New Flavor Alert: Kind Bars Adds Six Flavors


Updated 08/21/10 3:05 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 3 comments

Calories in Kind Bars and Descriptions of the New Flavors

Just in time to get your healthy snack on when heading back to school, Kind has added six new flavor to its lineup of bars. I was lucky enough to receive some preview samples of the new flavors. I appreciate how healthy these bars are, but the flavors were a little hit-and-miss for me. Although I'm usually a peanut butter freak, the two bars featuring this ingredient did not wow me, but some of Read more

5 Healthy DIY Energy Bars


Updated 07/19/10 3:50 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

Healthy Energy Bar Recipes

Whether you're on the go running errands or need a pick-me-up preworkout, an energy bar is a perfect handy and healthy treat. If you've tired of the usual store-bought suspects, why not try making your own? I've rounded up five yummy energy bar — and ball — recipes that will have you up and running in no time! Do you have a mouth-watering energy bar recipe? Why not share it in our Snack Read more

Food Review: Tram Bar — Real Food, Real Energy


Updated 06/01/10 10:53 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 9 comments

Tram Bar All Natural Energy Bar

Made to be snacked on when riding a tram car to the top of the mountain, you don't need to be a skier to enjoy these all natural energy bars. A friend turned me onto a Tram Bar ($3 to 4), and it was love at first bite. Made with organic goodies including oats, honey, peanut butter, dried bananas, chocolate, dried apricots, raisins, sunflower seeds, and sesame seeds, no two bites of the bar are Read more

You Asked: Energy Bar For a Meal?


Updated 11/17/09 3:35 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 20 comments

You Asked: Energy Bar For a Meal?

Dear Fit, I just got off the phone with a friend and I need some advice. She says for breakfast, she eats one Balance Bar. I know some bars are fortified with vitamins, but this doesn't seem like enough to me — calorie- or nutrition-wise. What do you think? Is it OK to eat an energy bar for a meal? —Concerned Friend This is an excellent question because I think many people grab a bar for a Read more

Snickers Energy Bars?


Updated 09/10/10 8:12 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 9 comments

Review of Snickers Marathon Energy Bars

Clif, Balance, and Luna are a few of my favorite brands when choosing energy bars, but the popular packed-with-peanuts candy bar company wants to get in on the action too with their Snickers Marathon bars. I know what you're thinking. Snickers? Making energy bars? Yep. They were designed to give good tasting energy to active, healthy people, and they come in three varieties — Energy, Nutrition, Read more

Sports Energy Products Explained: Drinks, Powders, and Tablets


Updated 09/29/09 2:36 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 4 comments

Sports Energy Products Explained: Drinks, Powders, and Tablets

In order to sustain your energy for long workouts, you need to refuel with some kind of sporty energy product. Sport nutrition products are manufactured in so many forms these days — sport drinks, powders, energy bars, goos, and chews — so how do you know which one is right for you? Hopefully I can ease your confusion starting with sport drinks, powders, and tablets. Popular brands of sport Read more

How Often Do You Eat Energy Bars?


Updated 08/13/09 12:00 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 37 comments

How Often Do You Eat Energy Bars?

I like to have a few energy bars on hand, tucked away in my desk drawer or the glove box in my car, in case hunger hits unexpectedly. They tend to be about 200 calories, so they make a perfect snack and are much better for you than candy bars, but I don't eat them regularly. If I am running after work and have no late afternoon snack, I will crack open an energy bar. I'd say I eat two a month. I Read more

Food Review: thinkGreen Peanut Butter Chocolate Bar


Updated 05/27/10 11:55 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 8 comments

Food Review: thinkGreen Peanut Butter Chocolate Bar

When it comes to meeting my daily nutritional requirements, I like to eat my vitamins and minerals in whole foods. Occasionally, I fall short on this. I also often need a quick, easily digestible pre-workout snack. I thought I would attempt to satisfy these two needs with the thinkGreen bar, since the label reads "over one tablespoon of power greens." The ingredient list contains some very Read more

Food Review: Dr. Melina Protein Bars


Updated 06/08/09 6:23 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 9 comments

Review of Dr. Melina Protein Bar in Cinnamon Almond Flavor

When it comes to pre-workout snacks, I like to mix things up, so when I spotted a new-to-me brand, Dr. Melina Protein Bars, at my corner store the other day, I snapped one up. I was excited to learn that the brand was created by a female doctor who resides in Sugar's fair city of San Francisco, an internist and nutritionist named Dr. Melina Jampolis. To find out how they taste, read more Read more