingly.

Especially

if you tell them that the recipe was modified from a recipe for No Bake Cookies.

They

really do taste more like a cookie than anything you'd think of as health

related. They are

really easy to make and only take a few minutes. Those average kids could even

do it

themselves.

 

Jessica's Powerful Bars

 

In a large bowl, stir together:

4c. quick cooking oats (you can substitute a cup of rice krispies or other

cereal for a cup

of the oats for different textures and flavors)

1/2 c. wheat germ

1/2 c. flax seed meal

1/2 c. finely ground almond meal (I bought this at Trader Joe's, but you could

use the

blender to make it, using other nuts if you wanted, or substitute other types of

meal)

1/2 c. chocolate chips, or quality white chocolate chunks (original recipe calls

for cocoa,

which makes these a tad dry, but still tasty. Just increase the milk a little.)

You could also

omit and add cinnamon or other flavorings.

1 c. shredded coconut for texture

 

 

In a small saucepan, bring to boil and boil on low for 3 minutes:

1 c. milk or soymilk (I use vanilla Edensoy, but regular milk is fine too. If

you eat dairy,

I've made these with an 1/2 c. of dry milk stirred into the dry mixture for

added protein)

1/4-1/2 c. sugar (you can experiment with honey, maple syrup, etc.) 1/2 c.

makes quite a

sweet bar, to my taste

1 c. peanut, soy nut, almond butter (you could try tahini, etc. The original

recipe called for

margerine but I want that protein)

Rasins are tasty in these, too. You can add a 1/2 c. to the boiling mixture

near the end of

cooking if desired.

 

When the mixture has boiled 3 minutes, pour it over the dry mixture and stir

together well

to moisten all of the ingredients. Oil a 13x9 pan and press the mixture into it

using the

back of a large spoon or pancake flipper, or a piece of waxed paper. Cover and

refrigerate

for an hour or more, cut into 12 bars. Each bar has about 10 g. of protein.

Delicious!

Nutritious! Many additions/modifications are possible--let your imagination run

wild!

[Guest guest]

Wow, these sound really good. What a great idea

to make your own. i know i enjoy the energy bars

made called Clif Bars. They don't have all the crap

in them that is bad for you that many of the other

brands slip in. But i must say i love your idea for

making your own.... so healthy. These will be great

to take on road trips and hikes, too.

Thanks Jessica.

 

~ pt ~

 

 

, " jessicakanderson1 " <

jessicakanderson@h...> wrote:

>

> Hi Y'all,

> I have been a non-meateater for many years but do eat lots of dairy and other

> conventional foods. For a long time I was eating a power bar every day for

lunch to keep

> my protein balance up, but find they have so much sugar that i was having

blood sugar

> problems. A lot of these bars also have corn syrup in them, which I want to

avoid. Plus,

> they cost a bundle. I have worked out a recipe for some very tasty high

protein bars that

> are really yummy.