{"id":9233,"date":"2022-03-08T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/?p=8029"},"modified":"2022-03-08T12:15:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T11:15:31","slug":"best-energy-bars-13-reviewed-tested-and-rated","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/rss_feed\/best-energy-bars-13-reviewed-tested-and-rated\/","title":{"rendered":"Best energy bars: 13 reviewed, tested and rated"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By James Witts\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 08 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Okay, hands up \u2013 that header\u2019s a touch misleading. While all of these bars offload a certain amount of energy-delivering carbohydrates, many are actually designed for snacking (healthily, of course) and\/or recovery.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s down to reduced levels of carbs and higher levels of protein. In some cases, (good) fat content\u2019s pretty high too, which\u2019ll appeal to the ultra-tri crowd. How many bars should you consume and when?<\/p>\n

Well, when it comes to bonafide energy bars, they\u2019re generally not needed for up to around 75-90mins of training. After that time, your glucose and glycogen (how glucose is stored in the body) will be running low and you\u2019ll need a top up.<\/p>\n

How much you can tolerate\u2019s highly individual but, as a benchmark, you\u2019re looking at around 60g carbs an hour. Any more and your stomach might start playing (bad) tricks.<\/p>\n

As for when you should turn to the bar, we generally keep to the bike. Its weight-bearing nature prevents your stomach flying up and down, while the chance to freewheel at times lowers intensity.<\/p>\n

Both make it a calmer environment for your stomach to digest, absorb, and assimilate nutrients. That being said, the endurance runners among us will need to supplement gels with bars to maintain energy reserves.<\/p>\n

And remember there\u2019s always the complimentary homemade energy bar option, especially over Ironman where flavour fatigue is common. You can find recipes for homemade energy bars here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Right, time to serve up a new PB\u2026<\/p>\n