Dr. Strangeprotein or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Soylent Green

Soylent green is not people but rather Organic Hemp Protein Powder.

I have been working out at the gym and although your body certainly need to eat better and more calculated in order to be health and for the exercise to work, there is a horrible myth in the U.S.A.  that people need to eat protein bars and shakes or large amounts of meat protein in order to be healthy after a workout.

Meat protein has its own problems (which I will not get into) and most manufactured protein is of the lowest quality and might be worst then some fast food (I said some). 

So the quest, to make a healthy homemade protein bar, with about 25 grams of protein and 30 carbohydrates that can keep in the freezer for about 3 months and makes about 24 bars has about 300 calories, and comes to about .50 cents a bar...

Here is what I made...

Homemade Protein Bar

Like a thick Fruit Cake

 Ingredients

1 cup Organic Hemp Protein Powder

1/2 cup oat bran

1/2 cup whole-wheat flour

1/4 cup wheat germ

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

2 cups almonds

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 cup dried cherries

1/2 cup dried blueberries

1/2 cup dried apricots

1 (12.3-ounce) package soft silken tofu

1/2 cup unfiltered apple juice

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1 TBS molasses

2 large whole eggs, beaten  or proper amount of Natural Egg Replacer

2/3 cup natural peanut butter

Canola oil, for pan

Directions

Line the bottom of a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish with parchment paper and lightly coat with canola oil. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the protein powder, oat bran, wheat flour, wheat germ, and salt. Set aside.

Coarsely chop the almonds, raisins, dried cherries, blueberries and apricots and place in a small bowl and set aside.

In a third mixing bowl, whisk the tofu until smooth. Add the apple juice, brown sugar, molasses, eggs, and peanut butter, 1 at a time, and whisk to combine after each addition. Add this to the protein powder mixture and stir well to combine.

Kind of gross at this point but that is normal

Fold in the dried fruit. Spread evenly in the prepared baking dish and bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 205 degrees F. Remove from the oven and cool completely before cutting into squares. Cut into squares and store in an airtight container for up to a week or freeze for three months

In with the nuts

The end result look like baby poop but matched all of my previous criteria and taste like a less sugary, somewhat health, fruit cake.  I call it a success and better yet I know everything went into it, so here is to your health!

Homemade Baby Poop!, I swear it is good for you