Energy Bar Recommendation?
02-05-08, 11:34 AM
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02-05-08, 11:35 AM
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Wow CDR, I had no idea. First I tried Clif bars, but gave up on them because they make me constipated. I couldn't sh** for a week! Now I learn I have to give up on Powerbars because they do the opposite. Gels are just nasty.
I think I will just go back to being old skool... bananas and fig newtons, swilled down with some orange Accelerade. Mmmmmmm.
I think I will just go back to being old skool... bananas and fig newtons, swilled down with some orange Accelerade. Mmmmmmm.
02-05-08, 11:40 AM
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I know they probably aren't that good for - long term energy and all. But I eat these like they ain't gonna be around tomorrow. I absolutely love them. They are soft and sweet. I pack my jersey with them on my long rides. Plus, on real cold days, they don't tend to HTFU like a rock. Like say Clif bars or the like.
A soft, chewy cookie filled with real fruit filling. Twin-wrapped 16 to a carton.
A soft, chewy cookie filled with real fruit filling. Twin-wrapped 16 to a carton.
02-05-08, 11:47 AM
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02-05-08, 11:56 AM
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I've taken these as well. Pretty good.
02-05-08, 11:58 AM
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close, but not as good as the ones i mean.
from Editor's Choice: The World's Best Street Food
Mystery Fig Bars, New York, NY
The world might be without Seinfeld were it not for my favorite street food -- whole wheat fig bars, wrapped in plastic without even a peel-off label, from Korean grocers in New York City.
As the story goes, Larry David and his pal Jerry were snack-shopping late one night, poking fun at the merchandise by the register -- namely the fig bars "that look like they were made in someone's basement," said David. There in the grocer, he said to Seinfeld, "We should do a show about this. This is the kind of dialogue that we should do on the show." Soon after, NBC signed the sitcom "about nothing."
I got hooked on the mystery fig treats when I was young and broke in New York, and they were a buck for four. Twenty years later, they're a buck for three and filling enough to remain my ideal breakfast-on-the-go. They're gummy and sweet on the inside, like the Pop-Tarts I was never allowed to eat as a kid -- but with much more fiber and less white sugar, posing no threat of a midmorning nosedive. They're best when moist and fresh, washed down with a carton of ice-cold whole milk.
Where they're from, however, remains a Seinfeld joke. They all but completely elude Google searches (try it, and the closest match you'll find is Larry David's New Yorker interview, which informed this story). A few Korean market buyers told me they're imported, but they didn't know from where, nor could I track down the wholesalers for questioning.
One thing I do know is where they sleep at night -- germ-free under Saran (no small reassurance when you're talking about street food in New York). -- Maureen Clarke
Mystery Fig Bars, New York, NY
The world might be without Seinfeld were it not for my favorite street food -- whole wheat fig bars, wrapped in plastic without even a peel-off label, from Korean grocers in New York City.
As the story goes, Larry David and his pal Jerry were snack-shopping late one night, poking fun at the merchandise by the register -- namely the fig bars "that look like they were made in someone's basement," said David. There in the grocer, he said to Seinfeld, "We should do a show about this. This is the kind of dialogue that we should do on the show." Soon after, NBC signed the sitcom "about nothing."
I got hooked on the mystery fig treats when I was young and broke in New York, and they were a buck for four. Twenty years later, they're a buck for three and filling enough to remain my ideal breakfast-on-the-go. They're gummy and sweet on the inside, like the Pop-Tarts I was never allowed to eat as a kid -- but with much more fiber and less white sugar, posing no threat of a midmorning nosedive. They're best when moist and fresh, washed down with a carton of ice-cold whole milk.
Where they're from, however, remains a Seinfeld joke. They all but completely elude Google searches (try it, and the closest match you'll find is Larry David's New Yorker interview, which informed this story). A few Korean market buyers told me they're imported, but they didn't know from where, nor could I track down the wholesalers for questioning.
One thing I do know is where they sleep at night -- germ-free under Saran (no small reassurance when you're talking about street food in New York). -- Maureen Clarke
02-05-08, 12:06 PM
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02-05-08, 12:33 PM
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Can you send me some ?? I used to get WW fig bars in the buld section of the supermarket years ago, but I haven't been able to find them since. They were great. Much more substantial than the Nabisco ones.
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02-05-08, 12:42 PM
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I prefer either Fig bars (I like the mini-packs for an easy grab and go) or Payday candybars. I usually have one of the two I mentioned, and a banana, on every long ride.
02-05-08, 01:43 PM
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Although I like gel/liquids, I feel the need to eat when doing rides over 4 or 5 hours. So I recently bought some bars. For some reason I like Balance bars, maybe because it forces me to drink a bottle of water (those bars are so dry). So I bought two.
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02-05-08, 03:39 PM
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i didn't notice power bars acting as a laxative thats interesting, maybe its because i typically eat banana before a ride and that works as an opposite.
02-05-08, 03:44 PM
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Kashi "Chewy" bars are excellent, not chalky like many bars. The malted milk ball flavor is a favorite
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02-05-08, 08:42 PM
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A cookie is just a cookie, but a Newton is fruit and cake!
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I love Clif Mojo bars but they may be too 'hard' for ya
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Enervite or Quaker "oatmeal to go" square bar things.
02-05-08, 10:01 PM
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Cliffbars +/ banana for the ride, Ovaltine (or equivalent) + banana after the ride.
If Gels needed - as suggested earlier - brown rice syrup (organic) in a gel-flask.
If Gels needed - as suggested earlier - brown rice syrup (organic) in a gel-flask.
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FWIW, there are several places on line selling whole wheat fig bars (and Apricot, Raspberry ...). I'm going to order a few to see which I like best. They might be too heavy for riding, but they'd be great right after a ride.
https://www.lehivalleycountrystore.co...-pr-16764.html
https://sweetenergy.com/php/famFBF.php
I have not shopped at the above links, just found them by searching "Whole Wheat Fig bars" ... among others.
This should probably be in the nutrition forum.
https://www.lehivalleycountrystore.co...-pr-16764.html
https://sweetenergy.com/php/famFBF.php
I have not shopped at the above links, just found them by searching "Whole Wheat Fig bars" ... among others.
This should probably be in the nutrition forum.
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Try Lara Bars, they're not crunchy at all and are fairly soft, the ingredients of the Cherry Pie version (the one I have handy) is dates, almonds, and cherries - nothing else. 190 calories and a decent smattering of vitamins and minerals. Here's a review
https://hikingtrekkingwalking.com/archive/larabars.html
https://hikingtrekkingwalking.com/archive/larabars.html