YouBar: Customized Nutrition Bars
I’ve seen various protein customizers, like Protein Factory or True Protein, where you can create personalized nutrition/workout powders, but YouBars takes that concept one step farther…Customers can choose from a variety of ingredients and supplements to create their own, personalized nutrition/energy bars.
After years of being enthusiastic consumers of commercially available nutrition bars, L.A. mom Ava and her USC business student son Anthony got fed up with buying mass-produced bars that reflected generic tastes.
…We began making customized nutrition bars for the rest of our family and friends’ the response was great. (Dad didn’t even mind the messy kitchen!) We learned we weren’t the only ones fed up with eating mass produced bars. Almost everyone we knew lit up at the possibility of creating bars tailored to their own tastes and dietary dreams. And so You Bar was born.
It’s kind of a neat idea, although low-carbers will probably need to look elsewhere, as the emphasis is on dried fruits and natural sweeteners like honey and rice/agave syrups – no sugar alcohols or artificial sweeteners. Nor are the bars particularly cheap ($2.89 – $3.19 per bar). Still, if you’re interested in natural foods, and have a need for some “on-the-go” snacks, it’s an alternative to facing a shelf-full of bars, and having to flip ’em over and squint at the fine print to see what’s inside.
