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Protein Bar Recipe Here

post #1 of 24
5/21/09 at 9:02pm
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3/4 cup pecans
3/4 cup almonds
1/4 cup walnut pieces
6 scoops protein powder
2.5 eggs
2.5 egg whites
1 tablespoon peanut butter
Pinch of salt
One packet of Sugar or Stevia
8x8 baking pan

Grind/chop pecans & almonds in a blender into nut dust. . Mix everything in a mixing bowl. (Add some ground flax if you wish) Spray on oil into baking pan. Dump concoction into pan and smoosh down/even out with a spoon or spatula or something.

350 degrees for 15 minutes.

Makes 6 bars.. with aprox 30 grams of protein each, from powder, eggs, nuts.
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post #2 of 24
5/21/09 at 9:20pm
How much does one batch cost you, all ingredients included?
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post #3 of 24
5/21/09 at 9:26pm
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How much does one batch cost you, all ingredients included?

I think I'll just buy them online. It's cheaper that way.
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post #4 of 24
5/21/09 at 10:31pm
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Works out to about... $1.50 per bar I guess... more or less. Less if you use a lower cost protein. Might be a few additional grams of protein, too. Plus good fat from the nuts.
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post #5 of 24
5/21/09 at 10:44pm
Taste?
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post #6 of 24
5/21/09 at 11:53pm
Why does protein need to come in bar form? What's wrong with the constituent ingredients?
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post #7 of 24
5/22/09 at 11:12am
Convenience and/or maybe someone wants to eat something different for a change. I guess you can also be asking, why combine any ingredients to make any recipe, why not just eat them all separate? No thanks. Too boring.
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Why does protein need to come in bar form? What's wrong with the constituent ingredients?
Anyway, here is my tasty high fat protein bar recipe. 2 cups oats 2 cups peanut butter 5 scoops whey drizzle of honey Mix all in a stock pot on medium heat until it's malleable enough to stuff into a muffin tray, refrigerate. Each muffin yields ~25g carbs, 20g protein, and a ton of fat.
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post #8 of 24
5/22/09 at 11:44am
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Convenience and/or maybe someone wants to eat something different for a change.

I guess you can also be asking, why combine any ingredients to make any recipe, why not just eat them all separate? No thanks. Too boring.

I'm just wondering why the ingredients can't be used in a better recipe -- one that doesn't predicate itself on forming some kind of voodoo-esque bar that will make biceps swell.
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post #9 of 24
5/22/09 at 11:48am
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Not meant to be "voodoo-esque". The recipe is easy & fast to make. It produces healthy food which I can eat anytime and make more of anytime. If you are trying to eat more protein and less crap foods, this qualifies.
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post #10 of 24
5/22/09 at 11:49am
Nothing voodooesque about it. Peanut butter, oats, and whey are pretty standard bodybuilding foods. I'm sure those ingredients can be used for something better, but again, that can be said about any recipe.

I think the bars taste great, but granted, I am no Alton Brown.
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post #11 of 24
5/22/09 at 12:16pm
Peanut Butter - add a little water to it so its slightly runny then add to your oats in the morning it kicks in pretty nicely or alternatively just add the peanut butter to the oats when your cooking them!
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post #12 of 24
5/22/09 at 1:08pm
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I'm just wondering why the ingredients can't be used in a better recipe -- one that doesn't predicate itself on forming some kind of voodoo-esque bar that will make biceps swell.

dude it's food. maybe the op actually likes consuming it in this form.
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post #13 of 24
5/22/09 at 2:51pm
Gonna try some of these recipes this weekend!

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Why does protein need to come in bar form? What's wrong with the constituent ingredients?

Obviously there's a reason protein bars exist.

But seriously, sometimes you just need a quick easy, pre-made snack or meal. The reason I first made protein bars was because I was flying to Hawaii on an 11 hour flight, and I also knew my sister that lives there eats mostly fast food and I was not about to forgo my clean diet on a vacation I'd be shirtless every day. A bag of bars in my backpack made perfect sense, and actually it worked out great despite my recipe being bland.
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post #14 of 24
5/22/09 at 3:29pm
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Obviously there's a reason protein bars exist.

High profit margins and marketable convenience.
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post #15 of 24
5/22/09 at 3:55pm
This might be a dumb question, but does heat (from the oven) alter the protein's structure at all.
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