I must thank Nestle Nutrition for creating nutrition bars that are truly good – both in taste and in contents. PowerBar sets the bar. When I'm away from home, I need to find something good to eat throughout the day. Problem is: 90% of the “health foods” out there aren't very healthy. I refuse to ingest anything (knowingly) with either hydrogenated oil (trans fat) or high fructose corn syrup – which rules out a majority of the readily available snacks on the market. It pisses me off to no end, actually. I tried a PowerBar Triple Threat a few weeks ago and fell in love. At only 220 calories per bar, it lists ingredients that are happily natural. A few minutes ago, I tried my first PowerBar Harvest Whole Grain Strawberry Crunch; check out the ingredients list:

Whole Oats, Brown Rice Syrup, Rice Crisps (Milled Rice, Sugar, Salt, Barley Malt), Dried Strawberries (Strawberries, Apple Juice Concentrate, Rice Flour, Sunflower Oil), Evaporated Cane Juice Syrup, Brown Rice Flour, Dried Cranberries (Sugar, Cranberries, Sunflower Oil), Roasted Soy Beans, Almond Butter, Honey, Pear and Grape Juice Concentrate, Soy Protein Isolate, Natural Flavors, Glycerin, Oat Fiber, Nonfat Milk

Nice. Tasty. Convenient. Available. PowerBar is the only brand I can rely on and recommend to others without hesitation. I also get the female-optimized Pria for quicker snacks at 110 calories per bar. Beats the hell out of any candy bar – any hour of the day, any day of the week. Don't settle for second best, folks – this is your body and your health we're talking about here. I wouldn't be able to survive “vacations” without PowerBar! I haven't yet tried the PowerBar Performance or ProteinPlus foods – but I'd imagine they're just as good. Triple Threat is my favorite – now a part of my daily dining routine.