Anyone come across an energy bar without about the same amount of carbs and the same price or cheaper? I've probably had 5000 of these and getting to the point I can barely stand the taste unless I'm really hungry and about to bonk on a ride.

I think a Clif bar has about 43g carbs and 6g fat. I was looking at choc-chip granola bars last nite - looked like two bars would have about 34g carbs for the same 6g of fat. But would rather have a single-bar that delivers a similar payload.

Larabars -



Serving Size 1 Bar - Cherry Pie
Amount per serving Calories 190 Calories from Fat 80
Hide Daily Values % Daily Value* Total Fat 8g 12% Saturated Fat 0.5g 2% Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Monounsaturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 0mg 0% Total Carbohydrates 28g 9% Dietary Fiber 4g Sugars 21g Protein 4g
Vitamin A 2% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 6% Iron 6% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

I second Larabars, smaller, more compact. Survive in heat well, don't melt and get weird. Very simple ingredients. They are just fruit and nut put through a foot processor and probably pasteurized or something.

Seriously the banana and cashew flavors have only 3-4 ingredients each. You read the list on a Clif bar and it'll make your head spin.

I combine those with NUUN tablets in my water bottles and survive perfectly well. Almost 7 hours pedaling time over 120Mi on the bike this past Sunday.

Weird - Larabars, Nunn tablets and 110 miles last Sunday. I'm guessing we had similar weather conditions..

want to ride next weekend?

Those Larabars ain't bad, I have eaten them before off the bike. Maybe I will give 'em a try on the bike.

I have seen some "mom and pop" style bars at a few stores before but seems like the price is always ridiculous, like $3/bar.

Hammer Bars are not to bad ... out of their 3 bars I like the Chocolate Chip version the best .
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size one bar (50g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 220 Calories from Fat 80
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fatty Acids 0g †
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 18mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 25g 9%
Total Dietary Fiber 4g 18%
Sugars 15g
Protein 10g
Vitamin A 7%
Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 7%
Iron 4%
*The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values maybe higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
† Daily Value not established.
Certified Organic Ingredients: Organic Almond Butter, Organic Date Paste, Organic Agave Nectar, Organic Brown Rice Protein, Organic Bio Sprouts™ - Flax, Organic Raisins, Organic Bio Sprouts™ - Quinoa, Organic Sesame Seeds.
Caution: May contain pieces of date pits, stems, nut shells or seeds.

Hammer Bar Cashew Coconut
Chocolate Chip
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size one bar (50g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 230 Calories from Fat 100
% DailyValue *
Total Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Trans Fatty Acids 0g †
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 27g 9%
Total Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
Sugars 19g
Protein 5g
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 4%
Iron 8%
*The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values maybe higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
† Daily Value not established.
Certified Organic Ingredients: Organic Cashew Butter, Organic Dates, Organic Agave Nectar, Organic Brown Rice Protein, Organic Dark Chocolate Chips - Non-Dairy (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Chocolate Liquor, Organic Cocoa Butter, Non-GMO Soya Lecithin), Organic Coconut, Organic BioSprouts™ - Quinoa, Organic Bio Sprouts™ - Flax.
Caution: May contain pieces of date pits, stems, nut shells or seeds.

Hammer Bar Chocolate Chip
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size one bar (50g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 220 Calories from Fat 80
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fatty Acids 0g †
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 18mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 26g 9%
Total Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
Sugars 17g
Protein 9g
Vitamin A 7%
Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 7%
Iron 11%
*The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values maybe higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
† Daily Value not established.
Certified Organic Ingredients: Organic Almond Butter, Organic Date Paste, Organic Agave Nectar, Organic Dark Chocolate Chips - Non-Dairy (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Chocolate Liquor, Organic Cocoa Butter, Non-GMO Soya Lecithin), Organic Brown Rice Protein, Organic Bio Sprouts™ - Flax, Organic BioSprouts™ - Quinoa, Organic Raisins, Organic Sesame Seeds.
Caution: May contain pieces of date pits, stems, nut shells or seeds

Wal-Mart no name protein bars. $1 each.

I've been happy with Probars. Some of them have an odd taste sometimes, but they go along with my desire to eat whole foods whenever possible.


You are what you eat right?

+1....Love the peanut butter ones at the 30 mile mark!!

PayDay candy bars. $0.50 each at Food4Less. No chocolate to melt. ~220kcals per bar. Protein, carbohydrates, fats. Taste good.

I'd like to recommend a Free Report on Nutrition Bars that would be worth anyone's while to take a look at. It is at BachBars.com under the nav tab for Free Report. I've seen many athletes who fail to take into consideration the quality of ingredients used in a product and focus only on one or two areas such as carbs or proteins. I realize that serious athletes can get away with a great deal in terms of dietary indiscretions (at least for a while) due to the high amount of exercise. My suggestion is to use a bar based upon its long-term health benefits as well. To do that, you have to look at all of the ingredients, not just the Nutrition Facts and price. The bar available at the above site is new to the market but has been in development and use for about 15 years. There is nothing else like it. It is a powdered mix that you add water to and bake at home. This makes it both very cost effective and very customizable. You can adjust the carb content very easily, it already has a nice amount of quality protein and essential fatty acids (plus fiber). The report helps explain what ingredients should and should not be in your Nutrition / Energy Bar.

Mix a cup of honey with a cup of natural peanut butter and warm it in a saucepan until the honey and pb blend together... add 3 cups of oats and a cup of mixed dried fruit, nuts, and if you like... chocolate chips.

Once this has been stirred and blended press it into an 8 by 8 pan and chill for a few hours.

Yields 8 bars with about 275 - 300 calories each with a nice blend of carbs, protien, and fat... the honey will give you instant energy while the oats and peanut butter will provide an excellent source of sustained energy.

Cost is .50 - .75 per bar and you can tweak them to your liking... you can use half a cup of maple syrup with half a cup of honey, almond butter instead of peanut butter, and can change up that extra cup by adding any supplements you feel you need.

I prefer to keep mine raw and not add anything but natural ingredients... roasted almonds and sunflower seeds really add to the flavour.

Nice! That actually sounds pretty tasty, I will give it a try.

https://www.darylsbars.com/all_natural_energy_bars.html

anyone like the Bonk Breaker? If they had any flavor besides peanut butter I'd try them (my kid is allergic)

Fig newtons are like 70-100cal per piece. 20g carb 2g fat different flavors to mix it up. definitely a good alternative for cold rides since they wont freeze

I make my own bars from pretty much the same recipe, I just add more fruit and nuts. Great tasting bars, and it gives me a TON of energy.. The drawback is since they are a honey/PB base, then they tend to soften up over time in the heat.

I made these for a while, they're quite tasty and effective.

Yea, I ate them until they added HFCS. No more though.

You could just make your own - skip ahead to the 2:04 mark for the recipe:

If you can find them, Paul Newman's "Fig Newmans" don't have any HFCS (but they do have regular corn syrup...)

Another vote for Hammer bars

go away shill!

I prefer Zone bars. They come in different flavors and they're not as expensive as most other protein bars. But when I'm stuck at a convenience store that doesn't sell protein bars, this is what I look for:

For cheap, they're hard to beat.

I really like these:
Supreme Protein...the cookies and cream is good and the peanut butter tastes good too.
They dont bother my stomach and taste great.