Lightest energy bar high in calories and fiber?

Planters (Mr. Peanut) has a new line of energy bars. They taste really good too! Each 35g (1.2oz) bar has 170 calories. So when stacked up to a larabar, it packs a lil bit more calories/ounce.

The White Zest Bar

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http://bigsurbar.com/about.html

NO artificial flavors, colors or preservatives
NO trans fats • NO hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils • NO high fructose corn syrup
NO sulfites • Non-irradiated

NUTRITION FACTS: Serving Size 1.67 oz (47g), SERVING PER BAR 3, Calories 210/SERVING,

Calories from Fat 100, Total Fat 11g (17%), Saturated Fat 4.5g (24%), Trans Fat 0g, Cholesterol 25mg (9%), Sodium 75mg (3%), Total Carbohydrate 25g (8%), Dietary Fiber 2g (8%), Sugars 15g, Protein 4g, Vitamin A 4%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 4%, Iron 6%

Ingredients: Oats, unbleached flour, almonds, pecans, raisins (sulfite free), coconut (sulfite free), white chocolate chips, brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter, eggs, honey, vanilla, baking soda (aluminum free), baking powder (aluminum free), orange zest, Vitamin E.
Allergen Warning: Contains eggs, nuts and wheat flour. May contain pieces of nut shells

"Planters (Mr. Peanut) has a new line of energy bars. They taste really good too! Each 35g (1.2oz) bar has 170 calories. So when stacked up to a larabar, it packs a lil bit more calories/ounce."

These are delicious, inexpensive, calorie dense, and available by the ton at Sam's. I've taken a liking to them as well.

Is what i am going for. No flour, no sugar, no oats, grains are fine like millet or barley or quinoa. Ow yeah and no dairy or eggs. I am not a vegan or even vegetarian i just don't eat processed food of any kind, dairy or eggs. Well i try my dam best not too. Every once and in a while i have to do something with another person and i requires i not be such a freak nuts for just one meal ;)

I am desperate for easy to consume light calories that fit this criteria. I am thinking maybe my own home made almond butter or something like that or a uncooked raw nut/fruit bar of some sort? Just gotta figure out how to hold it all together?

Cough cough……
http://gazingin.com/2011/05/23/raw-chocolate-cherry-brownies/
http://gazingin.com/2011/05/30/cocoa-energy-bars/ (instead of cocoa powder use raw cacao nibs ground, easy to do)
http://gazingin.com/2011/05/20/raw-foods-flourless-chocolate-cake/
http://gazingin.com/2011/05/12/sunflower-cookies/

So how do you do it? A food processor is #1. #2 is something soft such as Medjoo dates that act as the binder.

But here is the catch: It is very, very hard to get UL calories in a dense easy to eat form that is vegan AND raw that avoids simple carbs. It will weigh but it is worthy weight – nutrient dense food that will power you.

Go search out raw vegan cookbooks, it will set you free!

++1 for the Big Sur.

Brad

Just finished one
220 calories/1.7 ounces=258 calories/2 ounces
ingredients: Dates, peanuts, salt (nothing else)
110 grams fat/serving (half the calories)
7 grams protein
23 grams carbs
4 grams fiber

I figure there had to be all kinds of stuff out there that meet my needs. I just have zero exposure to vegan/raw eaters. Like i said i am by no means vegan as i eat many lean healthy meats in moderation. I eat the way i eat for health and performance reasons. Mostly i don't want any i mean any chemicals in my body or anything man made by anything other than my own two hands so i know what is in it.

It can be a bit of work and a pita but how healthy you feel and are far out way the inconvenience and expense.

I will also attest to Lara bar being the best tasting bar going though…

@Chris Smead

It's your thread. Have you found anything suitable yet?

I like Earnest Eats Almond Trail Mix bars (at Fred Meyers in the NW):

210 cal / 1.94 oz / 16% daily fiber

http://www.earnesteats.com/our-foods/bars.php

Low on calories for what you are looking for, but two out of three ain't bad . . .

Patrick…with the right tools eating raw is pretty easy. It does involve more steps but that gets easier the more one does it.
I highly recommend "Raw Food Made Easy" by Jennifer Cornbleet.

We eat about an 80-90% vegan diet.

I made something tonight that was interesting and beyond great – a coconut fudge that is made with raw virgin coconut oil. It is beyond fatty but has many good benefits. It will be great for cold weather trips…..

Thanks so much everyone! So many great responses.
To sum it up, it appears that most bars are 120 to 140 calories per ounce and it's difficult to break that barrier.
And bars with nuts seem to have more calories and fiber.

So I'm leaning toward a mix of cliff bars and Lara bars (great on fiber), mojo bars, and now I'm excited to check out these planters bars!!

Chris here is a recipe I believe will meet your criteria of “lightness and calories” in your opening statement of your Thread…..if not, others may enjoy giving them a try. While going to the store and purchasing all of the bars mention in this thread is one option the other is to make your own when you can manipulate the bars size to meet your “lightweight” criteria. (You Big Sur Bar and Laura Bar fans I’m sure will take a liking to these.)

Cheers

“THE BRICK” 2010 Model
Makes 12 bar
402cal/bar

Call them a chewy granola bar or an energy bar, either way, these are good! They freeze well also (wrap them up two bars to a bag for an easy trail snack out of the freezer.) Trust me, you will LOVE these bars. Yes, they are high in fat, but if you are hiking hard, you will burn it off and they are better for you than a candy bar!

2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup packed brown sugar
¾ cup dried cranberries (or whatever fruit you prefer!)
½ cup wheat germ
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup chopped pecans (or other nut of choice, unsalted)
½ cup cranberries
½ cup blueberries
½ cup coconut
½ cup chocolate chips
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup honey
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1.Preheat oven to 350°.
2.Line a 13×9 inch pan with parchment paper.
3.In a large bowl, stir together oats, flour, brown sugar, raisins, wheat germ, salt, cinnamon, and pecans.
4.In a smaller bowl, thoroughly blend oil, honey, egg, and vanilla; pour into flour mixture, and mix by hand until the liquid is evenly distributed5. I use rubber gloves for this.
5.Press evenly into the prepared baking pan. Make sure it is packed in tightly.
6.Bake 25-30 minutes in the oven or until the edges are golden.
7.Cool completely in pan before turning out onto a cutting board and cutting into bars.

Notes:
• These bars take well to using applesauce or baby prunes as part of the oil.
• Brown sugar Splenda® works well as a way to cut back on the sugar content for diabetics.
• Any nut can be used, and feel free to change the fruit or add chocolate chips, etc to the batter!

Nutrition Facts

12 Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 402.4

Total Fat 16.7 g

Saturated Fat 2.3 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 3.5 g

Monounsaturated Fat 9.8 g

Cholesterol 86.1 mg

Sodium 614.4 mg

Potassium 261.0 mg

Total Carbohydrate 61.0 g

Dietary Fiber 4.8 g

Sugars 35.7 g

Protein 9.7 g

http://www.trailcooking.com/recipes/you-can-make-them-your-way-bars

That is the above recipe – it has been a popular one and many times requested :-) BTW, the egg can be replaced with Egg Beaters or flaxseed meal slurry as well.

how about 427 calories at 3 oz…..check out "Boone Barr" parrfoods.com loaded with real food, not hydrogenated fillers (see snickers) that may be listed as calories but won't due your body any good……When hiking, you need food that is digestable or it's worthless.

"how about 427 calories at 3 oz…..check out "Boone Barr""

Where did you find the nutritional information for the bars? I couldn't find anything on their website.

Thanks,

Tom

The Walnut Dark Chocolate Cranberry I had was 420 @ 3 oz. Great cal/oz and very local to me, but kind of dry and crumbly.

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As far as I can tell, Halva is never talked about in the context of backpacking.

For those of you who don’t know, it’s basically mashed Sesame seeds and sugar. I know of it as an Israeli sweet.

Halva has a calorie to nutrition to weight to taste ratio that is SUPERB. For some, Halva isn’t their favorite taste, but for many, it’s a delicious treat.

The Camel brand Halva bar is a typical candy bar size. It weighs three ounces, which equates to three “servings”. One bar has 420 calories!

Ingredients: pure sesame seed, malted corn barely syrup, cocoa liquor, natural molasses powder, cocoa butter, egg white, natural vanilla flavor, lecithin.

Serving Size (28g)
Servings 3
Calories 140
Calories from Fat 80

Total Fat 9g 15%
Sat. Fat 1.5g 9%
Total Carb. 12g 4%
Dietary Fiber 2g 7%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sugars 4g —
Sodium 10mg 0%
Protein 4g —
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 2%
Iron 8%

Halva is a killer backpacking snack!

Anyone else love the nearly 500 calorie vegan cookies from Alternative Baking Company? They're delicious.

"Anyone else love the nearly 500 calorie vegan cookies from Alternative Baking Company?"

I'm a big fan of the pumpkin spice.

"I'm a big fan of the pumpkin spice."

Douglas,

How big are you?

Daryl

"How big are you?"

After the Applebees stop after this weekend's hike, a whole lot bigger than I'd like to be! ;-)

I am also a fan of halva. You can get it about anywhere. High calorie, very dense and relatively inexpesive.
Mail order is not always a good option while on the trail so I always look for calories that can be had at convenience stores.

Yeah, Halva is good. If you can get it at a deli made fresh with pistachios in it, it's even better. Too easy to eat 1000 calories of it in a sitting.