Power bars

[Beirut]

Thats pretty impressive. Good job!

I don't really know what works for you and how much of everything you put in, but I would give up the brown sugar, seeing as you already have raisins and chocolate, use just egg whites (you should get enough fat into you with all the nuts already), and try to balance the nuts so that you get some but not all almonds into the mix.

Pretty solid bar, there. If you have that with a pint of coffee with milk, its a meal in itself.

Glad you like the recipe. I only used the brown sugar because the recipe called for it, but I'm trying different variations, both for fun and to see what feels best after eating.

I'm going to try the egg white idea, I like that. I used a lot of almonds in this mix because she told me to. The next batch will be cashew heavy. Want to try another batch with blueberries. Nice thing is it's easy to muck about with the recipe.

As a guidance, you want about 25% fat, 50% protein and 25% carbs. Also, if you want a burst of energy, you'll want simpler carbs (raisins, chocolate, sugar), and if you want longer lasting energy you will want more complex ones (oats, wholemeal wheat, you get the drift).

I want both. I need something that I can eat fast, will hit fast, and carry me through about two hours of work. I like the mix of the grains and the chocolate. (Who wouldn't?)

I tend to use smoothies to cover all my needs. My typical smoothie has bananas, raspberries, blackberries, milk, orange juice, oats, almonds and protein powder. Keeps me going all morning.

We're on the same road you and I. Every morning I dump four bananas, half a litre of yogurt, a bunch of blueberries, a whack of organic flax seed, some strawberries and a big spalsh of OJ and whizzzzzzzzzzzzz! The kids get a glass after a light breakfast and she has a big glass before work. I drink mine on the way out the door. Believe me, feeding kids a good breakfast can be... trying. Give them something that looks like a milkshake and it makes life (mine) much easier.

You put oats in your smoothie? You must have a helluva blender to make that drinkable. Also, I tried putting the hemp protein powder in the smoothies this morning but it made them a bit too earthy.