Banana's Gone Monkey, Food Bars

Makes 6 bars

• 1 Cup oatmeal (uncooked oak flakes)
• 5 scoops vanilla protein powder
• 1/4 c. fat free cream cheese
• 1/2 c. nonfat dry milk powder
• 2 egg whites
• 1/3-1/2c. water (more or less)
• 1 1/2 bananas, mashed (ripe mash best, plus they are sweetest)
• 2 tsp. canola oil

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

1. Combine oatmeal, protein powder and powdered milk in one bowl.

2. In a separate bowl, combine cream cheese, egg whites, bananas, water and oil. Beat until smooth.

3. Add dry oat mixture to moist cream cheese mixture and beat together until combined. (See how it's still the mix dry, mix wet, then mix together?).

Spray a 9x9" square pan with cooking spray. Pour batter into pan and bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. This may not so much resemble batter as be a mushy, lumpy gunk, but that's okay. Dry will just not stick together, that's all.

Nutritional stats per bar is approximately:
Calories: 203
Proteins: 22g. (depends on protein powder used)
Carbs: 22g.
Fats: 3g.

The fun with food bars is you can mix and match ingredients to suit yourself. Remember if you add something that is either liquid or moist, you may need to alter the dry ingredients. Once you have the right texture and consistency, you'll know.

Cool, cut and wrap individually, then use discipline. These are meant to be a meal replacement which can either mean you eat one for lunch, or you eat one as a snack. They are not high calorie except when you unless you are adding them to your usual food, in which case, they become dessert.

Always drink a nice glass of water with your food bars, and eat them slowly. Taste it, chew it, and make it last. Do not gulp these down or you'll think you need to eat about three before you'll be satisfied.