Welcome to the Get Fit Guys' quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Ben Greenfield. I'm the Get Fit Guy, and today we're going to talk about energy bars.

Whether you're smack dab in the middle of a hardcore 100-mile bike ride on a long nature hike or you just need a quick

pick-me-up before a morning or evening workout. Energy bars can be a convenient way to get some

easy to digest calories into your body to support physical performance. In a pinch, like during a

morning commute to work or when you're on an airplane, they can be a decent portable meal too.

Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not arguing that you need to constantly be filling your face with snacks while you're out exercising,

but it certainly can be useful, especially when you're on these longer exercise sessions, to have a little bit of fuel on hand.

And it also comes in handy, like I mentioned,

when you're traveling as well. Now the problem is that many, many energy bars are just blends

of concentrated sugar, GMO wheat and soy, highly processed ingredients, heated vegetable oils, commercial

dairy, and other ingredients that are indeed concentrated sources of

convenient calories, but frankly, aren't too great for your body. And while there are certainly

some decent bars out there that actually do contain natural organic ingredients, it's really

not that hard to make your own energy bars. So can you stir? Can you

use a food processor or a blender? Well, great. That's all you need to make energy bars. So one of my

favorite websites called Greatest, and I'll link to this article in the show notes, over at

quick and dirty tips.com slash

get fit guy 238. That's quick and dirty tips.com slash get fit guy 238. There's an article jam

packed with specific recipes for 34 healthy energy bars you can make at home. And while that article contains

all the instructions you need to whip up a batch of energy bars, in this episode I'm providing

you with a list of some of the best, most nutrient-dense ingredients to have on hand to include

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