Must Try Bar (YouBar)

I came across the YouBar on Brian St. Pierre’s blog awhile ago.  While I’m a big believer that most of what we put in our body should come from whole foods, there is a time and place for a protein bar here and there.  Plus, unlike most bars, the ingredients in YouBars ARE real ingredients.

This is not usually the case with the typical protein bar.  Here’s an example …

Marshmallow Cream Layer (Maltitol, Milk Protein, Sorbitol, Palm Kernel Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Lecithin, Salt, Natural Flavor, Calcium Carbonate), Chocolate Coating (Maltitol, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Whey Protein Concentrate, Cocoa (processed with alkali), Calcium Carbonate, Natural Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Sucralose), Hydrolyzed Collagen, Protein Blend (Whey Protein Hydrolysate, Whey Protein Isolate), Glycerin, Soy Crisps (Soy Protein Isolate, Tapioca Starch, Salt), Maltitol Syrup, Water, Natural Flavor, Marshmallow Pieces (Sugar, Corn Starch, Fructose, Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup Solids, Natural Flavor, Salt, Soy Lecithin), Milk Chocolate Drops (Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Flavor), Canola Oil, Peanut Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin and Mineral Blend (Ascorbic Acid, Tricalcium Phosphate, d-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Copper Gluconate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Cyanocobalamin), Salt, Sucralose, Soy Lecithin, Milk Protein Isolate, Wheat Germ, Almond Meal.

That is over 60 ingredients, most of which you don’t want in your body.  Anyway…

I bought my first box of YouBars just before my drive from California to Illinois… great timing!  I ate a couple a day, which made it not only very convenient while traveling, but obviously much more healthy than a quick Mickey D’s  run.

When you go to YouBar’s website, you can create your own bar, or just do what I did, and go to an “already proven” bar that is healthy AND tasty.  I went with Tim Ferris’ “Training 33” bar  found HERE.  Although I plan on doing a little mixing and matching in the future to see if I like and other combo better.

An added bonus, you can type “dmc” into the coupon code and receive 10% off!

I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!