Ranch Raised with Karina Jones – National Granola Bar Day!

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Karina Jones is a real-life ranch wife in the Nebraska Sandhills and one of the most highly sought-after speakers in the cattle industry nationwide!

Thanks for keeping your radio dial right here on Ranch Raised!

Today might seem like another observance of a silly holiday, but when I saw it, I did give a giggle, because I actually have this on my “to-do” list, this week. Call me old fashioned or crunchy, but the longer I am doing this parenting thing, the more committed I become to doing my best and that definitely is amplified in the kitchen and what I feed my family.

I have become more intentional the last few years about leaving the commercial made convenience snack foods at the store and making my own at home. One of the easiest places to start is with granola bars! And today just so happens to be National Granola Bar Day! I make these bars often and they are fail proof, so here is my simple recipe for Peanut Butter Chocolate Granola Bars! 

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees and line a 9×9 pan with parchment paper. Combine

2 cups oatmeal, 6 T creamy PB, 6 T honey, 1/2 C sourdough discard, and 1 t salt. Press into your pan and sprinkle 1/2 cups of mini chocolate chips on top.

Bake at 325 for 20 minutes or that oatmeal is golden brown. Let cool and then cut into bite size pieces.

There are so many variations of great granola bar recipes out there. Even my 10 year old has this kitchen skill mastered. Give this treat a try and raise a glass of milk to National Granola Bar Day! I will add this recipe to the file on the Your Ag Network website and the Ranch Raised recipe tab.

karina@youragnetwork.com or visit facebook.com/ranchraisedwithkarinajones


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Karina ranches with her husband, Marty, and 3 daughters near Broken Bow, NE. She grew up in western NE, with roots also in southwest SD. The cattle industry and raising kids is her passion. Watching the cattle industry go the path that it has gone, she could no longer sit quietly at home checking cows, fixing fence, and doing all the everyday tasks wondering when some else was going to make it all better. As she became more active and outspoken on industry issues, she was asked to join the R-CALF USA staff in September 2020 as the Checkoff Petition Campaign manager. That position transcended into her current role as full time Field Director for R-CALF USA. You can hear her almost every Friday on Your Ag Network’s Hot Barn Report that is broadcast on 60 radio stations with coverage in 9 states, where she deep dives into cattle industry issues and highlights R-CALF’s work on industry reforms. Listen to Ranch Raised on a Your Ag Network hometown station or www.youragnetwork.com where she talks about her daily life on the ranch. Cattle producers are her people. She will meet you at the county fair, at the sale barn, or anywhere the dusty trail leads.