O.K. so what if I can’t afford protein bars?  I am glad you asked…Here is a simple recipe you can follow to make your own homemade protein bars.

To make these homemade protein bars you need to put in a bowl  4 tablespoons of peanut butter, 1 cup of your chocolate protein powder of choice, 4 tablespoons of shredded coconut, 2 tablespoons of chopped walnuts, and 4 tablespoons of skim milk.  Mix all ingredients together forming a paste like consistency.  Scoop out mixture by tablespoons and roll into balls.  Next place protein balls in dish, and refrigerate for 1 hour.  Recipe should yield 8 cookie balls.  Now you have grab and go protein cookie balls whenever you want.  Try them out, and let me know what you think. 

 Homemade Protein Bars

Nutritional Information per serving. (Recipie yields 8 servings)

Calories: 130

Protein: 14 grams

Fat: 6.5 grams

Sugar: 3 grams

As you can see these homemade protein bars have a good amount of protein, low calories, low fat, low sugar, and you know exactly what is in them because you made them.  You can use whatever types of protein powder you want to fit your needs when making these homemade protein bars.