Power Bar replacement

Davey Crockett

You know, with the emphasis on health these days, one has to weigh the choices for what fuel one takes aboard very carefully.

Like shoot. The Power Bar Wanker cashed in his chips at 51, and that running advocate of a few years back, Jim Fixx, joined the Celestial Marathon at only 31 (or 32, I forget exactly).

And notwithstanding that the McMurdeBurger CEO bowed out yesterday, Colonel Chicken was heading for a Century and the Taco Bell guru celebrated 76 birthdays.

So Davey figured that since Power Bars are expensive (relatively), hard to chew and digest, particularly in the freezing cold we have had recently where I live, and taste akin to soggy cardboard no matter what flavour is bought, there has to be a reasonable substitute.

Having tried and abandoned GORP (Good Ole Raisins n'Peanutz) 30 years ago as not suitable for anything other than shortish type rides/races/training-sessions, he was a bit undecided what to do about the enroute refuelling situation.

Ergo he tried making his own oatmeal/raisin biscuits (cookies if you prefer). Having followed Fannie Farmer to the letter he decided that the results (disastrous) were not worth the hassle and promised the Kithchen gods to limit his culinary endeavours to boiling pasta and steaming rice and beans in future.

A lengthy tour of the food outlets reveals a plethora of ``healthy bars'' and most of which contain more garbage than a McWhatzzit VeggieBurger. VeggieBurger? Right. Everybody knows there's no meat in their hamburgers!!

But in a Dollar store, budget priced at $1CDN (no tax) for a package of nine were some ``Lady Sarah Date Turnovers''. Davey bought a few packages and tried them out on a ride. They didn't freeze, were easy to chew and digest and were easy on the pocket.

The only problem was that they had a quite comprehensive list of contents but no actual protein/carbohydrates/fat/etc breakdown.

Tracking down where the Turnovers came from, actually not a very simple task, Davey e-mailed the Importer in Montreal and was surprised to have a reply back within five minutes regretting that it was 17:00 Friday but promising action on Monday.

Having tried to get Coke to give him some information on how many bidons they used at the Tour de Farce last yesr and been given the run around by Wankerz who had no idea what he was talking about, Davey was sceptical.

But Surprise, Surprise. At 08:00 on Monday AM Davey had the information he needed. And again, Surprise, Surprise. The Lady Sarah Date Turnovers stack up very well against Power Bars and similarly highly touted but also highly priced fuels.

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le Vent a Dos
Davey Crockett
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Michael Zaharis

Davey Crockett wrote:
> Like shoot. The Power Bar Wanker cashed in his chips at 51, and that running advocate of a few years back, Jim Fixx, joined the Celestial Marathon at only 31 (or 32, I forget exactly).
>

Just a factual correction - Jim Fixx died at age 52 - still rather
young, but not quite like dropping dead of a heart attack at 32.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fixx

BTW, how about Fig Newtons? They already have the USCF endorsement,
don't they?

J999w

Pancakes!

Pop a few frozen jobs in the toaster before hand and stuff them in your pocket
!

jw

Bob Schwartz

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Marlene Blanshay

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>
> Davey Crockett wrote:
> > Like shoot. The Power Bar Wanker cashed in his chips at 51, and that
running advocate of a few years back, Jim Fixx, joined the Celestial
Marathon at only 31 (or 32, I forget exactly).
> >
>
> Just a factual correction - Jim Fixx died at age 52 - still rather
> young, but not quite like dropping dead of a heart attack at 32.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fixx
>
> BTW, how about Fig Newtons? They already have the USCF endorsement,
> don't they?
>

Fig and date newtons are the food of choice around here. They don't melt or
get gooey, and even if slightly squished are still edible. By the way, is
Nutra-fig similar to Fig newtons?

Davey Crockett

Michael Zaharis <mz_groups@hotmail.com> writes:

> Davey Crockett wrote:
>> Like shoot. The Power Bar Wanker cashed in his chips at 51, and that running advocate of a few years back, Jim Fixx, joined the Celestial Marathon at only 31 (or 32, I forget exactly).
>>
>
> Just a factual correction - Jim Fixx died at age 52 - still rather young, but not quite like dropping dead of a heart attack at
> 32.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fixx
>
> BTW, how about Fig Newtons? They already have the USCF endorsement, don't they?
>
Right you are. Sorry about that. Davey's research assistant was late this morning.

But Fig Newtons are OK too.

Davey was just looking to revamping his diet. It is in any instance pretty Spartan, but he underwent some testing recently and found that his HDLs are a little low. It seems that, according to the learned Doctor, he has a 10% chance of suffering a Stroke or Heart Attack within the next 10 years. So, there being nothing else giving cause for alarm (LDLs, ECG, Pee in da Bottle, B12, etc., etc) he was researching what he could do to up the count a little without resorting to medication.

The real joke about the Doctor's prognosis is that, having regard to Davey's current age, he could predict himself with almost 99% confidence that he won't be around 10 years from now anyway.

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Davey Crockett
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Tom Kunich

"Michael Zaharis" <mz_groups@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> Davey Crockett wrote:
> > Like shoot. The Power Bar Wanker cashed in his chips at 51, and that
running advocate of a few years back, Jim Fixx, joined the Celestial
Marathon at only 31 (or 32, I forget exactly).
> >
>
> Just a factual correction - Jim Fixx died at age 52 - still rather
> young, but not quite like dropping dead of a heart attack at 32.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fixx
>
> BTW, how about Fig Newtons? They already have the USCF endorsement,
> don't they?

Also Fixx had a congenital heart problem and didn't die from diet related
heart problems.

Davey Crockett

"Marlene Blanshay" <blanshay@total.net> writes:

> "Michael Zaharis" <mz_groups@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>
>>
>> Davey Crockett wrote:
>> > Like shoot. The Power Bar Wanker cashed in his chips at 51, and that
> running advocate of a few years back, Jim Fixx, joined the Celestial
> Marathon at only 31 (or 32, I forget exactly).
>> >
>>
>> Just a factual correction - Jim Fixx died at age 52 - still rather
>> young, but not quite like dropping dead of a heart attack at 32.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fixx
>>
>> BTW, how about Fig Newtons? They already have the USCF endorsement,
>> don't they?
>>
>
> Fig and date newtons are the food of choice around here. They don't melt or
> get gooey, and even if slightly squished are still edible. By the way, is
> Nutra-fig similar to Fig newtons?
>
>
Somewhat similar Marlene. Check with Cadel Evans. He promotes them.

But Nutra Fig bars are somewhat akin to Power Bars. They come packaged similarly, cost $2 Kanuckbucks each (approx) and give you 220 KCals per bar.

--
le Vent a Dos
Davey Crockett
Six-Day site: http://members.rogers.com/sixday/sixday.html

h squared

Marlene Blanshay wrote:
>
>
> Fig and date newtons are the food of choice around here. They don't melt or
> get gooey, and even if slightly squished are still edible.

i eat fig bars too.

i have made my own energy cookies out of:

coconut
raisons
walnuts
almonds
raison bran cereal
pancake mix
frozen blueberries
eggs
oil
flour
salt
sugar
almond milk

i mostly just added stuff i like to eat for breakfast. i was thinking
thick chewy pancakes when i made that recipe up. the problem was that my
12 year son old kept eating them all before i could take them out with
me. so now i buy boring fig bars.

heather

Richard Adams

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> Bob Schwartz
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Hoomerous.

I can't eat Powerbars, due to alergies, but don't miss them really.
Impossible to unwrap after sitting in a jersey pocket for a couple
hours on a hot day. Clif bars have gotten much better and with a
wrapper end slit off works quite well.

For anyone who rememebrs The Littlest Giant:

CHEW! CHEW! CHEW!

Gunny Bunny

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> Hoomerous.
>
> I can't eat Powerbars, due to alergies, but don't miss them really.
> Impossible to unwrap after sitting in a jersey pocket for a couple
> hours on a hot day. Clif bars have gotten much better and with a
> wrapper end slit off works quite well.
>
> For anyone who rememebrs The Littlest Giant:
>
> CHEW! CHEW! CHEW!

Hi,

I to have nut allergies as do 5% of the population. I get jealous when I
see my fellow riders whip out Powerbars and eat them, while I have to trek
over to the corner store and buy whatever crap they happen to sell !!

Is there any good commercial substitutes for Powerbars without nuts ??

Thank you

Marlene Blanshay

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> >
> > Hoomerous.
> >
> > I can't eat Powerbars, due to alergies, but don't miss them really.
> > Impossible to unwrap after sitting in a jersey pocket for a couple
> > hours on a hot day. Clif bars have gotten much better and with a
> > wrapper end slit off works quite well.
> >
> > For anyone who rememebrs The Littlest Giant:
> >
> > CHEW! CHEW! CHEW!
>
> Hi,
>
> I to have nut allergies as do 5% of the population. I get jealous when I
> see my fellow riders whip out Powerbars and eat them, while I have to trek
> over to the corner store and buy whatever crap they happen to sell !!
>
> Is there any good commercial substitutes for Powerbars without nuts ??
>
> Thank you
>
What kind of nuts are in powerbars? I can't eat pistachios or cashews.

Sam

"Davey Crockett" <Davey_Crockett@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> You know, with the emphasis on health these days, one has to weigh the
choices for what fuel one takes aboard very carefully.
>
> Like shoot. The Power Bar Wanker cashed in his chips at 51, and that
running advocate of a few years back, Jim Fixx, joined the Celestial
Marathon at only 31 (or 32, I forget exactly).

Maxwell had a family history. Also, a simple Google search would let
you know that Jim Fixx was 51 when he died (his father was younger than that
when he died).
>

Sam

Fixx was 51 when he died (3 months short of his 52nd bday)


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>
>
> Davey Crockett wrote:
> > Like shoot. The Power Bar Wanker cashed in his chips at 51, and that
running advocate of a few years back, Jim Fixx, joined the Celestial
Marathon at only 31 (or 32, I forget exactly).
> >
>
> Just a factual correction - Jim Fixx died at age 52 - still rather
> young, but not quite like dropping dead of a heart attack at 32.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fixx
>
> BTW, how about Fig Newtons? They already have the USCF endorsement,
> don't they?
>