Sorry, Darrin, I can’t agree with you that there is anything ‘healthy’ in these bars. I can’t eat a single one of the ingredients, and I would strongly suggest that they all should be avoided.

The cottage cheese and whey protein are pasteurized dairy, which are extremely detrimental to health, are acid-forming in the body, and contribute to loss of bone calcium. Please visit http://www.notmilk.com for information about how pasteurized dairy products are devastating to health. If nothing else, read the autopsy report of Florence Griffith-Joyner. The peanut butter is OK, but most peanuts (even ‘organic and natural’ ones) still carry fungus and aflatoxins, so they are not safe to consume. The oats do still have some semblance of health benefits left in that they still contain fiber, but they are most likely steamed and heat-processed, so they do not carry live enzymes and are thus a dead food. I have nothing against oats—I do eat RAW oats, which are soaked and sprouted to be the peak of nutritional power.

Unfortunately, these are the types of ‘foods’ that are being touted as healthy by the mainstream media and all the big food and supplement companies with their clever and underhanded marketing. Most people in the health and bodybuilding fields have bought into these lies for years. I did too. I was right there a few years ago, until I started asking questions and thinking defiantly and independently. I have ‘food’ in quotes, because my definition of food is “Something that you ingest that nourishes all the CELLS of your body, without harm or future detrimental effects.” Just because something is edible doesn’t mean it is ‘food’. And by that definition, sunlight and oxygen are foods because you ingest them through your skin and lungs and they nourish your cells!

Your bars are a great idea, and I especially love the ‘quick, cheap and easy’ part. And I am sure they taste great, but they are destroying your internal organs and your health as well. That can’t be good!

Let’s make your great idea into a TRULY healthy bar:

1 lb raw cottage ‘cheeze’ made from sprouted living nuts (like almonds, Brazil, macadamia, etc.) OR RAW dairy cottage cheese
4 Tablespoons RAW Almond, cashew, pecan or hazelnut butter (or it’s NOT cheap, but raw jungle peanut butter is awesome! Jungle peanuts are true nuts, not legumes like what we call peanuts, and they taste delicious with tons of nutrients.)
2 cups of sprouted RAW oats
3 scoops of Sun Warrior RAW vegan brown rice protein, chocolate flavor

Process all together in a food processor. (Definitely not as easy as yours by simply stirring, but you will need it for the raw oats)

Now this does sound pretty good. I will have to try it. You could also throw in some nuts, seeds, raw cacao nibs, etc to jazz them up a bit. Give it a try!

Thanks again!

Christy, aka “Defiance”

http://worldfitnessnetwork.com/2009/02/worlds-best-tasting-fastest-healthiest-homemade-protein-bars/