Energy Bars: Reviews

BackpackGearTest.org: BackpackGearTest.org provides reports written by people who try out energy bars on camping or hiking trips.

Climbing.com: Five energy bars and a Snickers candy bar are reviewed based on reports by an unspecified number of testers who tried each bar while on a climbing trip.

About.com: Elizabeth Quinn, About.com's sports medicine guide, picks the four best energy bars, and one is the Clif Bar.

About.com: Wendy Bumgardner, About.com's walking guide, offers very brief reviews of her picks for the top 10 energy bars, including the Clif Bar.

Amazon.com: Over 210 people rate Clif Bars at Amazon.com, giving them an average rating of 4.5 out of five stars.

Drugstore.com: The owner ratings and reviews of energy bars here are especially helpful because each flavor is reviewed individually, so you can see what the general favorites are.

WebMD.com: Elaine Magee, a registered dietician, discusses a brochure by the American College of Sports Medicine on what nutritional balance an energy bar should have.

The Green Life: The Sierra Club's e-mail newsletter offers reviews of energy bars made by 25 environmentally conscious companies.

GaltTech.com: This review of energy bars briefly summarizes the conclusions from internet sites that report the results of polls asking people what energy bars they prefer.

Fitness Magazine: Fitness magazine chooses healthy snacks in different categories.

About.com: Sports medicine guide Elizabeth Quinn offers her picks for the best energy bars out there, and the Luna Bar is included among the four bars she chooses.

About.com: Walking guide Wendy Bumgardner picks the top 10 energy bars and gives a very brief review of each one.

Prevention Magazine: Registered dietician Elizabeth Somer helps the authors identify seven energy bars, including Luna Bars, that are low in calories but provide enough carbohydrates to give you a quick energy boost.

IAteAPie.net: This site has reviews of diet foods and natural and organic foods; energy bars appear in both categories.

The Green Life: The Sierra Club's e-newsletter reviews energy bars from environmentally conscious companies.

Amazon.com: There are over 220 user ratings and reviews of Luna Bars at Amazon.com, and the average rating is 4.5 stars out of five.

Drugstore.com: Drugstore.com shows consumer ratings and reviews of individual flavors of energy bars.

WebMD.com: Registered dietician Elaine Magee discusses a brochure by the American College of Sports Medicine on how to choose a good energy bar.

Outside Magazine: Outside magazine has user reviews of gear for outdoor activities, and products include food.

BackpackGearTest.org: Test reports at BackpackGearTest.org are written by people who try out an energy bar on camping or hiking trips.

Climbing.com: Reviewer Dave Sheldon reviews five energy bars and a Snickers candy bar based on the responses of an unspecified number of testers who tried each bar while on a climbing trip.

Real Simple: This review in Real Simple magazine rates energy bars on taste based on the reactions of unidentified testers, and has a nutritionist weigh in on each taste-test winner.

About.com: Walking guide Wendy Bumgardner explains that by natural she means "bars with simple ingredient lists you can understand." The Larabar is among the top eight she singles out in this review.

Prevention Magazine: Registered dietician Elizabeth Somer helps the two authors choose seven energy bars that are relatively low in calories, yet provide enough carbohydrates for a quick energy boost.

MightyFoods.com: MightyFoods.com is a website dedicated to natural foods.

Outside Magazine: Outside magazine provides user reviews of outdoor gear, including food - some reviews are posted directly on the site and some are gathered from other sites like REI.com.

Amazon.com: User reviews for the Larabar cover many different flavors, but all appear together under whatever flavor you select from a pull-down menu.

Drugstore.com: This online retailer's reviews are especially helpful because each flavor is reviewed individually.

ShapeYou.com: ShapeYou.com, a site for fitness buffs, gives Gear of the Year awards to health and fitness products.

About.com: Wendy Bumgardner, About.com's walking guide, offers brief reviews of her picks for the top 10 energy bars.

Redbook: Redbook magazine's review identifies low-calorie energy bars that "can give you a quick boost of energy during a long walk." Their criteria are that the bar should have only around 100 calories, with no more than 5 grams of total fat and 12 grams of sugar.

IAteAPie.net: This site offers hands-on reviews of natural, organic and diet foods.

IAteAPie.net: Reviewer "Emily W." tried the Blueberry flavor Zbar and loves the taste.

Outside Magazine: Most of the user reviews here are from Drugstore.com, but they're organized and easy to browse through.

Amazon.com: Consumer reviewers give Clif Kid Zbars an average rating of 4.5 out of five stars.