Gear Review | Probar — Arizona Hikers Guide

Retail: $29 per dozen

Company: PROBAR
The Probar story begins with Jeff Coleman and Jules Lambert and their personal drive for real food.  Jeff found Probar while searching for a healthier lifestyle in Park City, Utah.  After stumbling upon Probar he eventually bought the company outright and hired Jules to introduce the company to a wider audience.  Being the passionate person Jules is, he took his family on a two year roadtrip across the country introducing people to the Probar experience.

The company has seen incredible success and is now a nationally recognized brand.  They feature several lines of product, each one embodying the Probar mission which is to create delicious, convenient, healthy, plant-based food products while maintaining a commitment to quality, sustainability, and fantastic taste.

the Review

Probar offers five different products, each serving a specific nutritional purpose. Casi and I enjoyed sampling and testing the five varieties and selected the two that really stood out to us. The review is of the following;
1. Probar Bolt Energy Chews (starts at $29.88 per dozen)
2. Probar Meal Whole Food (starts at $39.48 per dozen)

Features

  • 5-8g Fiber
  • 5-11g Protein
  • Certified Organic by QAI
  • Meal Replacement
  • Organic Superfruit
  • Yerba Mate Caffeine in 2 Flavors
  • Electrolytes with B Vitamins
  • Excellent During-Activity Fuel

Casi and I were both very excited when we heard that Probar made these chews. They have made a perfect snack during grueling day hikes in the desert. Probar makes four flavors of Bolt energy chews; Berry Blast, Orange, Raspberry, and Strawberry. Casi is obsessed with the Strawberry chews while I liked the Orange and Berry Blast chews. I recently took these chews with me on a difficult hike up to Flatiron and they were a total lifesaver. I didn’t eat breakfast before taking on the 1,000+ ft. climb up to the summit and I was really lacking energy about half way up the trail. I ate the entire pack (2 servings per pack) and almost immediately felt replenished. The best part, in my opinion, is that the chews are not too sweet and didn’t give me a stomach ache even after eating two servings. I also really like that each serving adds an extra kick with 20mg of caffeine delivered from organic yerba mate.

The Takeaway:

The chews actually did what they said they would do. They provided me with a great boost of energy without being overly sugary. In my opinion they are a better version of the Clif Blocks. They didn’t melt or get sticky on any of the hiking trips we took them on (full disclosure we’ve only taken them on winter desert hikes) and they are firmer than most styles of chews. I liked, didn’t love, the taste although Casi stinking loves them.