Homemade pre-workout Fuel

I recently got this book called the Thrive Diet by Brendan Brazier No, I am not following it in the traditional sense, however it has some great recipes for workouts using whole foods-no chemicals.

I use this one prior to a workout. Think homemade powerbars, or gels.

Direct Fuel Bites:

5 Dates (i use a whole handful, but the recipes says 5)
2 Tbsp Coconut oil
2 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp lemon juice
Sea Salt to taste

(i just use a quarter to half a lemon instead of squeezing juice and scraping zest)
Put all ingredients into a food processor/Cusinart and blend until it is a paste similar to a melted powerbar.

Put it in a tupperware container, and refrigerate. keeps for up to 2 weeks in the fridge, or up to 3 months in the freezer. You can also wrap bite size chunks in cellophane for use on the run or on A run, instead of carrying packets of Gu. Tastes a lot better with no chemicals.

I originally got this from another AKC coach on a post regarding pre-workout nutrition. It works great before a run, KBs or any kind of exercise.