Bar Rotation
May 13, 2008 · 12:14 PM · permalink
About this time of year, I get really burned out on my current stock of energy bars. Taste change and so I don’t have a “best bar,” but try to rotate them in and out and mix it up with pastries, bagels, and a good old PB&J. I travel with the PRO Bar and Bear Valley Pemmican Bar. Those are considered meal replacements. A jersey-pocket standby is Clif and their shot chewy things are good for a nervous stomach right before a big race.
Rotating into the choices are bars from Zing. They’re developed by nutritionalists, taste like food, and are all-natural. They’re good and a nice change. For the bike, they’d need more substance for more calories. And, I wish that Natures Path would form their toaster pastries into bar shapes for my jersey.
What’s your bar of choice?
I’d also like to try a Fruity Oaty Bar …
Why not Nature’s Path Optimum bars? Those are pretty good.
I like mulebar, not sure if they are in the US though… http://www.mulebar.com/
Good tip on the Optimum bars … I just eat their pop tarts.
I like fig newtons of various flavors. They are easy to eat and carry in a platic baggy.
My all time favorite is my mom’s mini monster cookies. Oatmeal peanutbutter chocolate chip and m&m cookie. I used them during a 12 hour solo mountain bike race and they really did the trick.
Maybe it’s just me but I dislike the ones that are too sweet. During my rides anything too sweet makes me feel like I’m even more parched in the mouth than I really am. So Clif bars are out for me and many others. I was standing in a PCC’s energy bar aisle and this guy (a fellow customer) who claimed to be an energy bar expert told me he could answer all questions I may have about them. So I told him what I was looking for and he suggested Larabars. I tried out some flavors: Key Lime Pie, Dates and Cashew Cookie—and finally I found just the right one: the Lemonbar. It’s not too sweet, it’s tangy so it gets your salivary glands going. It’s just right for me.
Hugh,
When it’s hot, I can’t eat anything too sweet; especially chocolate.
I love the Zing bars. The oatmeal choc chip and blueberry almond are not too sweet at all. I like that they don’t have added vitamins and minerals. They settle more easily on my stomach and I think its because of that. They also have more protein than Lara bars (which I used before) so they work well for endurance.
I was so excited to see the posting about the Zing bars - they are the best tasting bar I have ever had! The blueberry almond is a completely new taste. I appreciate the balance in nutrients and there is no nasty aftertaste
I like the Zing Bars. I use them as a pre-ride bar. The taste and texture is great and my fav is Peanut Butter Choc Chip.
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