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Granola bars found in the stores are filled with sugar, checmicals and many ingredients that our bodies do not really need.
Let's take "Nature Valley Oats and Honey Crunchy Granola Bars"
The ingredients are: Whole gain oats, Suagr, Canola Oil, Yellow Corn Flour ( there is your Genetically Modified Organism- GMO), Honey ( you just had sugar so why do we need more ?), Soy flour ( another GMO ingredient), Brown Sugar Syrup ( what's up with all the sweetness?) , Salt, Soy Lecithin( yipee GMO party over here), Baking Soda, and Natural Flavor ( umm I am confused now, what the heck is that?)
The nutritionl information was obtained from their website www. naturevalley.com
Many people eat these bars with empty calories and no nutrition first thing in the morning! Of course they will get hungry few minutes later and eat something else and here we go with the non-stop snacking.
However, if you make the granola bars yourself and pack them with nutrition , you won't encounter this problem.
So let's get to the easy no bake recipe.
Ingredients:
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup of dried fruits of your choice: I used prunes, raisins and mulberries ( without added sugar, they are naturally sweet)
1 tbsp unsweetened cacao nibs
dash of cinnamon
1/4 cup of sweetener ( you can use honey, or brown rice syrup, or coconut nectar...whatever liquid sweetener you like) You can also skip the sweetener and add oil ( grapeseed or avocado oil)
You can aslo add nuts , I did not because my daughter and I are allergic to many :(
Place all dry ingredients in the food processor, pulse until you have somewhat smooth consistency ( unless you like it crunchy)
Transfer to a bowl and the sweetener or the oil , mix it all up and form bars. You can place them in the refrigerator or the freezer to harden up a little.
Enjoy !
Try this recipe and let me know how you liked it and what you did differently if you did!
As some of you may know that I am a student at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, studying to be a health coach . I'm learning about how food, diet, and lifestyle have a tremendous impact on our overall health, happiness, and well being . Not only am I learning how to improve my life , I'm also learning how to help clients look better, feel better , manage stress, and reach their health goals. I'm able to start seeing clients. If you would be interested in sitting down with me or skyping for about an hour to discuss your health , message me (@bzhealthymama@gmail.com)so we can schedule your free health history consultation appointment :)
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