Chocolate Almond Cherry Sports Bars
I prefer making my own sports bars because I believe whole foods are much better for your body and your performance than “sports nutrition systems” which is just a marketing terms for a chemical laden food like product. Your body recognizes real food and will respond better. These bars have a similar texture to Lara Bars. The base is dried dates…
Tags: Energy Bars, Recipes
Don't Just Sit There
I am sure everyone has heard that we all sit too much. Even those of us who make the effort to work out for an hour or so a day, but then sit for long periods of time, are actually considered sedentary. With this sitting behavior we actually reverse some of the benefits of our exercise program. We are designed to move, and when we don’t, there are consequences. An…
Tags: Fitness
Post Workout Pumpkin Bars
I love these bars inspired by Alexis at Hummusapien. After a long workout, meaning an aerobic workout that takes over an hour, it is a good idea to refuel with a little snack that is high in complex carbohydrates to replenish glycogen stores lost during exercise and a bit of protein to aid in muscle repair. These bars do the trick and they sure beat…
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No Bake Vanilla Cherry Bars
I have been having so much fun this summer exploring the recipes from Alex at Hummusapien. If you haven’t checked out her blog yet, you are missing out! One of the many things I love about an Aspen summer is spending lots of quality time on my bike. The wild flowers are amazing this year! So in order to keep peddling, I need to keep my energy up…
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Present Glo Bars
Making your own granola or energy bars is not that hard!! Imagine it, you have been skiing all morning and you are STARVING and MUST have some nourishment. You open your pack and unwrap a homemade bar of goodness with out all of the questionable ingredients. The Present Glo Bars are my favorite. The recipe calls for rice crisp cereal, I use cocoa rice…
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