Tulip - that is such a simple idea that I hadn't thought about it! Bananas can be problematical for me, but I can eat them occasionally.

PamNY, thanks for the oatmeal bar recipe. I think it would be quite good with a mixed whole grain hot cereal, I have something that Trader Joe's sells in mind.

This is a page with several DIY energy bars recipes that came on a LHT owners list I am on. The first recipe looks interesting, and they were able to calculate nutritional information on it. I may have to try this once my Cliff bars run out just to see what it is like. 15 grams of fat seems kind of high though... I may not do this more than one time, but it will be interesting