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Recently I took a part time job working at REI; while there I learned about backpacks, clothing, shoes and food bars... Some of that experience has paid off in my hiking and packing ability but the one biggest takeaway for me has actually been the ProBar. I live in Northern California and out here there are a lot of healthy eaters, vegans, and vegetarians. We've got plenty of cultural influence so there are lots of restaurants to choose from but people are also very active and food on the go (or in storage for the next earthquake or brown out) can be a great thing. This is where ProBars really shine.
Art Eggersten founded the company and invented the ProBar while he was living in Snowbird Utah working as a natural foods chef, spending his spare time snowboarding around the resort. He needed something convenient, packed with nutrition and tasty (being a chef and all). Art decided to make his own high performance energy bar and after a few trips to the health food store he had created Art's Original Blend.
I love ProBars and carry them around with me for several reasons. First, I can share them with anyone, vegans, veggies whatever, everyone can join in and you know it's healthy. Second, they have a shelf life of nearly one year despite being cold packed! Cold packing foods means they aren't processed to death and the nutrients and vitamins remain in tact. Third, they provide plenty of calories and taste great! Each bar contains between 300 and 350.
Since 2001 when the company first took off and Art began distributing bars to friends and family and using them himself, it has grown and struggled to keep up with demand being carried in outlets such as REI nation wide. At ~$3 a bar and with nearly 15 flavor choices (and more being developed) there's something for everyone here. My personal favorite is the cranberry lemon twist but Art's Original Blend is good too, it has a bit of chocolate for all you chocoholics.
Now ProBars aren't perfect, they are individually wrapped but I have ordered them in bulk directly from the company using WorldPantry.com and they use environmentally-friendly packing materials including Renature (a natural vegetable starch loose fill (like packing peanuts only not Styrofoam) that is 100% biodegradable and Flo-Pak which is 100% recycled polystyrene)
Art Eggersten founded the company and invented the ProBar while he was living in Snowbird Utah working as a natural foods chef, spending his spare time snowboarding around the resort. He needed something convenient, packed with nutrition and tasty (being a chef and all). Art decided to make his own high performance energy bar and after a few trips to the health food store he had created Art's Original Blend.
I love ProBars and carry them around with me for several reasons. First, I can share them with anyone, vegans, veggies whatever, everyone can join in and you know it's healthy. Second, they have a shelf life of nearly one year despite being cold packed! Cold packing foods means they aren't processed to death and the nutrients and vitamins remain in tact. Third, they provide plenty of calories and taste great! Each bar contains between 300 and 350.
Since 2001 when the company first took off and Art began distributing bars to friends and family and using them himself, it has grown and struggled to keep up with demand being carried in outlets such as REI nation wide. At ~$3 a bar and with nearly 15 flavor choices (and more being developed) there's something for everyone here. My personal favorite is the cranberry lemon twist but Art's Original Blend is good too, it has a bit of chocolate for all you chocoholics.
Now ProBars aren't perfect, they are individually wrapped but I have ordered them in bulk directly from the company using WorldPantry.com and they use environmentally-friendly packing materials including Renature (a natural vegetable starch loose fill (like packing peanuts only not Styrofoam) that is 100% biodegradable and Flo-Pak which is 100% recycled polystyrene)
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