Power Bar replacement

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.....

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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"David L. Johnson" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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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+-