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Granola Bars
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Servings
Servings:
16

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Cranberry Granola Bars

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Make your own healthy snack for when you are on the go.

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ½ cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons brown sugar, packed
  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon vegetable oil (soybean oil)
  • 1½ cups oatmeal oats, quick (uncooked)
  • 1¼ cups toasted rice cereal
  • 1¼ cups dried cranberries
Directions

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine honey, brown sugar and oil in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat until well mixed. Mix oats, rice cereal and cranberries. Add honey mixture and stir until thoroughly combined. Pat firmly into an 8-by-8-inch baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes; press firmly into the bottom of the pan once more. Bake five more minutes. Cool completely. Refrigerate at least one hour for easier cutting.

Dietary and Nutrition

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Soybean oil is derived from the natural oil found in whole soybeans. Oil sold in grocery stores under the name “vegetable oil” usually is 100 percent soybean oil or a blend of soybean oil and other oils. Soybean oil is rich in polyunsaturated fats and naturally cholesterol-free.

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On the Move to Better Health: Teen Cooking School Focus on Soy Foods (FN2057, June 2022)

Teen Cooking School is a six-lesson curriculum for teens designed to increase knowledge of nutrition and culinary skills through interactive activities. Each lesson contains information on a different cooking skill.

Eat Smart: Choose Healthful Snacks! (FN1439, Reviewed July 2024)

Think of snacks as minimeals that help provide nutrients and energy you need to grow, play and learn. Most kids do best when they eat four to six smaller meals a day.

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This recipe was analyzed for nutrition using Food Processor SQL Nutrition and Fitness Software and tested in the kitchen.

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