Best supermarket cereal bar?

RichardFcp

In terms of carbohydrate vs fat content, has anyone checked these out? I have yet to find a gel that doesn't cause major intestinal eruptions, and making flapjacks is either not practical or thought of until it is too late, so a store of cereal bars seems a good option. However, there seem to be masses of different brands and road testing them all might be an obsession too far!

softlad

Geo Bars, or Nutrigrain Elevenses are my preference, but I mostly take just a pocket full of dates and an energy drink...

amaferanga

The (new?) Soreen Go bars are my favourite at the moment. Not sure how the fat/carb content compares, but they're delicious. Chewy and moist unlike most cereal bars.

copper585

currently using the oatsosimple apple and blueberry bars, taste lovely without being sickly and usually on offer at asda for a quid a box

cedar404

Currently rolling with assortment of:

Go Ahead Oat Squares
Fig Rolls
Alpen Fruit and Nut Bars

simon_e

RichardFcp wrote:

there seem to be masses of different brands and road testing them all might be an obsession too far!

Eh? :shock: Must be summat wrong with you, most of us love any excuse to eat more.

Most supermarkets sell flapjack traybake. Cut into squares, wrap up and pop in pocket. Tropical Wholefoods bars get my vote but in their absence I'd go for Geobars or something like Eat Natural, Nak'd or maybe School Bars.

Aldi have packs of cereal bars, but their Racer (15p mini-Snickers) or a Cadbury's Fudge goes down well.

Edit: there is no 'best', just the one(s) you prefer.

EKIMIKE

The last time i checked the cereal bar shelf in Morrisons, Nutri-Grain elevenses Raisin had the best carb-fat ratio.

They're great if you like the taste of them. You'll need some water with them though. They don't break up in your pocket either.

bhickey

Blackfriars flapjacks pack about 500 calories and are reasonably tasty (try the Bakewell Tart or Stem Ginger variants..). 70p a throw in Holland and Barret or on-line from the supplier directly. I alternate between these, Mule Bars or a big chunk of Morrisons iced fruit cake. Most of the other stuff I've tried is pretty poor.

brucey72

bhickey wrote:

Blackfriars flapjacks pack about 500 calories and are reasonably tasty (try the Bakewell Tart or Stem Ginger variants..). 70p a throw in Holland and Barret or on-line from the supplier directly. I alternate between these, Mule Bars or a big chunk of Morrisons iced fruit cake. Most of the other stuff I've tried is pretty poor.

They are 2 for £1 at the moment as well.

Each 100g (they are a 110g bar) provides 462Kcal, 7g Protein, 57g carbohydrate & 22g Fat.

I'm not really sure this stacks up nutritionally but they work well for me and i have quite a sensitive stomach when it comes to a lot of 'sports specific' energy foods.

Anonymous

I make my own flap jacks, honey, golden syprup, sugar ,oats, nuts, sultanas maybe a bit of dark choc mixed in....

I dont think you could get a cheaper type bar in the shops and you know whats in them!

You can also cut them up into sizes that you want...

Heckler1974

+1 on making your own, my missus made some oaty cheesy marmite bars (an adaption of the recipe in C+) last week as cycling food and they were superb and took about ten minutes to prepare (and about twenty minutes to cook).

freehub

Aldi sell 100g blocks of flapjack for 39p each, plane, topped with chocolate and caramel, or chocolate. They contain around 60g of carbs each.

The sugard for flapjack is like 90p
Bag of oats is like 50p
Honey, is well.. expensive, I get tesco value, something like 45p for 300g
butter is like 80p.

But mine always goes bad.

rokkala

freehub wrote:

Aldi sell 100g blocks of flapjack for 39p each, plane, topped with chocolate and caramel, or chocolate. They contain around 60g of carbs each.

The sugard for flapjack is like 90p
Bag of oats is like 50p
Honey, is well.. expensive, I get tesco value, something like 45p for 300g
butter is like 80p.

But mine always goes bad.

Sounds like they would make you fly

bexley5200

fryed mars bars x2 for tea ......

RonB

Last time I looked into this I think GeoBars (mixed berries and choc ones) seemed to offer the best stats in terms of carbs vs. fat content but they might not be widely available or the cheapest. That said, they will be cheaper than most "sports fuel" brands.

fastercyclist

No need for the bar, get some cereal and use the bag inside. I use



It's great. Just chuck a spoon in and you're good to go. It's not that dry either.

Per 100g

Energy (kcal) 440
Protein 7.5g
Carbohydrate 67.5g
Fat 15.6g
Fibre 6.2g

counterculture

check these out http://www.stoatsporridgebars.co.uk/, they areawesome, shops sell them up here but they might only be available in bulk online if you're outside edinburgh & lothians, they taste awesome and are full of all the right stuff and some bad stuff too id expect

heres the nutrition charts too
http://www.stoatsporridgebars.co.uk/nutrition.php

bexley5200

big mac large fryes with large cola with ice please

ut_och_cykla

Personally I would look for lower fat content than 20%. And no trans fats , and some protein... but adding fats for taste /ease of eating is a 'cheap' way to make bars.. which is one of the reasons sports bars are more expensive - but they are tooexpensive nevertheless

dbb

these are my favourites. Lyme Regis Fruitus bars
http://www.glisten.plc.uk/Lyme_Regis_Foods/Products/Organic_Products/Organic_Fruitus_Bars/Default.aspx?id=190

amaferanga

counterculture wrote:

check these out http://www.stoatsporridgebars.co.uk/, they areawesome, shops sell them up here but they might only be available in bulk online if you're outside edinburgh & lothians, they taste awesome and are full of all the right stuff and some bad stuff too id expect

heres the nutrition charts too
http://www.stoatsporridgebars.co.uk/nutrition.php

Am I missing something or is that just flapjack by another name for £1 a bar?

weapons

I've started making my own - was going to get a load of mule bars for Tour of Wessex but decided there was no way I was going to pay £30 for 24 bars. This recipe is great and serves me well on rides.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_a ... 419628.ece

vorsprung

I usually make my own flapjacks

If I run out on the way round geobars are good, also like nut flavour tracker bars and nature valley granola bars

pianoman

No need for the bar, get some cereal and use the bag inside.

Is that with a rack and panniers on the back to store it :shock:

Good choice of brand though - I got two boxes of 6 Jordans cereal bars for £3 the other week and they bailed me out at the top of Jeffrey hill on our club ride as we headed towards Chipping Cafe - was seriously running low on energy at that point. If they're still on offer, get them.

KnightOfTheLongTights

I've used mule bars the last couple of years for fellrunning: they're about the most palatable of the 'energy / performance bar' things. At least Hunza Nut, Mango Tango and Summer Pudding are alright - the Apple & cinnamon are bloody horrendous though.

On the supermarket oaty bar side of things, I reckon 'Elevenses' (the raisin ones) pack the most healthy carbs for your dosh and are quite tasty.

Malt loaf with butter (or peanut butter) works for me too ...

bexley5200

multipak of 10 mars bars tug tug

badly_dubbed

any one tried nakd bars? theyre great

normally for me though its

home made flapjack - not very often though
dates or figs
some nuts and dried fruit
bananas

bout it really

meanredspider

I used to eat the cereal bars like Geo - but the nuttier ones in particular make me fart for Britain. I like flapjack too much to make my own. The megabite Mule bars are perfect

Bozman

Tescos Fruit and Fibre cerial bars are pretty good and fairly cheap.
Like others have mentioned i make my own flapjack and it only takes about 30mins from start to finish, add habanero and orange zest to flavour.

dabber

Tescos are doing Mule Bars - Summer Pudding - as a 3 for 2 offer at the moment. This is for a pack which comprises 3 x 40g bars (smaller than the standard bars). I think that works our fairly reasonably per gram.

meanredspider

Dabber wrote:

Tescos are doing Mule Bars - Summer Pudding - as a 3 for 2 offer at the moment. This is for a pack which comprises 3 x 40g bars (smaller than the standard bars). I think that works our fairly reasonably per gram.

Good spot - will have to check this out - is that the Megabite size? No - I'm confused as they are 30g and the full-size ones are 67g I think. Sounds a bit like the multibuy crisp bags where the crisps are much smaller.