Need help - food allergies and portable nutrition

I'm hoping someone else out there can help me out here... I need nutrition options for my long rides (40+ miles).

I have multiple food allergies, but the biggie is Tree Nuts (pretty much any nut that's not a peanut--which yes, I know is a legume, but whatever :D). So, most commercially available protein bars, snack bars, and even some crackers and cookies are off limits for me due to cross-contamination.

To make matters worse, my body needs its protein, lots of it to function well. I still need carbs, but protein keeps my blood sugar stable so I don't bonk on long rides. I need a good mix of carb+protein. Anyway.. I've been making my own protein bars with granola, honey, peanut butter, whey protein powder and dried fruit. I'm burning out on the combinations I've been using, and I need one of two things:

1. Recipes for protein bars that don't have tree nuts (preferably roasted peanut free--see below).
2. Recommendations for commercially available tree-nut free products.

Oh yeah--I've had people suggest just plain peanuts several times.. That's great except I have to buy raw peanuts and shell/roast them myself because all the available peanuts are processed on the same equipment as tree nuts (learned that the hard way).

Thanks in advance!

Here's one I posted a while back, from the Allergy Self-Help Cookbook.

Which is a really nice book to have if you have multiple food allergies, anyway.

If you eat meat, maybe supplement your carbs with some jerky during rides?

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Originally Posted by OakLeaf

Here's one I posted a while back, from the Allergy Self-Help Cookbook.

Which is a really nice book to have if you have multiple food allergies, anyway.

If you eat meat, maybe supplement your carbs with some jerky during rides?

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Jerky's a good idea. I think I might have to make my own though--i'm allergic to some additives and spices. ugh... I'll definitely check out that cookbook.. thanks!

Here's an energy bar recipe by Christian VandeVelde's wife. I'm going to make them soon. You can skip to the end of the video to see the ingredient list (around 4:00).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJozNA1qebY