Choose ingredient options, one from each of the seven categories below, to custom make a nutrition bar that suits your taste.
Mix all ingredients together using an electric mixer or food processor.
Press evenly into an 8 or 9-inch pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Refrigerate to firm bars. Makes 16.
*For added nutritional bonus, add 2 scoops of Pinnaclife Prebiotic Fiber to step #5.
1. Grain (2 cups)
- Old fashioned oats
- Quick oats
- Crisp brown rice cereal
- Granola
2. Sweetener (3/4 cup)
- Honey
- Agave nectar
- Brown rice syrup
- Pure maple syrup
3. Nut butter (1 cup)
- Natural peanut butter
- Almond butter
- Cashew butter
- Sunflower nut butter
4. Seeds or Wheat product (1 cup of any or ¼ cup chia seeds)
- Ground flaxseed
- Whole sesame seeds
- Unprocessed wheat bran
- Wheat germ
- Pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
- Chia seeds
5. Powdered Protein (1 cup)
- Vanilla whey protein powder
- Nonfat dry milk powder
6. Nuts or chips (1 cup)
- Chopped walnuts
- Almonds
- Cashews
- Sunflower nuts
- Dark chocolate chips
- Carob chips
7. Dried Fruits (1 cup)
- Raisins
- Dried cherries
- Dried cranberries
- Dried goji berries
- Chopped dried apricots
- Chopped dates
- Chopped prunes
- Chopped figs
Recipe provided by: Anne Hytrek Hy-Vee Des Moines #1 and #2
