Last Update: March 6, 2025
We created the Health Hacks on a Budget video course series to make it as easy as possible for everyone to save time and money while living a healthy life. In this series, we share simple recipes, easy tips, and educational information to help you and your family thrive.
Want a super nutritious bar that’s easy to make without even turning on the oven? Try these no-bake, energy-sustaining breakfast bars—which are actually also perfect as a 2 p.m. snack!
In this video, watch our host Sara Snow whip up a batch in minutes.
There are only six ingredients, and you can get them all at Thrive Market for 25 to 50 percent less than supermarket prices.
2 ½ cups quick oats, or gluten-free oats
½ cup ground flaxseed
¼ cup cacao powder
½ teaspoon spirulina
½ cup almond, peanut, or sunflower seed butter
½ cup honey
½ to 1 cup hot water
Combine dry ingredients, mix in nut or seed butter and honey, and just add hot water and mix well. Done and done!
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