Favorite meal replacement bars???

[Sccritterkiller]

I use greenbelly for a meal replacement all the other bars mentioned here I use as a snack. Dark chocolate/banana one is my favorite. They taste ok just make sure you have lots of water to go with.

 

[NMframed]

I really like the Lara bars but for me they’re a snack not a meal replacement. They are kind of pricey tho.

Just got back from a 4 day backpacking/scouting trip and ate oatmeal for breakfast(1 cup oatmeal, 1 tablespoon powdered milk, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1/4 cup chopped pecans, 1 tablespoon flax seed, 1/4 cup freeze dried blueberries prepackaged boil water and it’s ready in 5 minutes.) For lunch I did chipotle flavored tuna packet rolled up in a tortilla or a peanut butter, honey, and bacon sandwich(make these with toast and they will last a week and taste great). Dinner was fresh trout and ramen or a Trailtopia(tried these instead of MH and really like them, chili Mac and Cajun smack chicken were both really good). In between meals is where I eat a Lara bar or cliff Bar. I also like to carry a few peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower butter packets for a quick snack and some banana chips.

I don’t like to be hungry. I’m 6’1” weigh 170 and have a fast metabolism so I have to try and eat a nutrient dense snack every hour to keep my energy level up.

 

[iriebra]

Quest Bars - use at home as a supplemental or while backcountry with a good protein to carb ratio; usually go with a variety pack for a array of good flavors

 

[HoneyDew]

ProBar is my favorite. You can buy a variety pack On amazon and give the different flavors a try. My favorites are banana nut bread, chocolate coconut, oatmeal chocolate chip, almond cashew crunch, super fruit slam. I eat them year round for breakfast and to hold me over on the go. They also have a tiny coconut almond snack bar (Probite) that I like for hiking and other times but it’s not a meal.

 

[bwtitus]

I'm generally eating Cliff Bars, those flavored Tuna packets, and a mix of other (GU packets, granola, trailmix, snickers, etc) for lunch when I don't want to pack a stove for ramen. My cousin is sold on "Battle Bars" and I had one that definitely gave me a kickstart packing my bear out this year, also tasted really good.

I'm not a nutritionist, but comparing their K-Bar to the Probars, it has more protien and fewer fats, carbs, and sugars. For whatever thats worth.

 

[Squamch]

I really like the Lara bars but for me they’re a snack not a meal replacement. They are kind of pricey tho.

Just got back from a 4 day backpacking/scouting trip and ate oatmeal for breakfast(1 cup oatmeal, 1 tablespoon powdered milk, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1/4 cup chopped pecans, 1 tablespoon flax seed, 1/4 cup freeze dried blueberries prepackaged boil water and it’s ready in 5 minutes.) For lunch I did chipotle flavored tuna packet rolled up in a tortilla or a peanut butter, honey, and bacon sandwich(make these with toast and they will last a week and taste great). Dinner was fresh trout and ramen or a Trailtopia(tried these instead of MH and really like them, chili Mac and Cajun smack chicken were both really good). In between meals is where I eat a Lara bar or cliff Bar. I also like to carry a few peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower butter packets for a quick snack and some banana chips.

I don’t like to be hungry. I’m 6’1” weigh 170 and have a fast metabolism so I have to try and eat a nutrient dense snack every hour to keep my energy level up.

I'm in the same boat, except I've worked my ass off, consuming an extra 2400 calories a day and weight lifting to get up to 178lbs. One of my hunting partners will eat a clif bar and a cup of coffee and be good to go for 6 hours. I need a couple instant oatmeal packets, with some PB mixed in, and continue to feed the machine every hour or so, or I get all wobbly and pukey feeling.
I don't think that 3 oatmeal packets, and a jif to go cup weigh a whole lot more than a bar, and warm food on a cold morning....just ain't bad! A bar or 2 during the day is fine though.

 

[Blend120]

Good info. Thanks.

 

[TheGDog]

MET-Rx BIG 100 - Crispy Apple Pie. Used to do the Peanut-Butter Pretzel one. But I get Acid easy, and Peanut Butter is a for sure an Acid trigger for me. The Apple seems to do much less. And less of a melty situation in Hot Temps for the Apple. Plus like the flavor better too. Also do Clif Bar Blueberry Crisp. And of course Honey Stingers.

 

[lvtuna]

Pro bars for me. Banana nut bread and peanut butter are tasty.

 

[Newtosavage]

Still go with Clif bars here. I rarely skip breakfast in the mountains, but then I am a fan of breakfast. When I do skip meals, it's a Clif bar along with some trail mix and jerky until it's time for a hot meal at the end of the day's hunt.

Once I discovered Spam singles, I see no reason to skip lunch anymore. I can take some flat bread and a Spam single and a handful of trial mix (with chocolate or M&M's mixed in it) and make a quick lunch while I'm glassing. Takes me less than a minute to grab that from my pack and make a sandwich.

 

[eaglemountainman]

The top pocket of my pack gets loaded with Paydays, Heath bars, Reeses p/b cups, homemade jerky and homemade trail mix (cashews, almonds, peanuts, pepitas, M&Ms, raisins, dried cranberries and/or currents and coconut)

 

[Doc Holliday]

Mtn Ops Triple Chocolate Mudslide

 

[Catahoula]

I usually have RX Bars in my pack a quick snack. They are damn good imo.

 

[stvnshnn]

Greenbelly are pretty good. Have you given much thought to doing something you make yourself?

 

[DocGlenn]

Don’t think making them is in the cards for me. Went by the grocery store on Friday and stocked up. Got a little bit of everything that looked decent. . Planning on Mt House for breakfast and dinner, and probably three assorted bars, nuts, cheese, and a candy bar to make it through the day.