Running Food Chia Charge Bar

Pros

• Natural / wholefood ingredients which are easy to digest and organic
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High in omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and minerals
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Light and a reasonable size to pack into small pockets for your longer run
• Does not contain gluten, preservatives or artificial colourings
• Suitable for vegetarians
• Natural source of electrolytes: sea salt

Cons

• Crumbly, not as easy to carry and eat on the go as gels

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Flavour

It's not too sweet and it has an interesting mix of flavours within the layers. Sea salt flakes in the bar give it a salty taste which is nicely balanced with the rest of the flavours, like a subtle sweet taste of the demerara sugar and a nice wholesome taste of oats.

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Verdict

This bar was a seriously great discovery for me as I have to be very careful with what I eat. My system is very sensitive to additives and anything which is not a natural ingredient. It's especially hard for me to hold something in my stomach during a long run so I end up making my own snacks, which can be time-consuming. Chia Charge passed the test however, so its Happy Days for me :-)

Super-food chia seeds are the protein powerhouse ingredient in this bar, and many of its other wholefood, plant-based ingredients are organic. It has 10g of protein, 5g of fibre and an omega 3 boost you’ll get from the chia. This energy bar is made from a recipe that enables a fast energy boost to be backed up with slow burn of carbohydrates, so there is no post-gel crash in energy and you can keep going with some wholefoods in your system.

I prefer the original flavour one to the one with banana because I like salty snacks and I try to have as many electrolytes in my diet as possible, but the banana one is really nice, especially if you like sweeter flavours or banana.