Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars -just a few ingredients in these simple-to-make bars will give you the energy to get through the day!
We’re so excited for kids to get out of school, then a week or 2 later, we’re ready for them to go back. Then when we realize it’s time to go back, we’re not ready.
My kids are ready (or they will be once we finish school shopping.) They miss their friends, the teachers and all the extra activity.
My middle child, Cassie, is already doing band camp. I drop her off at 7:15 am to catch the bus to the high school, then don’t pick her back up until 4:30. These are the “short” days. Once school starts, it’s out of the house by 6am and home around 6pm. Too long in my opinion but that’s a conversation for another day.
My kids like to take a sack lunch, even if they are buying lunch at school. Part of it will get eaten on the ride to school, some between classes (hidden behind a locker door), and if there’s anything left, it’ll get eaten between school and after-school practice.
This is a typical lunch for my kids. Mostly healthy. A sandwich, some fruit, carrot or celery sticks, a yogurt, something sweet like these granola bars, water (we partially freeze the water so it acts as an ice pack as well as a drink) and Shamrock Farms Chocolate on-the-go mmmmilk.
It looks like a lot but not for a 12-hour day. And some of it might be shared with friends. Except the chocolate milk. My kids won’t part with it. My kids can never get enough milk so being able to pack these handy on-the-go bottles makes life easy.
Shamrock Farms mmmmilk is reduced fat and provides 25% of the daily recommended value of protein. Perfect to pair with Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars, providing that boost of energy to get my kids through the day.
I like to cut my bars into rectangles instead of squares. There’s just something fun about it. And they’re easier to eat. Less crumbs.
Perfect for lunch or a snack.
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I love to cut up fresh fruits to put in my daughter’s lunch for a snack. I also love to give her crackers and all natural fruit snacks.
https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/625726492744421376
Aren’t homemade granola bars just the BEST?! These look so delicious and just perfect for snacking – and for breakfast on the go too! Would love to have one of these now! Thanks Joan! xo
I like baby carrots and yogurt.
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I like cheese and crackers for my son.
My snack ideas are a box of raisins, fresh veggies with a dip, or a bag of crackers or pretzels.
My favorite thing to pack in my son’s lunch is slices of turkey, cheese, green pepper, and bread or crackers in Ziploc® brand Snack Bags with mayo on the side—so he can self-stack his own sandwich! He just loves it! He also loves it when I put in a dip with veges and a fruit cup!
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I like to snack on nuts and apples
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Pumpkin oatmeal cookies, bunny grahams, baby carrots. . .the list goes on and on!
fresh veggies and dip is my snack idea.
Hummus with veggies!
My little man will gobble these up! Thanks for the recipe, and I like that you use honey to sweeten these bars.
I love making homemade granola bars for school lunches – can’t wait to try this recipe out! Two snack ideas – popcorn and trail mix! I go for EASY 😉
Summer has gone way too quickly! What ayummy snack!
I love making things like this homemade because then I know exactly what’s inthem! I don’t have to question if they have questionable ingredients. Thanks for the recipe!
My go to lunch is homemade chocolate chip banana nut bread with a smear of nut butter, sliced bananas and a drizzle of honey served alongside some chips and a tall glass of chocolate milk.
When my kids are in school I like to make them monster cookies or some type of cereal bar like Rice Krispie Treats or S’mores Bars.
I posted a tweet: https://twitter.com/FireRunner2379/status/626531255614439425.
I like to pack fruit like bananas or grapes and I like to pack carrot sticks and a peanut butter and jelly for my little guy.
My go-to snack ideas for lunch is peanut butter & yogurt apple slice.
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I like to pack fruit, gogurt, string cheese and crackers for snacks.
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This looks like a great recipe! Delicious!!!
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/theamymichaels/status/627531497763958785
I do like eating homemade healthy bar or balls as a snack during lunch. I also like eating cut up cucumers or carrots with a dip like hummus or buffalo ranch!
I like sliced apples with peanut.
Also the single serving hummus with pretzels.
thank you
Tweeted https://twitter.com/JalapenoMama/status/627664591984676864
yogurt granola bars and fruit
I like red grapes or cheese & crackers.
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Mmm… I love peanut butter granola bars! These look great for back to school time. Pinned!
These were delicious, but mine turned out crumbly and fell apart easily. Any idea what I did wrong or how I can fix this? Again, they were yummy ~ it sure didn’t stop us from eating the entire batch with friends. 🙂
It may have been the peanut butter you used. I used Jif. Skippy would also work well with these. The batter should stick together well before baking.
I like to pack homemade muffins, carrot sticks, and apples.
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These granola bars look yummy! Pinned them to make SOON! 🙂 Snacks: string cheese, almonds, raisins, granola bars, & yogurt are at the top of my list.
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I like to pack a sandwich, piece of fruit or raisins, a juice box, milk, or water, cheese crackers or cheerios, maybe nuts or pretzel sticks.
tweet-https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/632226692971556864
I like to put string cheese in lunchbox.
i posted a tweet:
https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/634697180595404801
i like to put a sandwich and a banana in lunches
My favorite snack ideas are raisins, fresh veggies, cheese and crackers or pretzels.
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/635167303466921984
My kids love apples and string cheese!
My boys like yogurt and fruit salad as part of their lunches.
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My son likes grapes for a snack.
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My kids like apples.
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I usually do apple slices, orange slices,seedless grapes or goldfish
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I love to pack grapes and carrots as well as apples and peanut butter!
I tweeted
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I like crackers, rice crispies snacks, pretzels, and grapes as snacks.
https://twitter.com/davisesq212/status/639936028866912256
i like fruit and yogurt!
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