Almond and Soy Nut Power Bars
"These bars are so delicious it's hard to have just one. Bars are so expensive now-a-days and the most of the ingredients listed on the package I don't even know how to pronounce, so I decided to come up with my own recipe so I know what kind of ingredients I am feeding my family."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 15 of 16 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Oat | 1/2 cup dry (40g) | 154 |
| Milk Powder | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Flax Seed | 1 tbsp (10g) ground | 55 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Wheat | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup blanched almonds
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup soy nuts
- 2 cups crispy brown rice cereal
- 2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
- 1/2 cup wheat germ
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup flax seed meal
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 egg whites
- 3/4 cup canola oil (such as Smart Balance ® Omega)
- 1 cup honey
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract