Unboxed: What's new in nutrition bars
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Five nutrient-rich grains including oats, millet, buckwheat, amaranth and quinoa make an ideal breakfast bar from ethical company KIND. Also contains refreshing, wake-you-up ingredients including citrus, blueberry, apple and plum purees, raisins, cranberries and more. At 220 calories per serving, this take-along morning meal is sure to stave off hunger until lunch. kindsnacks.com
A sweet-tasting, nut and whole-grain bar that contains just 4 grams of sugar? Be still my fluttering heart! We’re wildly excited that Mamma Chia ditched the sugar-in-everything trend with this new chia bar that delivers 1,000 mg of omega-3s from chia seeds. Also in this USDA Organic snack bar: almonds, pecans, fair trade tapioca syrup, quinoa, popped sorghum, chia seed oil and more. mammachia.com
Each bar from Forth contains functional ingredients targeted to support a specific body part. The Brain Bar is a nutrient-dense concoction of oats, quinoa, peanut butter, pumpkin seeds, dates and also unique add-ins like dried aronia berries, acai resveratrol, maca, dehydrated coffee and a large hit of spices (is that cardamom and cloves I taste?). weareforth.com
Ever go to sleep and realize you haven’t eaten anything green all day? I get it. Getting in romaine lettuce is hard, let alone nutrient-dense wheat grass, alfalfa and barley grass. That’s why I’m psyched about this USDA Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified bar, which combines oats, cashew butter, sunflower seeds, brown rice flour, pumpkin seeds chia, raisins and the aforementioned greens are into a surprisingly delicious nosh. Oh, acai is here too for pumped up antioxidant power. theprobar.com
We were impressed with this soy-free, gluten-free and vegan bar made with clean ingredients, including almond butter, organic brown rice syrup, organic quinoa crisps, dried blueberries, chicory root fiber, gluten-free rolled oats, almonds, organic evaporated cane juice, flax meal, organic chia seeds and organic palm fruit oil. From a conscious Austin, Texas-based brand that donates 10 percent of profits from every bar to a nonprofit organization called HOPE International. flyjoy.com
Tasters were pleasantly surprised by the clean taste and nutrition in this consciously sourced venison bar. Made with grass-fed free-range axis deer, this no-sugar-added bar is part of Epic’s Wild Game Line, which also includes a bar made with wild boar, an animal that is deemed an invasive species in Texas. Per its flavor name, the venison bar also contains sea salt, cracked pepper, celery powder, onion and garlic powder and lactic acid. epicbar.com
Tasters were pleasantly surprised by the clean taste and nutrition in this consciously sourced venison bar. Made with grass-fed free-range axis deer, this no-sugar-added bar is part of Epic’s Wild Game Line, which also includes a bar made with wild boar, an animal that is deemed an invasive species in Texas. Per its flavor name, the venison bar also contains sea salt, cracked pepper, celery powder, onion and garlic powder and lactic acid. epicbar.com
Love 'em or hate 'em, nutrition bars are here to stay. These new natural formulations woo consumers by offering clean protein options (read: more nuts, meats and pea protein; less whey and soy isolates), and short ingredient lists. The smartest bar brands are also minimizing sugar content by pumping up flavor, or even going the savory route with ingredients like kale, pumpkin seeds, olives and more.
Here, find a cross-sampling of new natural nutrition bars that found their way to our desks.
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