Choose from a list of ingredients to build your own nutrition bar at YouBars.com
There’s a lot of junk out there but luckily the Web helps us sort through it. From the news on our home pages to whose ramblings we read on Facebook – we adjust a few settings and we have some choice over what we consume. Now that choice extends to food, and for locum tenens on the go, I’ve found a site that’s a nutritional godsend.
YouBars.com lets you easily design a personalized nutrition bar on the Web. A simple online checklist let’s you choose a base (such as almond butter and organic dates), a couple nuts and seeds, a few dried fruits (Goji berries, anyone? They’re high in anti-oxidants and riboflavin), sweeteners (I like the low-glycemic agave nectar), and other additions such as organic ginger, coffee crystals or the libido-boosting maca powder.
Each ingredient pops open a definition and description of its benefits. You can even adjust the levels of sweetness and protein and whether you like it heavy on the seeds, nuts and/or fruit.
The company also offers YouShakes and the brand new YouTrailMix which are similarly customizable.
You’ll get a kick out of seeing your name on the packaging, but beware. The Deanna bar didn’t stay Deanna’s bar for long enough. If your significant other shares your taste, hide your box before YourBars becomes HisBars or HerBars. (YouBars.com, 13 bars at $2.99/bar)
