WHAT EXACTLY IS AN
ENERGY BAR, ANYWAY?
Energy bars have been around for decades, but the very first kinds were homemade and only for people training to become professional athletes. The thing that all of these bars have in common is that they were born out of necessity. Runners, hikers, and bikers all lacked energy or weren’t satisfied with the taste of their energy bars. Powerbars were created by an Olympic marathon runner who lacked the energy to finish a race. Clif Bars took two years to perfect after the creator decided he couldn’t eat disgusting energy bars any longer, he came to name the bars after his father Clifford. Though energy bars seem to be as available as candy these days, they were once rare commodities only for athletes. Today, there are customized energy bars for every type of person: weight loss bars, high protein bars, meal replacement bars, high calorie bars, anything one can think of, some company has packed as many nutrients as can be into a bar. These customizations have made the once energy packed snack into an every day hunger satisfier for the common person.