The honest truth is that most store-sold energy bars are basically junk food. They’re packed with a lot of excess sugar and other artificial ingredients that do a lot of harm, rather than the good that they are intended to do.
By making your own energy bars, you can get all of the macro-nutrients, vitamins and minerals without fear of consuming extra sugar and additives. Here are 3 different ways to help you do this:

1. The 4-ingredient energy bars

This is an easy-to-prepare snack. All you need are bananas, oats, nuts and dates (salt, vanilla and a touch of cinnamon are optional choices). It takes just little of your time and if you’re looking to consume a no-sugar-added energy bar, then this energy bar is just ideal.
Ingredients required: 2 large, very ripe bananas, 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional), 2 cups of oats, ¼ cup chopped dried dates, ¼ cup chopped nuts (walnuts, peanuts for instance), cinnamon (optional).

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease your baking dish with butter or olive oil
2. Mash the bananas until they’re almost liquid. Make sure it is uniformly mashed.
3. If you decided to use vanilla, stir your mashed bananas in the vanilla, mix with oats, then add dates, nuts and salt (optional).
4. Press the mixture gently into the baking dish.
5. Bake for 30 minutes in your oven preheated to 350 degrees.

2. The Sweet Bean Energy Bar

This is probably, one of the best and more pleasurable ways to consume protein and fiber. This recipe has easy procedures to make and there’s no cooking involved if you choose to use canned beans.
Ingredients required: One and a half cups of cooked black beans (drained and rinsed), ¾ cup dried banana slices, ½ cup brown rice syrup, 1/3 cup raisins, ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 2 teaspoons vanilla extra, ¼ cup oatmeal, ¼ cup ground flaxseed, 2 tablespoons almond meal.

Directions:
1. Blend the beans, banana, cocoa powder, raisins, vanilla, syrup, oatmeal, flaxseed in a food processor. Throb until mixture is uniformly blended and forms a dough.
2. Sprinkle the almond meal on the baking pan you plan on using and then press the mixture into the pan firmly.
3. Chill for about 2 hours until firm, and then cut into squares.
4. Wrap each square in a wax paper and refrigerate in a closed container for up to four days.

3. The Superfood Energy Bar

Superfoods are considered as those set of foods that help protect your body against diseases and have a lot of health benefits for your body. These bars are easy to prepare and won’t take much of your time or energy.
Ingredients required: 1 cup of pumpkin seeds, 1 cup dried shredded coconut, ½ cup shelled help seeds, ½ cup hemp protein powder, 4 tablespoons cacao powder, 6 tablespoons ground vanilla, 6 tablespoons rolled oats, 20 fresh Medjool dates, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 6 tablespoons rolled oats and 2 tablespoons poppy seeds.

Directions:

1. Except for the oats and poppy seeds, mix the rest of the dry ingredients in a food processor until they’re properly mixed but still crunchy.
2. Blend all wet ingredients in a different food processor until they’re all smooth
3. Poor the wet ingredients on top of the dry ingredients and then add the poppy seeds and stir until you have a well-combined mixture
4. Spread the mixture evenly into a baking dish and place it in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
5. Cut into bars, wrap in paper and refrigerate for a week.

Conclusion

For a better quality of food, try preparing them yourself. Of the foods you eat outside, studies show that 70% are usually bad for health.

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Inasmuch as you might enjoy those store-bought protein bars, the truth is that they’re certainly not cheap, neither are they all healthy for us, save for a few of them. But majority of these protein bars contain a long list of artificial ingredients and added sugar, which does more harm than good.

Fortunately, there’s a remedy to this. There’s a list of homemade protein bar recipes that have none of these artificial ingredients. They’re made with natural energy-boosting ingredients like nuts and protein powder.

Here are 5 of these homemade protein bars that you just have to love.

1. ‘Chubby Hubby’ Protein Bars

These are one of the best homemade protein bars you could ever think of. They require little or no sugar at all. Ingredients you need for this decadent bar include; peanut butter, almond milk, oat flour and a large amount of rice protein powder. To enjoy these delicious snacks, you’ll need to leave them to refrigerate overnight.

2. Blueberry Bliss Breakfast Bars

These bars are ideal for vegans. They’re packed with healthy dried fruits and nuts, while almond butter and maple syrup and applesauce help bind the nuts together, making it stick, just like how wet cement binds bricks together. Apart from these bars being rich in vitamins, they’re also very high in protein and fiber. Each serving packs about eight 8 grams of protein and 4 grams of fiber.

3. Strawberry Protein Bars

Strawberries have been linked to improving brain and heart function over the years. Not only that, they are also high in vitamins and fiber. What better way to spend your snack time than eating foods that help your brain and heart function better.
The amazing thing about these bars is that they’re tremendously packed with protein. Each bar contains about 17 grams of protein. They can be coated with dark chocolate for better taste.

4. German Chocolate Protein Bars

These delicious bars are quite easy to prepare. Their contents include dates, oat flour, coconut, cocoa, and pecans. All these, packed together, makes the bar crunchy and keeps your mouth busy for a while. If you’re in a situation where your dates are too dry to use, all you need to do is to soak them overnight and by morning, they’ll be ready for use.

5. Ginger Vanilla Protein Crunch Bars

These gluten-free bars are made with crystallized ginger, vanilla, coconut, and almonds. They’re simply delicious and are ideal for lunchtime snacks. The amazing thing about these bars is that you don’t need a food processor to make these heart-healthy snacks.

Conclusion

These bars are cheaper and healthier than the normal store-sold protein bars, so why not just stick to these ones? Remember, natural is always the better choice.

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