So my fav nutrition bars are by Clif. LOVE them. So of course I tried to recreate them. I’ve seen several of you ladies post granola or nutrition bar recipes. I also googled a few. And then decided to try and combine the ones I liked. Then surely I’d have my own super fantastic granola bar, right?
Uh… don’t do that. Or go ahead- just be a little smarter/more patient about it.
Granola bars where one of the things I had in mind when I picked some of the stuff I won in a giveaway by Meghann for iherb.com. The peanut butter I got isn’t my fav. I actually opened that one about a week ago- and prefer my TJ brand stuff. It’s not awful, I’ve just become a huge nut butter snob (apparently).
Anyhoo, I mixed all the goods together (the rice krispies, oats, flax, almonds, and chocolate chips) and then mixed in the syrup/brown sugar/vanilla/peanut butter concoction I had mixed together on the stove. I got impatient pretty quickly and just started using my hands. Getting messy is more fun, anyways. But I should have mixed a little longer. It became evident when I was pressing it into the pan that it wasn’t all going to stick as well as I planned for it to. So I ended up with six granola bars. And a pile of granola. And a tummy ache… but that’s not the point. The granola is VERY good. And the loose granola will be good for something I’m sure (such as in my morning oatmeal?). So it wasn’t a complete fail. But I learned to stick to one recipe for this kind of thing. I’m sure it would have helped to use more syrup. Now I know.
I didn’t realize until I had moved a little more yesterday morning that Jillian Michaels had left me a little sore (a good sore- no worries!). And my energy and sass I started with earlier in the day had worn down a little. So I got home and did some good stretching. And situps. And cleaning. And dancing around a bit. So there was plenty of movement. Just no structured workout.
Which is why I’m gonna get my yoga on in a little bit. Along with some work on the elliptical. Didn’t get that run done. But I’m still feeling pretty good. The leg doesn’t ache at all right now and I’m starting to get excited about the 5k race tomorrow. Like the Shamrock Shuffle, I don’t have a real time goal in mind. I get it that I’m still on the mend. I was running some decent 5k times earlier this year, but won’t be disappointed if I don’t hit them. The day is more about Annie anyways- she’s so excited about doing her first race!
What else am I doing today? Mon and I are helping each other out. I’m helping her drop off her car to get some work done and she’s gonna hang out with me at my house while a guy comes to look at my chair I put up on craigslist. I’m ok with selling stuff on craigslist, but I like to have someone with me (dude- I’m still a girl). No creepers allowed in this house without a beatdown… jk. Has anyone else sold stuff on craigslist? Or chose not to for a reason? I’m curious…
Also, to treat ourselves for the obviously large amounts of hard work we’re doing, we’re going to bask in the the glory of this gorgeous day in our little downtown area and go to lunch. I hope you all enjoy the (hopefully) nice weather!
So my fav nutrition bars are by Clif. LOVE them. So of course I tried to recreate them. I’ve seen several of you ladies post granola or nutrition bar recipes. I also googled a few. And then decided to try and combine the ones I liked. Then surely I’d have my own super fantastic granola bar, right?
Uh… don’t do that. Or go ahead- just be a little smarter/more patient about it.
Granola bars where one of the things I had in mind when I picked some of the stuff I won in a giveaway by Meghann for iherb.com.
The peanut butter I got isn’t my fav. I actually opened that one about a week ago- and prefer my TJ brand stuff. It’s not awful, I’ve just become a huge nut butter snob (apparently).
Anyhoo, I mixed all the goods together (the rice krispies, oats, flax, almonds, and chocolate chips) and then mixed in the syrup/brown sugar/vanilla/peanut butter concoction I had mixed together on the stove. I got impatient pretty quickly and just started using my hands.
Getting messy is more fun, anyways. 
But I should have mixed a little longer. It became evident when I was pressing it into the pan that it wasn’t all going to stick as well as I planned for it to. So I ended up with six granola bars. And a pile of granola. And a tummy ache… but that’s not the point. 
The granola is VERY good. And the loose granola will be good for something I’m sure (such as in my morning oatmeal?). So it wasn’t a complete fail. But I learned to stick to one recipe for this kind of thing. I’m sure it would have helped to use more syrup. Now I know.
I didn’t realize until I had moved a little more yesterday morning that Jillian Michaels had left me a little sore (a good sore- no worries!). And my energy and sass I started with earlier in the day had worn down a little. So I got home and did some good stretching. And situps. And cleaning. And dancing around a bit. So there was plenty of movement. Just no structured workout.
Which is why I’m gonna get my yoga on in a little bit. Along with some work on the elliptical. Didn’t get that run done. But I’m still feeling pretty good. The leg doesn’t ache at all right now and I’m starting to get excited about the 5k race tomorrow. Like the Shamrock Shuffle, I don’t have a real time goal in mind. I get it that I’m still on the mend. I was running some decent 5k times earlier this year, but won’t be disappointed if I don’t hit them. The day is more about Annie anyways- she’s so excited about doing her first race!
What else am I doing today? Mon and I are helping each other out. I’m helping her drop off her car to get some work done and she’s gonna hang out with me at my house while a guy comes to look at my chair I put up on craigslist. I’m ok with selling stuff on craigslist, but I like to have someone with me (dude- I’m still a girl). No creepers allowed in this house without a beatdown… jk. Has anyone else sold stuff on craigslist? Or chose not to for a reason? I’m curious…
Also, to treat ourselves for the obviously large amounts of hard work we’re doing, we’re going to bask in the the glory of this gorgeous day in our little downtown area and go to lunch. I hope you all enjoy the (hopefully) nice weather!