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As seen on ABC: Dietitian-approved no-bake pumpkin spice granola bars

by | Oct 31, 2018 | ABC, In the News, Recipes

Most of us need a snack to get through our day. “Only 6 percent of people don’t snack at all,” explain Hy-Vee Dietitian Carrie Nielsen when she appeared on her local ABC News. And 50 percent of us are frequent snackers, noshing on a little pick-me-up two or three time a day. Health experts say that’s fine and dandy as long as you’re smart about it, such as choosing Nielsen’s no-bake – and Regular Girl enhanced – pumpkin spice granola bars.

Nielsen had this snacking advice for viewers: “Make the most of your snacks by choosing nutrient-rich, high-fiber foods.” Fiber, she explained, is great for digestive and cardiovascular health. She suggested picking up fiber-packed crackers, chips, nuts, hummus and “natural fast foods” such as apples, pears and oranges. She also shared this tasty fall-inspired recipe which gets a fiber boost from Regular Girl.

No-bake pumpkin spice granola bars

Ingredients

3 cups regular oats

2 cups slivered almonds, toasted

1 cup ground flaxseed

1 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds without the shell), toasted

1 ½ cups dried cranberries

1 teaspoon sea salt

2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

4 scoops Regular Girl prebiotic soluble fiber and probiotic blend

1 ½ cups creamy peanut butter

1 ½ cups maple syrup

Directions

  1. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with parchment paper, overlapping the edges of the pan.
  2. Combine oats, almonds, flaxseed, pepitas, cranberries, salt, pumpkin pie spice and Regular Girl in a large mixing bowl.
  3. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine peanut butter and maple syrup. Place in microwave and cook 1 ½ to 2 minutes, or until mixture is a thin, pourable consistency.
  4. Add peanut butter mixture to dry ingredients and mix together until well combined. Place mixture in prepared pan.
  5. Place in refrigerator for 1 hour to set, then cut into bars.

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