Protein Bars

In our quest to meet the seemingly unattainable goal of getting a gram of protein for each pound that you weigh (yeah, you heard me: a gram per pound! Isn't that crazy? I almost  never meet that.), Zach and I rely on a combination of real food (eggs, tuna, quinoa, chicken, etc.), protein powder (whey and soy), and protein bars.

Man alive, protein bars are stinking expensive. About a dollar a bar is the going rate, and not all are created equal. We've bounced from ZONE bars to CLIF bars and back again, liking some things about the ZONE bars and some about the CLIF bars.

Last week I thought I'd hit a major score by finding a box of 18 CLIF bars for about 62 cents per bar, only to find out a few days later that the box said this:

See? There in the middle? CLIF mini energy bars. As in itty bitty, less that half the size energy bars. GAH!

So this weekend I decided to take a page out of Tiffany's book (I mean, website) and make my own protein bars!

Here's the GraciousPantry's recipe for Pumpkin Spice Protein Bars.

I only had chocolate flavored whey protein powder on hand, but the results were still great! Here's the nutritional lowdown, in case you want to compare it to your own energy/protein bar:

Nutritional Content
1 serving = 1 bar

Calories: 238
Total Fat: 10 gm
Saturated Fats: 2 gm
Trans Fats: 0 gm
Cholesterol: 0 gm
Sodium: 84 mg
Carbohydrates: 25 gm
Dietary fiber: 3 gm
Sugars: 11 gm
Protein: 13 gm
Estimated Glycemic Load: 12

It made 15 bars, which you can store in a tupperware container. We worked out the bar price based on ingredients, and we think we got it down to about 35 or 40 cents per bar. Not too shabby! And that doesn't even factor in the satisfaction you get from making your own protein bars. (That's worth something, right?)

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Workout of the Day:

One down, one to go! It's Body Gospel night at FUMC Forney. Workout TBD.

This morning: P90X One on One, Volume 3: Plyocide. 

Second time to do this workout, and I liked it better this time. 357 calories burned (thanks fancy heart monitor watch!)