These granola bars are the easiest way to get breakfast sorted. And can be added to a school lunch box as a healthy treat. They are easy to make and store well.

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My first choice when it comes to having my joints dealt with is an osteopath. However, mine has moved to Johannesburg. Whereas I love my chiropractor, I am not a fan of spending R500 for a treatment that involves very little massage. A friend of mine recommended her physiotherapist. She told me that he massaged her as well as manipulated the joints. When my toe was proving to be beyond painful I went to see him. I told him how the chiropractor adjusts the joint in my foot but he assured me that it was arthritis. And that there was next to nothing I could do about it. I started off by taking a supplement to ease the pain. And when that did not work I bought some collagen. They say it takes 90 days to see any effect and so I was being very patient.
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But my patience wore out just before our trip overseas. I was uncomfortable and just could not imagine walking for hours every day. And so I relented and made an appointment, knowing the treatment would last all of 15 minutes, including chat time. He manipulated my foot, dealt with my dodgy hip, spine and neck and I was good to go. And I mean good to go. The pain was instantly gone and I was shown what to do if it came back. I so regret not going to him last year November as I spent 5 months suffering for no reason at all. This is the second misdiagnosis I have had. And both have been resolved by a chiropractor. I think the lesson has now been learnt. Do you see a joint specialist, and if so, what kind?
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Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 150 g rolled oats
- 30 g sunflower seeds
- 30 g linseeds
- 115 g salted butter
- 115 g coconut sugar
- 50 g honey
- 55 g dried cranberries, roughly chopped
- 55 g dried fruit of your choice, thinly sliced
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180° Celsius
- Place the oats into a frying pan and toast over a low temperature then pour into a bowl to cool
- Place the sunflower seeds and linseeds into the frying pan and toast over a low temperature then pour into the bowl with the oats to cool
- Place the butter, sugar and honey into the frying pan and melt over a medium to low temperature
- Turn the heat off and pour the oats and seeds into the butter, add the cranberries and dried fruit and mix to combine
- Place into a square baking tin that has been lined on the bottom and sides with baking paper
- Place into the oven and bake for 35 minutes then remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 30 minutes
- Turn out and cut into 8 equal sized bars and leave to cool completely on a wire rack
- Store in an airtight container
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Interesting! Until my mobility p problems and Covid problems coincided I don’t think I had ever had a granola bar 🙂 ! Not a snack type of person! Well, to make life easier, I have been ordering lunch and dinner from a hugely popular health-food service here (a huge Esky arriving once a week) . . . too expensive for me but leaving a fair bit of extra time to do things I am really interested in! Well, they do send ‘healthy’ snacks – often a granola bar – not half bad!!! Hmm – I like your recipe and mean to ‘behave’ soonest . . . so, maybe this is the time to begin trying!!! Osteopaths et al – oh, I need them but when you live so far ‘in the bush’ these ‘extras’ sometimes are but a wishful dream . . . !!!
I suppose that is the one downside of living away from a city! But, I would choose the quiet over the bustle anyday 🙂
hubby and I have been going to our local chiropractor for years. So good for the body! these bars look good, tho we would call them muesli bars 🙂
I wish I could afford to go weekly 🙂
Hi Tandy, I go to a physiotherapist every week for my back and neck problems. Thanks for this recipe.
My osteopath is close to you! She is amazing so if you are ever looking for an alternative, let me know 🙂
Nice! What I really like about homemade granola bars, is that you’re 100% in charge of how many nuts / seeds / fruits you want too see. These look great!
Thank you Ben 🙂
I’ve never thought about making my own granola bars before! What a great idea. They are pricey here and yours look FABULOUS! I want one now =) I will be making these and will let you know how they go. I might leave out the cranberries since I don’t love those? Is there a substitution or can I just leave out? Sorry about your joint issues but I’m glad you found relief. I take a powder form of collagen everyday and it helps me =)
You can use raisins or anything similar, but I would not leave them out. And I really hope you enjoy them 🙂