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Need to put flaxseed on more things. now tht i am not pregnant, i can tolerate the taste of it a little better. so i put flaxseed on my raisin bran. mm.. so good. like adding a touch of crunchy to it. i think tonight i am going to experiment with granola bars. well.. more like oatmeal bars.

i think i am going to look into a dehydrator. to make better healthy snacks for the house hold. no more chips no more crap. i want to reduce the amount of pop we all drink.

really. after this weekend of eating like crap (except for the delicious waffle with the fresh strawberries ZOMGYUM!!) i feel like crap. bought salad stuff for frosty so i might partake in some of his salad.

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Ugg I know how you feel. FRUIT SALAD and FRESH BREAD make me not want to vomit, with V8 to wash it down. needs more con-detox, less BP's.

lol yeah! shit! i forgot to make bread otday! oh well. i picked up a ton of flaxseed. now to make some flaxseed bread! FLAXSEEDS!!! for the win!

oh! and i need your granola recipe woman!

2 cups Rolled oats (or Bobs Redmill 5 grain whole rolled cereal)
3/4 cup wheat germ (or 2/4 wheat germ 1/4 flax seed)
3/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup nuts
2 tsp molassas
2/3 cup brown sugar (can be reduced or removed)
1/2 cup honey
4 Tbsp Butter
2 tsp vanillia
1/2 tsp salt
8 ounce Dried Fruit

To crush your nuts, put them in a plastic bag and smash them with a heavy mallet, measuring cup, or sauce pan.

Then, mix the nuts, oats, wheat germ, and sunflower seeds in a baking dish with sides. Toast them in the oven for 14-16 minutes, stirring every few minutes so that they don’t get burned.

Meanwhile, prepare a glass baking dish (about 11 x 13 inches) for your granola by lining it with waxed paper lightly sprayed with a nonstick spray.

Put the brown sugar, honey, butter, vanilla, and salt into a saucepan and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly. (I forgot to take a picture of this step, but it looks so pretty!)

By now, your grains and nuts should be toasted, so mix everything together in a large bowl. The grains, the liquid “glue,” and the dried fruit. Oh, and turn off your oven, because you’re finished with it now.

Mix everything REALLY WELL because you want to make sure the “glue” gets all over everything. Now, dump your granola mixture into your prepared baking dish.

Spread out the mixture with a wooden spoon or spatula.

From here with some rivissions made in teh comments, you miht want to read though them for additonal ideas.

http://www.joyfulabode.com/2008/04/11/homemade-granola-bar-recipe-no-high-fructose-corn-syrup-in-these-bars/

ya know.. the only thing i would need is dried fruit and wheat germ. mm.. guess i'm making a trip to the store! buhahahahahaa.... cranberries and chocolate chip here i come!

OH! aparently rhubarb don't dry out too well. but could possibly do strawberry rhubarb with cut up chunks of fresh rhubarb.

Flaxeeds GOOD FOR YAS

Also, dehydrators are the shit. Seriously. Get one. We used to have one when I was a kid and nothing in this world beats home-made dried apple rounds. Make 'em in bulk and you have snacks for moooonths!

oh i know! i know! we buy bags of apples and never get around to eating them all. but i would make apple chips for life!

i miss it. maybe friday i'll go check it out at walmart.

I use the Bob's Redmill wheat germ and flax meal (it hides better). There's an awesome banana bread recipe that I miss being able to eat that you should try :)

http://www.foodtv.ca/recipes/recipedetails.aspx?dishid=9155

We buy grains like this in bulk, same with seeds. There are places online that can deliver them dirt cheap :-3

i bought like 3.50 worth of flaxseed. you calculate it at 0.24/100 grams. whee! it's alot!

just need wheatgerm in bulk and i'm good.

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