# Homemade Quinoa Bars This Gluten-Free Recipe Makes a Healthy Fruit and Nut Snack For On the Go By Alyson Wyers | Published 2015-03-13 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quinoa-bar References: [blog.freepeople](http://blog.freepeople.com/2014/01/quinoa-fruit-nut-bars-vegan-glutenfree/) If you are getting sick of eating the same old [granola boars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/natures-garden-clusters) everyday, why not change up your snack by trying this [quinoa bar recipe](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/three-wishes-granola-bars)? From Free People blogger Brigette, the Quinoa Fruit and Nut Bars are vegan as well as gluten-free. They contain nutritious and delicious ingredients such as sunflower seeds, quinoa flakes, dried cranberries, shredded coconut, dried apricots, apple juice and raw whole almonds. Made without any corn syrup or artificial sweetener, the quinoa bars are ideal for those with dietary limitations. In addition to being extremely healthy, they are very easily customized to cater to your own personal tastes. If you want to make your (health-conscious) co-workers jealous, these [snack bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/natures-bakery-snack-bars) are a sure way to do it. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 54% | Activity: 74% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Gluten-free Snacks:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop and market more gluten-free snack options to cater to the growing consumer demand for healthy snack alternatives. - **Homemade Nutrition Bars:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a line of customizable nutrition bars that use all-natural ingredients and can be personalized to meet individual dietary needs. - **Quinoa-based Foods:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Expand the use of quinoa beyond traditional dishes and create new products that utilize the healthy grain such as protein bars or snack mixes. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Food and Beverage:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the development and marketing of healthy snack alternatives using natural ingredients and cater to dietary restrictions. - **Wellness:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a company that specializes in wellness products, including healthy nutrition bars that cater to dietary needs of consumers. - **Health-conscious Consumers:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Educate consumers about the benefits of healthy snack options and increase demand for more healthy and nutritional alternative snacks. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Unbaked Four-Ingredient Snack Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eattoheal-real-food-bars.md) - [Nourishing Protein-Rich Granola Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/protein-granola-bars.md) - [Convenient Protein Breakfast Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apricot-fig-breakfast-bar.md) - [All-Day Snacking Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/good-source-foods.md) - [Grain-Powered Energy Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthy-grains-energy-bars.md) - [Crunchy Nutritious Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nutrigrain-crunchy.md) - [Nutritious Five-Ingredient Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/san-diego-bar.md) - [Slow Release Energy Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rawq-cacaoraspberrywalnut-bar.md) - [Minimally Processed Snack Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fruit-nut-bar.md)