Does anyone have a recipe for a healthy food bar for teens to take to school without nuts? Thanks?

Question

Does anyone have a recipe for a healthy food bar for teens to take to school without nuts? Thanks?

Answer 1

I made this before and they were good.. just put more dried fruit in them or more grapenuts (grapenuts is a cereal)

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Jo-Anns-Pow...

Answer 2

Oatmeal Squares

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

    2 cup instant oats

    1/4 cup brown sugar

    1/4 cup raisins

    1/2 to 1 teaspoon cinnamon

    1/2 cup margarine

    1/4 cup corn syrup (you can use brown rice or maple syrup instead)

Directions:

Mix oats, raisins, vegan sugar, and cinnamon in mixing bowl. Stir in vegan margarine and corn syrup. Press into lightly greased 9 square microwave safe dish.  Microwave uncovered on high for 2 minutes.  Refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes before cutting.

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bars

    *   1 cup peanut butter

    * 1/2 cup packed brown sugar

    * 1/2 cup corn syrup

    * 1/3 cup v butter

    * 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

    * 3 1/3 cups rolled oats

    * 1/2 cup flaked coconut

    * 1/2 cup sunflower seeds

    * 1/2 cup raisins

    * 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

   1.   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

   2. In a large bowl stir together the peanut butter, the butter or margarine, the brown sugar, the syrup and the vanilla until smooth.

   3. Add all the other ingredients. Stir well.

   4. Press the mixture into 13 x 9 inch greased pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Let cool on wire rack before cutting into bars.

Soft Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

1 Tbs ground flax seed

3 Tbs water

2 2/3 cups rolled oats

1/4 cup ground flax seeds

1/2 cup unsweetened coconut

1/4 cup wheat germ

1/4 cup carob chips

1/4 cup chopped dried turkish apricots (can substitute other dried fruit)

1/2 cup really good raisins

2/3 cup chopped pecans

2 medium bananas, mashed

1/4 cup safflower oil (or canola oil)

1/4 cup almond butter

1/4 cup maple syrup

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with non-stick spray.

Mix the 1 Tbs flax seed and water in a bowl and set aside for about a minute. Stir again just before mixing with other ingredients.

Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Mix the mashed bananas with oil, almond butter, maple syrup and the flax/water mixture. Stir well to mix in the almond butter. Add this wet mixture to the dry ingredients and stir well. Press the mixure in the baking dish. Bake about 20-25 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes. Cut into 12 bars.

Adding seeds, wheat germ, fresh or dried fruit, fortifed whole grain cereals, spirulina, black molasses, quinoa, or mint to these make them more healthy!