• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Click here to download the  free ebook of Alberto Juantorena’s  detailed training workouts leading up to the 1976 Montreal Olympics

SpeedEndurance.com

Success in Track & Field ... and Life

  • Home
    • About
    • Contact
  • Track & Field
    • 400 meters
    • 800m & Mile
    • 1/2 & Full Marathons
    • Long & Triple Jump
    • Hurdles
  • Training
    • Weight Training
    • Abs & Core
    • Injury Prevention
    • Shoes & Spikes
    • Masters
  • Coaching
    • Freelap Friday Five
    • Interviews
    • Sports Nutrition
    • Sport Psychology
  • Archives
  • Shop
    • My account
    • Checkout
    • Basket

Power Crunch Bars vs Candy Bars – Are They the Same?

You are here: Home / Health & Wellness / Power Crunch Bars vs Candy Bars – Are They the Same?
3
SHARES
FacebookTwitter

April 14, 2010 by Jimson Lee Leave a Comment

Last Updated on November 16, 2012 by Jimson Lee

Last October I wrote ranted about The Truth behind Cereal Bars and Breakfast Bars

I am glad there are other people who share my views.  One is Track Mom’s Dr. Lorraine Williams who simply refuses to go to McDonald’s even when travelling and there isn’t another restaurant for miles.

Another is the 10 page report from the Sports Nutrition Blueprint.

The report tells you the truth about Energy Bars and how to read nutrition labels so you can immediately start making better choices about what your athletes can eat before, during and after competitions.

You can lump the energy bar or cereal bar industry next to the Fast Food Industry.

Why?  Because the 4 biggest evils in the Fast Food Industry are:

  1. Portion Control (watch Super Size Me)
  2. Salt content (or sodium)
  3. Sugar content (and HFCS)
  4. Saturated Fats (and trans fat)

That’s why you are constantly seeing labels with “No HFCS” or “No Trans Fat”.  It’s a subliminal message to trick you that it must be good for you.  Or at least better for you than the horrible alternatives.  Who has time to read Nutritional Value labels in the tiniest font size at the Supermarket?  Who forgets their reading glasses?

SIDENOTE: The greatest Track and Field subliminal message advertisement must be the Pirelli Tire 2 page spread with Carl Lewis and red high heels… anyone remember that ad?  I’ll save that for another day but I’ll have to keep this a family friendly site.

It all goes back to PRESERVATIVES because there are 6 ways to keeps food fresh and bacteria free:

  1. cold (refrigerate or freeze)
  2. dry or desiccate fruit slices and meats… pemmican goes way back to the First Nations.
  3. chemicals like BHT
  4. salt
  5. sugar
  6. fat (of all sorts – saturated, unsaturated, polyunsaturated, monosaturated, and terrible trans fat) 
See also  Egg White Protein and Content

The Fast Food Industry sure takes advantage of the last 3 on that list!

By applying some common sense knowledge, you should apply the same logic to regular eating and that includes choosing cereal bars!

In the Sports Nutrition Blueprint special report, he uses a simple 3S formula:  serving size, sugar and saturated fats, which you can download here.  It’s an interesting read.

Category iconHealth & Wellness,  Sports Nutrition,  Weight Loss Tag iconBreakfast Bars,  Cereal Bars,  energy bars,  fast food,  power bars,  Sports Performance

About Jimson Lee

I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Primary Sidebar

Recommended

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xbs-aWxyLk

Shop Our Store

  • Bud Winter (9)
  • Championship Productions (6)
  • Clyde Hart (2)
  • Derek Hansen (1)
  • Electrical Muscle Stimulation (2)
  • Jim Hiserman (6)
  • Jimson Lee (4)
  • Uncategorised (0)

Articles by Category

Products

  • Jim Hiserman - Developing 800m Runners: Identifying, Categorizing and Developing 400m-800m Type Athletes $42.99 $39.99
  • Private Coaching - Monthly Plan $600.00 $525.00
  • Jim Hiserman-Developing-Distance-Runnersv2 Jim Hiserman - Developing Distance Runners Volume 2: A Systematic Approach to Developing Individual Success within a Dynamic Team Culture $34.95 $29.95
  • Feed-the-Cats-Clinic-3-Pack-701 'Feed the Cats' Clinic 3-Pack $64.99
  • Tony Holler's Feed the Cats": A Complete Sprint Training Program Tony Holler's "Feed the Cats" Complete Sprint Training Program $49.99
  • Bud Winter and Speed City presents Arthur Lydiard 509x716 Bud Winter & Arthur Lydiard MP3 [Download only] $9.99

RECENT POSTS

  • IFAC 2022: The Return of In-Person Conferences (with Virtual option)
  • Here is our 400m Discussion Recording… over 2 Hours Long
  • The Best Free Coaching Book – post Beijing 2022 Olympics
  • The Ultimate 400m Track Webinar for Coaches & Athletes
  • NACAC Athletics Coaching Science Series 2022
  • Top Six 400m Predictor Workouts (Number 4 is my Favourite)
  • Best 6 Podcasts for 2021 (and Beyond)
  • Why Karsten Warholm’s 45.94 400mH WR is my Highlight of 2021
  • Sprinting: 10 Research Articles for Effective Sprint Training [Part 23]
  • Pressure in Sports – Reflections from Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Copyright © 2023. SpeedEndurance.com is owned and operated by Aryta Ltd. Privacy Policy
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy