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| homemade energy bars (Read 610 times) |
Giant |
posted: 4/28/2008 at 1:42 PM |
| I've been searching for months trying to find the perfect recipe. Something that is not full of fat or too much sugar. Want protein and carbs. The bars in the stores are very expensive. Do any of you make your own? |
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posted: 4/28/2008 at 2:32 PM |
The stuff I've been making isn't necessarily an energy bar, but they are easy and tasty. I mix peanut butter, powdered milk, and honey and roll them into balls. You can add raisins, sunflower seeds or whatever else sounds good to you. I keep them in my fridge and they give a nice little boost.
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posted: 4/28/2008 at 2:44 PM |
How do you plan to use these? What is wrong with a sandwich?
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
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posted: 4/28/2008 at 5:14 PM |
Quote from Trent on 4/28/2008 at 2:44 PM:Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
Not to take over the thread... but I am reading "In Defense of Food" is that a reference to Michael Pollan's books?
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posted: 4/28/2008 at 5:53 PM |
Yeppers.
Introduced in his NYT article and in the Omnivore's Dilemma. |
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posted: 4/28/2008 at 6:45 PM |
Quote from Trent on 4/28/2008 at 5:53 PM:Yeppers. Introduced in his NYT article and in the Omnivore's Dilemma.
Hijack complete. I'm nearly finished with The Omnivore's Dilemma. Good stuff. |
Drew
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posted: 4/28/2008 at 7:42 PM |
Quote from Run To Win on 4/28/2008 at 7:20 PM:My beef jerky or apple leather recipes, on the other hand, are well worth sharing. 
and.....
You can't just let the group hang like that. Lets hear those recipes. |
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2008 goals:
1) run a fall marathon (Indy)
2) stay injury free
3) PR 5K, 10K, HM & M
4) get my kids to start running with me
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posted: 4/29/2008 at 3:38 PM |
Rachael Ray had Robin McGraw on her show and she made these energy bars......... I haven't tried them but they looked good!
Robin McGraw's Family Snack
Ingredients
Non-stick cooking spray or melted butter, as needed for pan
3 cups large marshmallows
3/4 cup nut butter, such as cashew, almond, peanut or hazelnut
1 10 to 12-ounce box brown rice cereal
1/2 cup dried cranberries
2/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
2/3 cup chopped cashews, toasted
Preparation
Lightly coat the bottom and sides of a medium baking sheet with the nonstick cooking spray or melted butter.
In a microwave-safe bowl, zap the marshmallows and nut butter, stirring after 1 minute, until melted, about 2 minutes.
Add the brown rice cereal, cranberries, pecans and cashews to the melted marshmallow mixture and stir gently to combine – be careful not to crush up the bits of cereal too much.
Either wet your hands or spray them lightly with the nonstick cooking spray and turn the cereal marshmallow mixture out onto the greased baking sheet. Press it into the pan using your slick hands so that it's evenly distributed. Set the pan aside and let the bars set up, about 30 minutes.
Once set, cut them into squares and serve.
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RAer |
posted: 4/29/2008 at 3:43 PM |
Homemade ... that's interesting.
I will try that.
Thanks. |
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posted: 4/29/2008 at 4:26 PM |
| Quote from happybarb on 4/29/2008 at 3:38 PM: Rachael Ray had Robin McGraw on her show and she made these energy bars......... I haven't tried them but they looked good!
Robin McGraw's Family Snack
Ingredients
Non-stick cooking spray or melted butter, as needed for pan
3 cups large marshmallows
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This won't work for me. Most of the marshmallows would be gone by the time preparation would start. 
The recipe looks good. I am going to try it out this weekend (I'll by two bags of marshmallow. Or three).
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Giant |
posted: 4/30/2008 at 4:26 PM |
Run-to-win, are you out there. We're still waiting for those recipes. !!  |
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posted: 4/30/2008 at 5:39 PM |
Quote from CarmelRunner on 4/28/2008 at 7:42 PM:and..... You can't just let the group hang like that. Lets hear those recipes.
Apple leathers are easy - you could go to all the trouble of making your own apple sauce (recommended) but buying jars of it in the store works fine. I make my own during apple season but just use store bought once I run out. Try not to make/buy stuff that is too watery if you can.
At a minimum, I'll usually dump a bunch of cinnamon into the jar and mix it in good with a knife before spreading it out on the platters; I've found that it doesn't really bake in very well when you just put it on the top and dehydrate. You can also mix the apple sauce with pureed strawberries or blueberries or other fruits if you want. Just spread it on the platters in the dehydrator, let it run for 8-12 hours at around 135°-140° (although it tasted fine when I made it at the same time as the jerky and cooked it at 155° this last time...)
If you don't have a dehydrator, then you can use aluminum foil and just leave your oven door cracked, but it's probably cheaper to just buy a dehydrator if you are going to make this more than once.
As for jerky, here's my general recipe: http://news.runtowin.com/2005/06/24/20060624_jerky.html
I rarely actually measure anything; I just guestimate how much will taste good. Heheh. |
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