We expect a lot from our energy bars. They need to provide energy and sustenance in a convenient and quick-to-eat bar form. Performance is important, but so is taste. You want to enjoy it, but you also want it to go down relatively quickly. Narrowing down the
Continue reading →Clif Bar was making good-tasting energy bars before it was cool. And they keep releasing fun new flavors. Unfortunately, they haven’t made any big changes – until now. Presenting Clif Nut Butter Filled Bars. What are they? Clif Bars with a nut butter filling. Clif Bar Nut
Continue reading →Based on fruit, nut butters, and seeds, the Clif Fruit Smoothie Filled Energy Bar is basically a fruit smoothie in a bar. It’s a Clif Bar. It contains fruit filling. And it’s delicious! Let’s find out if it’s right for you. Fruit Smoothie Filled Clif Bars In
Continue reading →The Epic Performance Bar contains all natural ingredients, but unlike most other products from Epic Provisions, these bars do not contain meat. They’re just fruit, nuts, and egg whites. Let’s see how Epic stacks up against similar bars like the RX Bar and Larabar, and which one
Continue reading →GU enters the hot stroopwafel market with the GU Energy Stroopwafel. Gu says this is “a Dutch-style syrup waffle that acts like an energy gel, but tastes like breakfast.” As someone who has been using GU energy gels for nearly 20 years (because they work!), I’m very
Continue reading →Kashi bars sound healthy. But are Kashi granola bars healthy? Let’s look at their bars. Let’s answer the question today. (We have discussed Kashi cereals before. They’re not bad, but they’re not the healthiest choices.) Tested: Kashi GO LEAN Crunchy Bar After eating numerous boxes of Kashi
Continue reading →This isn’t just any waffle. It’s a “Stroopwafel” like you find in the Netherlands, but it comes packaged like an energy bar. They have been a long-time tradition in Belgium and the Netherlands, first brought to the world of endurance sports by Honey Stinger. (I remember hearing
Continue reading →Very few energy bars contain just a handful of ingredients. Even fewer contain sweet potatoes. And fewer still contain beef and sweet potatoes. Needless to say, the Omnibar is not your typical energy bar. Sure, it comes in a bright wrapper, and it’s a long and thin
Continue reading →While I readily consume highly-processed food substitutes while training and racing, I try to eat as naturally as possible under normal circumstances. Steel cut oats rather than instant oatmeal. Baked potatoes instead of potato chips. Honey instead of sugar. By that logic, I should be head-over-heels in
Continue reading →Bonking is never fun. It hurts, and it usually means your ride is over. Bonk Breaker Energy Bars, on the other hand, will keep you going mile after mile, hopefully preventing any potential bonks along the way. Bonk Breaker Energy Bars I never even noticed these bars
Continue reading →If I see something that says Larabar on it, I’ve gotta get my hands on it! Such was the case when I noticed something new dubbed the Larabar Uber. This latest offering from Larabar keeps up their style of using only whole, natural ingredients, but brings in
Continue reading →The Good Greens Bar. It sounds like a block of spinach and broccoli disguised as an energy bar, but (fortunately) that’s not the case at all. The bar actually tastes great and could pass for a chocolate bar or thin brownie. I couldn’t spot any sign of
Continue reading →After years of writing about the latest and greatest new offerings in the energy bar world, I’m taking the time to point out the energy bar that has stood by my side for well over a decade – the PowerBar Performance Bar. Here is my review of this classic but still awesome energy bar…
Continue reading →While there are plenty of health food bars on store shelves around the country, there are also harder-to-find bars that are even more interesting. Take the Doctor Will Bar for example…
Continue reading →The trend toward organic and raw foods is fast underway, with many snack bars and health drinks offering these more natural versions. One bar that has gone all the way is the Raw Revolution Organic Live Food Bar, which is made of raw, living foods, rather than cooked and processed ingredients.
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