Monday, February 23, 2015

Homemade Protein Bars

Now that we are trying to eat healthier and build leaner bodies, we have increased our protein intake and found ourselves going through protein bars in a jiffy which quickly adds up in cost since quality bars don't come cheap.  I tried out a new recipe this weekend in an attempt to make our own protein bars.  The bars themselves were really easy to make and didn't call for many ingredients.  Warm and stir all ingredients over the stove, flatten in a baking pan, then let cool.  The nutritional facts per piece (I was able to divide into 12 small pieces) of my final product are below.  Taste wise, they taste like any healthy protein bar would taste, so definitely not holy cow delicious, but not patooey disgusting either and were chewy in texture.  Next time I make these, I will increase the protein powder and reduce the peanut butter to up the protein and lower the fat. 

Ingredients
Peanut butter
Whey protein powder
Old fashioned oats
Honey
Soy milk