Healthy 5-Ingredient Granola Bars
Healthy, no bake granola bars with just 5 ingredients and a sweet, crunchy texture. Peanut butter and honey complement each other perfectly in this ideal portable breakfast or snack.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup packed dates, pitted (deglet nour or medjool)*
- 1/4 cup honey (or sub maple syrup or agave for vegan option)
- 1/4 cup creamy salted natural peanut butter or almond butter
- 1 cup roasted unsalted almonds, loosely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats (gluten free for GF eaters)
- optional additions: chocolate chips, dried fruit, nuts, banana chips, vanilla, etc.
Instructions:
- Process dates in a food processor until small bits remain (about 1 minute). It should form a “dough” like consistency. (mine rolled into a ball)
- Optional step: Toast your oats in a 350 degree oven for 15-ish minutes or until slightly golden brown. Otherwise, leave them raw – I just prefer the toasted flavor.
- Place oats, almonds and dates in a bowl – set aside.
- Warm honey and peanut butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir and pour over oat mixture and then mix, breaking up the dates to disperse throughout.
- Once thoroughly mixed, transfer to an 8×8 dish or other small pan lined with plastic wrap or parchment paper so they lift out easily. (A loaf pan might work, but will yield thicker bars.)
- Press down until uniformly flattened. Cover with parchment or plastic wrap, and let set in fridge or freezer for 15-20 minutes to harden.
- Remove bars from pan and chop into 10 even bars. Store in an airtight container for up to a few days. I kept mine in the freezer to keep them extra fresh, but it isn’t necessary.
Notes
*If your dates don’t feel sticky and moist, soak them in water for 10 minutes then drain before processing. This will ultimately help hold the bars together better.
St. Vincent Mammogram Van On Campus – Monday, Oct. 26th
The St. Vincent Cancer Care Mobile Mammography Program is pleased to offer on-site screening mammography at Butler University on the following date:
Monday, October 26th: 8:30am – 2:30pm
What you need to do to participate:
- Review the screening guidelines (2015 – OCTOBER – Participant Letter and Registration form – BU), to determine if you are eligible to participate.
- Complete the registration form form on-line. Please use the following link: https://www.formstack.com/forms/index.php?1644094-8FkYYuCw4s. Please remember to include the full name and contact number for your primary care physician, as well as, complete the highlighted preferred appointment section on page 1.
- Registration ends October 2nd.
Contact healthyhorizons@butler.edu with any questions.
September Is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Can prostate cancer be found early?
Screening refers to testing to find a disease such as cancer in people who don’t have symptoms of that disease. For some types of cancer, screening can help find cancers at an early stage, when they are more easily cured.
Prostate cancer can often be found early by testing the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in a man’s blood. Another way to find prostate cancer is the digital rectal exam (DRE), in which the doctor puts a gloved finger into the rectum to feel the prostate gland. These 2 tests are described in more detail in our document Prostate Cancer Prevention and Early Detection.
If the results of either one of these tests are abnormal, further testing is needed to see if there is a cancer. If prostate cancer is found as a result of screening with the PSA test or DRE, it will probably be at an earlier, more treatable stage than if no screening were done.
There is no question that screening can help find many prostate cancers early, but there are still questions about whether this saves lives. There are clearly both pros and cons to the prostate cancer screening tests in use today.
At this time, the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends that men thinking about having prostate cancer screening should make informed decisions based on available information, discussion with their doctor, and their own views on the benefits and side effects of prostate cancer screening and treatment.
To learn more about prostate cancer screening and the current ACS screening guidelines, see our document Prostate Cancer Prevention and Early Detection.
Apple Season is Upon Us!
Fresh Apple Salsa Recipe:
This sweet-tart condiment features crisp, slightly acidic Spartan apples, though Fuji, Jonagold, and Liberty apples would also work nicely. Serve with pork or roast chicken.
Ingredients:
2 cups diced peeled Spartan apple (about 3/4 pound)
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup diced red onion
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
Preparation
1. Combine all ingredients, stirring well.
Sports Condition and Resistance Training Course
- Healthy Horizons, the College of Education, and the HRC:
Healthy Horizons has partnered with Brandon Cole, a faculty member in the College of Education who instructs the Sports Conditioning & Resistance Training course for COE students. This course teaches students how to develop sport and fitness programs with an emphasis on individualized resistance training and conditioning specific to your sport. This program is ideal if you are getting started with a strength training program or you want to fine tune your current program.
Under the supervision of Brandon Cole, you will be paired up with a student trainer from the Sport Conditioning & Resistance Training course , receive a Baseline Fitness assessment, and 5 weeks of complimentary personalized training. If you are interested in this opportunity, you will need to commit to meeting with the student trainer on the following dates during one of the time frames listed. Please note, if you plan to participate we will need to obtain a medical release from your primary care physician.
Key Dates
Healthy Horizons Appointment: to be completed before October 14th (the short, 15 minute initial assessments will be schedule Tuesday, Oct. 6 and Tuesday, Oct. 13th between 1:00 and 7:00pm in Healthy Horizons)
- This 20 minute appointment will include a blood pressure, weight, BMI and body composition assessment.
- A consent form and medical disclosure form will be sent to you prior to your appointment.
- Weekly Personal Training appointments will take place on either Tuesday or Thursday from 8:10-9:10am . You can select either Tuesday or Thursday as your training day.
Location: Butler HRC
November Dates:
Tuesday 3rd Thursday 5th
Tuesday 10th Thursday 12th
Tuesday 17th Thursday 19th
December Dates:
Tuesday 1st Thursday 3rd
Tuesday 8th Thursday 10th
After your Baseline Fitness Assessment, the student will develop a 5-week physical activity plan customized to your goals. At the conclusion of the semester students will develop a 3 month training program which will be shared with you to continue on the progress you made.
If you would like to sign up for this program or have further questions, please email healthyhorizons@butler.edu or call 8143.
Flu Season Is Right Around the Corner
Money Life In Your 40’s and 50’s – Pete the Planner Presents
Tuesday, Sept. 22nd, 3:00-4:00
Johnson Board Room
Your MoneyLife 40’s & 50’s
Our forties and fifties–it’s the
decades when everything is on the line, from houses and cars to insurance, retirement, college funding, and the impending mid-life crisis. There is no decade of life in which our financial decision-making can have such far-reaching repercussions for our future. Changing our financial habits and direction can be a challenge, but since these are the make-it-or-break-it decades, taking control of personal finances in these years is critical. In this one-hour workshop, learn what to focus on, and how to make your 40’s and 50’s successful!
RSVP to: healthyhorizons@butler.edu
Mixing It Up On The Treadmill!
Ovarian Cancer Awareness – The Best Defense!
