[pct-l] Food Bar Calorie Densities Compared

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There's another great bar that I get at Costco and really works well  
for backpacking. This is the Mrs. May's bars, which are vegan, with no  
trans fats, no additives, cholesterol or preservatives.

They are a combo of nuts, seeds and fruits, and are crunchy as opposed  
to the softer bars. 1 48g bar has 238 calories, and the breakdown is  
as follows: Total Fat 16g; Total Carbs 20g (fiber 3 g and sugars 8g)  
and Protein 6g. You buy them as a combo box of 3 different flavors:  
the one I have sitting in front of me reads: cashews, almonds,  
pistachios, tropical fruits (pineapple, mango, papaya) sesame seeds,  
sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, dates, raisins, rice malt, natural  
flavors, evaporated cane sugar, sea salt. The run around $1/bar at  
Costco and come in a box of 15.

Mystic Forest



On Feb 22, 2013, at 9:33 AM, John Poppe wrote:

> Great breakdown. I think it is also important to consider the  
> calorie source, sugars, fats, and complex carbohydrates. My  
> experience on long hikes indicates fats and complex carbohydrates  
> provide a better fuel than sugars.  Many hikers use sugars with  
> impunity as a fuel only to find they have ravaged their body and  
> face a deep exhaustion, this probably will occur somewhere in  
> Oregon. Consider higher proteins and fats for the long run.  
> Something like 35% fat, 15% protein, 50% complex carbs.
>
> Hike strong
>
> Grey Wolf
>
>
> On Feb 22, 2013, at 8:15, "BF" <playswmatches at punk.net> wrote:
>
>> Here's a comparison of 10 food bars that you may be considering for  
>> your
>> big-assed hike this Spring. I hope this might help anyone looking  
>> to pack
>> light but calorie heavy:
>>
>> Mainstay Emergency Bar   8 oz.   1200 cal $4.50/bar =     150 cal/oz.
>> $0.56/oz  267 cal/$
>> Kind Plus 1.4 oz  190 cal $1.20/bar  =                               
>> 137
>> cal/oz   $0.85/oz  158 cal/$
>> Millennium Energy Bar 2.95 oz. 400 cal $1.45 per bar =    136 cal/oz
>> $0.49/oz  276 cal/$
>> Organic Food Bar One 1.58oz 210 cal  $1.05/bar =           133 cal/oz
>> $0.66/oz  200 cal/$
>> ProBar  Superfood Slam 3.0 oz   380 cal   $2.50/bar =       126 cal/ 
>> oz.
>> $0.83/oz  152 cal/$
>> Raw Revolution 1.8 oz  220 cal $1.46/bar         =               122
>> cal/oz   $0.81/oz  150 cal/$
>> Met RX Big 100 3.52 oz  410 cal  $1.74/bar  =                   117
>> cal/oz.  $0.49/oz   236 cal/$
>> Odwalla 2.0 oz, 210 cal  $1.20/bar  
>> =                                 105
>> cal/oz.  $0.60/oz. 175 cal/$
>> Clif Bar 2.4 oz,  240 cal  $1.00/bar  
>> =                                 100
>> cal/oz.  $0.42/oz  240 cal/$
>> Bear Valley Meal Pack  3.75 oz  210 cal    $1.50/bar  =        56  
>> cal/oz.
>> $0.40/oz  140 cal/$
>>
>> Note: the "new" Millennium Bars contain 3.5 grams of trans fat and
>> probably a few other things that aren't all that great for you, but  
>> you
>> get what you pay for, right? I wish I had time to compile the  
>> nutritional
>> info for these, but much of it can be found on the internets.
>>
>> see y'all at the kick off!
>> -BF
>>
>> p.s. - Apologies for omitting your favorite geometrically-shaped  
>> nutrient
>> block from my list.  Please feel free to contribute any addendum.
>>
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