Re: Power Bar replacement

"Gunny Bunny" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hoomerous.

I can't eat Powerbars, due to alergies, but don't miss them really.
Impossible to unwrap after sitting in a jersey pocket for a couple
hours on a hot day. Clif bars have gotten much better and with a
wrapper end slit off works quite well.

For anyone who rememebrs The Littlest Giant:

CHEW! CHEW! CHEW!

Hi,

I to have nut allergies as do 5% of the population. I get jealous when I
see my fellow riders whip out Powerbars and eat them, while I have to trek
over to the corner store and buy whatever [censored] they happen to sell !!

Is there any good commercial substitutes for Powerbars without nuts ??

Thank you

What kind of nuts are in powerbars? I can't eat pistachios or cashews.

"Gunny Bunny" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Is there any good commercial substitutes for Powerbars without nuts ??

Fig newtons. Available everywhere. Cheap. Packed with energy that gets there
every bit as fast as a powerbar.

Tom Kunich said:

"Gunny Bunny" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Is there any good commercial substitutes for Powerbars without nuts ??

Fig newtons. Available everywhere. Cheap. Packed with energy that gets there
every bit as fast as a powerbar.

Also, Fig Newmans, if you want that little extra guarantee of
wholesomeness or organic goodness. (They taste a little different, but
when you've been hammering for a couple hours everything tastes like mana.)

Several of the Clif bars are nut free, other than trace amounts. I wish
they would just do a production facility that would be 100% nut free,
though I only have a problem with peanuts. Still, it's nice that they
are free of dairy, which helps a lot.

Stupid allergies...

Richard Adams said:

Several of the Clif bars are nut free, other than trace amounts. I
wish they would just do a production facility that would be 100% nut
free, though I only have a problem with peanuts. Still, it's nice
that they
are free of dairy, which helps a lot.

I'll put in a vote for Clif bars. They're the closest thing to real food, and
actually quite tasty. If they're nut and/or dairy free, so much the better.

Matt O.

Tom Kunich said:

"Gunny Bunny" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Is there any good commercial substitutes for Powerbars without nuts ??

Fig newtons. Available everywhere. Cheap. Packed with energy that gets there
every bit as fast as a powerbar.

There was a point in time when a package of Fig Newtons went a
lloooonnnnngggggg way with the wrenches at my LBS. Sigh I miss the old
days, a case of beer is so much more expensive.....

Gunny Bunny said:

Quoted message said:

I can't eat Powerbars, due to alergies, but don't miss them really.
Impossible to unwrap after sitting in a jersey pocket for a couple
hours on a hot day. Clif bars have gotten much better and with a
wrapper end slit off works quite well.

I can't eat Cliff bars due to allergies. Be careful to read the
ingredients. My allergies (soy and peanut) make most engergy bars
off-limits, but the original power bars (non-Harvest) seem to be OK. Of
course, that does not help in the winter, since those bars solidify and
are inedible.

Don't presume that because one product they sell has bad things in it,
that all will. But most of the new wave of energy bars are full of soy.

Quoted message said:

I to have nut allergies as do 5% of the population. I get jealous when
I see my fellow riders whip out Powerbars and eat them, while I have to
trek over to the corner store and buy whatever [censored] they happen to sell
!!

Is there any good commercial substitutes for Powerbars without nuts ??

Maybe not what you want, but the Gu/Powergel type things (which have the
consistency of snot) tend to not have nuts or soy. I take them along in
the winter, and the old-fashioned rubbery Power Bars in the summer.

--

David L. Johnson

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"Gunny Bunny" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Is there any good commercial substitutes for Powerbars without nuts ??

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I've been pretty happy with dried fruit esp figs, apples, dates and
pineapple in a sealable plastic bag.

easy to digest and you feel them cut in about 15 minutes later - no
wrappers, no waste

but as always ymmv - best, Andrew

"David L. Johnson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Gunny Bunny said:

Quoted message said:

I can't eat Powerbars, due to alergies, but don't miss them really.
Impossible to unwrap after sitting in a jersey pocket for a couple
hours on a hot day. Clif bars have gotten much better and with a
wrapper end slit off works quite well.

I can't eat Cliff bars due to allergies. Be careful to read the
ingredients. My allergies (soy and peanut) make most engergy bars
off-limits, but the original power bars (non-Harvest) seem to be OK. Of
course, that does not help in the winter, since those bars solidify and
are inedible.

Don't presume that because one product they sell has bad things in it,
that all will. But most of the new wave of energy bars are full of soy.

Quoted message said:

I to have nut allergies as do 5% of the population. I get jealous when
I see my fellow riders whip out Powerbars and eat them, while I have to
trek over to the corner store and buy whatever [censored] they happen to sell
!!

Is there any good commercial substitutes for Powerbars without nuts ??

Maybe not what you want, but the Gu/Powergel type things (which have the
consistency of snot) tend to not have nuts or soy. I take them along in
the winter, and the old-fashioned rubbery Power Bars in the summer.

A question: I gave up on Powerbars a few years back, when I was
primarily riding mountain bike, because I found I could only open and
eat one by stopping (not so hard to ride with hands off bars on road,
try it off road) How would one prepare a bar to be eaten on the go?
Clif bar bags and contents are lose enough that just slicing the end
off works great. I always wondered why Powerbar didn't coat their
bars with some kind of flour to prevent it sticking to the wrapper.

Matt O'Toole <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Richard Adams said:

Several of the Clif bars are nut free, other than trace amounts. I
wish they would just do a production facility that would be 100% nut
free, though I only have a problem with peanuts. Still, it's nice
that they
are free of dairy, which helps a lot.

I'll put in a vote for Clif bars. They're the closest thing to real
food, and actually quite tasty. If they're nut and/or dairy free, so
much the better.

Make your own. From another group:

"Low Fat Oat Bars

Ingredient Amount

Brown Sugar 1 Cup
Low-Fat Van.Yogurt 8 ounces
Egg Whites 2 whites
Vegatable Oil 2 Tbsp
Fat Free Milk 2 Tbsp
Vanilla 2 tsp
Soy Flour 1-1/2 cup
Baking Soda 1 tsp.
Cinnamon 1 tsp.
Salt 1/2 tsp
Quick Oats 3 cups
Dried Fruit 1 cup (4-5 oz)

The easiest way to make this is to dump everything in except the oats and
fruit and run the mixer a couple of minutes, then stir in the oats and
fruit, bake at 350 for about 30 minutes in a ungreased 9x16 pan.

Allow to cool and cut into 16 equal size bars. You should get about 220
calories per bar with, 24g sugars, 8g protien, 5g fat. I just did a quick
pass on the calories and did not check my figures so they could be dead on
or way off."

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On 22 Apr 2004 08:41:39 -0700, [email hidden] (Richard Adams)

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A question: I gave up on Powerbars a few years back, when I was
primarily riding mountain bike, because I found I could only open and
eat one by stopping (not so hard to ride with hands off bars on road,
try it off road) How would one prepare a bar to be eaten on the go?

Cut it into quarters.

JT

Andrew Price said:

Quoted message said:

Is there any good commercial substitutes for Powerbars without nuts?

Quoted message said:

I've been pretty happy with dried fruit esp figs, apples, dates and
pineapple in a sealable plastic bag.

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They are easy to digest and you feel them cut in about 15 minutes
later - no wrappers, no waste

If you are interested in "power" which is sugar, try Medjool Dates,
available at most Grocery stores. They are rapidly digestible, taste
good and can be eaten without washing them down as Power Bars that I
see as artificial cardboard soaked in black strap molasses. The Power
Bar stand at the InterBike show, in contrast to Cliff Bars, always has
water to wash them down because they cause dry mouth, because they are
neither tasty enough to elicit salivation nor do they contain
sufficient moisture to be eaten without flushing.

http://www.medjooldates.com/history.html
http://www.chinaranch.com/

Don't miss a "date shake" at China Ranch. It's real and delicious.

Jobst Brandt
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Richard Adams said:

"David L. Johnson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Gunny Bunny said:

>I can't eat Powerbars, due to alergies, but don't miss them really.
>Impossible to unwrap after sitting in a jersey pocket for a couple
>hours on a hot day. Clif bars have gotten much better and with a
>wrapper end slit off works quite well.

I can't eat Cliff bars due to allergies. Be careful to read the
ingredients. My allergies (soy and peanut) make most engergy bars
off-limits, but the original power bars (non-Harvest) seem to be OK. Of
course, that does not help in the winter, since those bars solidify and
are inedible.

Don't presume that because one product they sell has bad things in it,
that all will. But most of the new wave of energy bars are full of soy.

Quoted message said:

I to have nut allergies as do 5% of the population. I get jealous when
I see my fellow riders whip out Powerbars and eat them, while I have to
trek over to the corner store and buy whatever [censored] they happen to sell
!!

Is there any good commercial substitutes for Powerbars without nuts ??

Maybe not what you want, but the Gu/Powergel type things (which have the
consistency of snot) tend to not have nuts or soy. I take them along in
the winter, and the old-fashioned rubbery Power Bars in the summer.

A question: I gave up on Powerbars a few years back, when I was
primarily riding mountain bike, because I found I could only open and
eat one by stopping (not so hard to ride with hands off bars on road,
try it off road) How would one prepare a bar to be eaten on the go?
Clif bar bags and contents are lose enough that just slicing the end
off works great. I always wondered why Powerbar didn't coat their
bars with some kind of flour to prevent it sticking to the wrapper.

That stickiness is the answer to your question.

To prepare a powerbar for eating on the road-
1. unwrap it
2. place sticky powerbar on toptube
3. press evenly, carefully not to interfere with cable routing
4. ride, peeling off powerbar as needed.

be sure to peel off powerbar before consuming, as eating it directly
from toptube can result in broken teeth if riding on a bumpy road.

only half tongue in cheek,
Rob

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 20:35:32 GMT, R Cohen <[email hidden]>

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be sure to peel off powerbar before consuming, as eating it directly
from toptube can result in broken teeth if riding on a bumpy road.

only half tongue in cheek,

Where's the other half of the tongue? On the side of the road? 😉
--
Rick Onanian

R Cohen said:

That stickiness is the answer to your question.

To prepare a powerbar for eating on the road-
1. unwrap it
2. place sticky powerbar on toptube
3. press evenly, carefully not to interfere with cable routing
4. ride, peeling off powerbar as needed.

be sure to peel off powerbar before consuming, as eating it directly
from toptube can result in broken teeth if riding on a bumpy road.

only half tongue in cheek,

If the temperature is below freezing, don't try to lick the
remains from the top tube or we know where the other half
will be! 8-0

-=Dave+-