Walkers need to maintain energy during their walks and to quell hunger. We have advice on what to snack on or use as energy fuel during walks, including energy bars and energy gels.
Gels, bars, drinks, and good old fruit and trail mix. What should you be eating on your long walks?
Are energy bars, energy gels, and sports drinks really effective in boosting your endurance exercise? Stone Research Foundation's Athletes' Advisory Board says that often there are cheaper alternatives.
What goes into an energy bar? Will Glessner dissects the ingredients and decodes them to find...sugar.
Top picks for energy gels - great to keep you moving during marathons.
Top picks for natural energy bars for walking and other endurance activities.
Reviews of nutrition bars that tout natural ingredients, organic and whole foods.
Four hungry walkers pause at 15 miles to sample four different types of PowerBars. Find out which they liked and which tasted like putty.
While gels are useful for providing energy for endurance exercise, the biggest challenge may be drinking enough fluid with them. From the About Guide to Sports Medicine.
SoLo Low Glycemic Nutrition Bar is a sports energy bar that provides slow-burning carbs and protein.
Review of the Soyjoy Nutrition Bar, an all-natural nutrition bar with soy protein.
Review of the Larabar - a raw food energy bar with no dairy and no gluten, for endurance and recovery.
Review of the Gorge Delights PearBar - fruit energy bar.
Review of the Gorge Delights JustFruit Bar - fruit energy bar.
Review of the PaleyBar Energy Bar - organic energy bar for endurance.
Review of the Optimum Energy Bar - a whole food and raw food energy bar for endurance, recovery, or meal replacement.
Review of the ProBar - a whole food nutrition bar for energy, endurance, recovery, or meal replacement.
This natural energy gel combines honey, electrolytes, and vitamins for great natural energy that won't give you that sugar bonk.
A gel that is less sweet than most and uses natural fruit flavors and complex carbohydrates for quick energy.
Just because "energy" is on the label, doesn't mean the bar is adequate to take on your all-day hike.
The Nutrition Action Health Letter describes the different kind of bars and has a chart comparing various brands.
Granola bars, snack bars and diet bars compared, with a handy chart comparing them for calories and fat.
Balance was named "Energy Bar of the Year for 1995" by the National Nutritional Foods Association. Read about the 40-30-30 diet plan and exercise and nutrition topics.
How your body burns carbohydrates and why you may want to use energy gels during endurance walks.
Carb-BOOM is an energy gel made from super concentrated carbohydrates and flavored with real fruit. Used to maintain energy levels before, during and after exercise.
Energy snack and energy gel. Nutrition, FAQs, mail-order info. From Clif.
Comparisons of a variety of energy bars, gels and drinks, from the Trialthletes Homepage.
Energy gel popular with marathoners. Online catalog featuring the GU Flask, bike jerseys, GU socks, and other products.
They've got the power. Bars and gels to keep you walking.
PR Bars are another 40-30-30 diet bar, giving balanced nutrition that is portable.
