Friday, November 13, 2009

Calories for "Vegan Power Bars"

I always count how many calories I consume so that I can be sure that I am getting enough, mainly because I work out a lot and I want to be sure that I never put my body into starvation mode. I began wondering the other day how many calories my vegan power bars have in them, so I went ahead and calculated it all out. I also changed the recipe a bit by simplifying the ingredients and adding oats for a little more flavor (and to save costs on nuts). Here goes:

Vegan Power Bars, Revised:

1/4 c almonds
1/4 c peanuts
1/4 cup pecans
1 c oats
1/4 c raisins

chop in blender and put into bowl. add:

3 tbsp peanut butter
4 tbsp honey
1 tbsp molasses

Mix thoroughly, spread into 9'x9' pan, and put into the refrigerator.
The entire batch is about 1720 calories, so if you divide it into 10 bars, each bar is 172 calories.

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