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Many college students, athletes and non-athletes, wonder about the various "sports" bars and "energy" bars. While a good homemade snack will fit the bill, the bars tend to be more nutritious than a candy bar . and portable. Here's how some popular bars stack up:
| Product |
Calories |
Protein |
Carb |
Fat |
Comments |
| Balance |
200 |
14 |
22 |
6 |
Pre- and post-workout |
| Balance Gold |
210 |
15 |
23 |
7 |
Pre- and post-workout |
| Balance Outdoor |
200 |
15 |
21 |
6 |
Pre- and post-workout |
| Clif |
230 |
10 |
41 |
4 |
Pre-workout/endurance |
| Luna |
180 |
10 |
25 |
4 |
Pre- and post-workout |
| Met-Rx Food Bar |
320 |
27 |
48 |
2.5 |
Post workout/meal |
| Odwalla |
240 |
7 |
48 |
4 |
Pre-workout/short duration |
| PowerBar Harvest |
240 |
7 |
45 |
4 |
Pre-workout/short duration |
| PowerBar Performance |
230 |
10 |
45 |
3 |
Pre-workout/short duration |
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| Nutrigrain bar |
140 |
2 |
27 |
3 |
Pre-workout/short duration |
| Granola bar |
120 |
2 |
21 |
3 |
Pre-workout/short duration |
| Snicker's bar |
280 |
4 |
35 |
14 |
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*adapted from "Raising the Bar," Nutrition Action Healthletter, December 2000, and Fuel for Young Athletes, Human Kinetics, 2004.
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