India, Jan. 21 -- That said, no matter how clean a product claims to be, anything designed to sit on a shelf, within a window of extended perishability, inevitably contains some level of artificial additives or preservatives. This is exactly why National Granola Bar Day feels like the perfect excuse to go fully all-natural with your healthy eats. Follow this once-size-fits-all recipe below.

Ingredients: Pitted dates - 1 heaping packed cup, maple syrup or honey - 1/4 cup, creamy salted natural peanut butter or almond butter - 1/4 cup, roasted unsalted almonds - 1 cup, rolled oats - 1.5 cups; chocolate chips, dried fruit, nuts, banana chips, vanilla etc as optional add-ons for more flavour

Method: #1 Process dates in a food processor or a...