If you are looking to for a diet plan that can mold to fit your need, then Atkins diet plan is perfect for you. By using the Atkins Diet, you can lose weight by enjoying much of the food you like.
Atkins nutrition bars are available now-a-days. Atkins nutrition bar are delicious and nutritious. Atkins nutrition bars are lower in carbohydrate. The low carbohydrate Atkins nut-bar supports the Atkins diet. Atkins Advantage bars are delicious and nutritious protein bars. Atkins Apple breakfast bars are much fewer in carbohydrate. Atkins blueberry and cinnamon bun bars are the only flavors that don’t have sugar alcohols. Some Atkins nutrition bars with apple, strawberry and chocolate flavors contain maltitol. The flavored whey protein or protein bars taste good.
You can make your own Atkins nutrition bars. Atkins nutritional bar contains protein powder and a binding agent to hold it together. The most basic protein mixture is simply protein powder combined with natural peanut or other nut butter.
The basic ingredient of Atkins nutrition bar is flour. You need not use regular flour. But instead take large flake oats, or other type of unprocessed grain flake. Grind it fine grainy flour using food processor. The next ingredient you need to prepare Atkins nutrition bar is protein powder. You can use protein powder of whatever flavor you prefer. Vanilla flavor tastes well. The final ingredient you need to prepare Atkins nutrition bar is peanut or nut butter. Nut butter gives the bars a more interesting taste. Mix all these ingredients in 1:1:1 ratio such that the mixture holds itself together, like cookie dough, without being excessively thick. You can also add other food items which Atkins diet recommends in order to get a different texture.
You need food processor, wax paper, rolling pin, cookie sheet or shallow square/ rectangular roasting or cake pan, and the essential ingredients in order to prepare Atkins nutrition bars.
The basic process of preparing Atkins diet is as follows: Grind the grain in the food processor to get the required flour. Dump in the protein powder to the flour and whiz the mixture in the food processor so that the flour and protein powder are well mixed. Add the peanut or other nut butter to the mixture of flour and protein powder. Blend the total mixture until the mixture has the texture of cookie dough and holds its shape when pressed together. Spread wax paper on the cookie sheet or in the roasting or cake pan. Put the prepared dough mixture on the wax paper. Cover it with another sheet of wax paper and roll or pat it out into the desired thickness. You can also press it into the roasting or cake pan with your hands, and then cover it with another sheet of wax paper. When properly frozen, remove and cut into bars of desired size. Wrap each bar in wax paper. Keep the bars in the freezer until just before eating.
You can also add any kind of fruit puree or a banana to give a moister, chewier texture to the bars. You can also add applesauce to add moisture and to hold things together. You can also grind dry spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg, and nuts or seeds such as pumpkin or sunflower seeds with the flour you use. Walnuts and pumpkin seeds add omega-3s, and Brazil nuts add selenium which is an antioxidant. You can also add dried fruits.