I came across the coolest thing in one of my magazines the other day. Did you know you can design your own nutrition/energy bars?
First, before I explain I have to say that, no, I have not ordered any so I can’t vouch for anything, but the idea was so cool I just had to share.
You Bar allows you to build your own bar. You pick the ingredients and even the packaging. How cool is that? There are many organic ingredients to choose from and even agave nectar or honey can be used for sweeteners.
I thought these ingredients sounded great (not necessarily together) – cashew butter, organic pumpkin seeds, organic cacao nibs and organic shredded coconut.
They’ll cost you $40 for a dozen according the article. Pricey, but what a fun gift. You can get gift certificates for people to build their own.
If nothing else, it is fun to look over the site and see all the cool combinations you could come up with. You’ll be able to see the nutrition info as you build it.
If anyone has tried this before or ends up doing so you have to let me know how they are!
Looks awesome! wayyyyy too expensive for me, but a great idea!
I was totally checking out that website last night, haha – I wish there was a way to just order one bar though.. I don’t want to order a whole case and then not like them 🙁
I have been wanting to try these! Such an awesome concept!
Ooh, what fun! I’m always standing in the nutrition bar aisle trying desperately to find something with chocolate but no soy. Nearly impossible…I’m off to check it out now.
Erica – For me too. I have a hard time giving 99 cents for one at the supermarket. Ha, ha! However, I would not be opposed to accepting it as a gift. I do think it is a cool idea. 🙂
VeggieGirl – I thought the same thing. It is a bit of a leap of faith.
Meg – I thought so too. Just a really unique and fun idea.
Delightfully Healthy – I’m the same way, a bit picky about my ingredients. It is a great solution if you want to splurge from time to time.
Very cool! Yes a bit expensive…maybe a nice gift/
Thanks for your posting and everyone’s comments. My son Anthony Flynn and I started You Bar a couple of years ago when we had trouble finding bars without milk proteins (Anthony is allergic), and I wanted more protein and less sweetness in my bars.
No worries about not liking your You Bar. They are fresh and ‘guaranteed delicious,’ which means that we will remake and ship them for free if you don’t like them. And they do make wonderfully fun and, without a doubt, unique gifts. We would be happy to give Fake Food Free readers a discount, just type in the words “Fake Food Free” into the coupon code and receive a 10% discount on any order until January 1st. And remember that our dozen is a bakers dozen of 13 bars. Enjoy.
Ava Bise, co-founder You Bar
http://www.youbars.com
I just found out about this the other day – I think KathEats had a link on here page? i forget if that was where i saw it, but either way – they look awesome and I plan on ordering some to try!! merry christmas to me. 😉
Mark – Definitely a good gift.
Ava – Thanks so much for your comment and the special deal for readers. That is so great! I find your story about starting the company so interesting. I’m going to do a post so my readers will learn about discount and perhaps give it a try. Thank you!
lauren – Someone else say they had heard of them too. I don’t regularly read Kath’s blog. I guess I’m just catching onto the secret. 😉 Let us know how they are.
AWESOME. Too much of a splurge for me, but for a healthy foodie friend? A perfect gift!
Very cool – I’m a Larabar fan but the chance to make my very own is even better. I have to say, I like your combo. Mmmmm, cashew butter . . . !
Jenn – Yes, definitely gift material.
Tangled Noodle – I was immediately drawn to the cashew butter. 🙂
That sounds very cool! I will check it out…
Hi Juliet –
Thanks so much for stopping by with your comment!
A new addition to the nut butter business in particular and mass customization in general is SpreadableNuts.com. You can design your own handcrafted, custom, all organic nut butters or spreads from a selection of nut bases and delicious certified organic ingredients, including goji beries, cacao nibs, and exotic argan oil, to name a few.