This episode of the Outside podcast is brought to you by Bob's Red Mill, the company whose whole grain oatmeals, flowers, and baking mixes are the backbone of proper nutrition for athletes.

And so, for a lot of us here at Outside, they've become part of our lives.

And we've spent 12 weeks now talking about all the different whole grains Bobs makes and their health benefits.

Chia, Teff, spelt, frecka, millet.

Start working them into your regular diet and you'll like the way they make you feel, I promise.

Or for powerful nutrition on the go, Bob's bars or a portable energy bar packed with real ingredients.

But what I want to talk about today isn't a whole grain or a whole food filled energy bar.

In fact, it's something that at first seems kind of at odds with Bob's

image as a health food provider. What I want to talk about today are the incredibly

large cookies that you can get at the Bob's Red Mill store in Portland.

Oatmeal, snickerdoodle, chocolate chip, peanut butter.

They come in all sorts of flavors and they're pretty much the size of my entire hand.

And I've always liked them as a reminder that proper nutrition for

athletes isn't exclusively about eating vegetables or exotic grains. Real athletes

eat a variety of foods, including cookies.

What they have in common is that they're made from real ingredients.

If it takes a cookie to realize that, well, you'll be better off in the long run.

Find more recipes and treats at Bob's Red Mill.com slash outside,

where we're still giving away prizes from Bob's Red Mill and outside.

You can win a subscription to the magazine, a book from our collection, and a brand new backpack.

One winner will be selected at random each month. That's Bob's Red Mill.com.

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