Welcome Friday! In today’s Fabulous Find feature, we take a look at a new energy bar on the market – one like no other we’ve seen yet: SoLo GI Energy Bars. We were stoked when the makers of SoLo asked us to review this intriguing energy bar. First things first: they taste uh-mazing! We tried all 8 of their flavors, including Dark Chocolate Mandarin, Lemon Lift, Apple Cinnamon Quinoa and Mocha Fudge (don’t they just sounds delish?)
But taste aside, what else do they have to offer? They have a low glycemic index (23-30 range), they’re gluten free, and contain no sugar alcohols, high-fructose corn syrup or artificial sweeteners. Instead they’re sweetened with fruit purees and honey. Each bar packs about anywhere from 10-13 grams of protein and 3-4 grams of fibre. No hydrogenated oils to be found in them either. In about the 200 calorie range each, these bars make a great medium sized snack or pre-workout mini-meal to keep you fueled up. And did I mention, the company is Canadian :)
They’re marketed towards people with diabetes (as they help maintain blood sugars), athletes and just us regular-folk looking for a quick, healthy and convenient snack that keeps us going between meals, which prevents us from noshing on everything in site when we’re desperately hungry.
It’s not often (or ever?) that you find an energy bar that offers all these benefits and actually tastes yum. That’s why we’re giving SoLo GI Energy Bars our Friday Fabulous Find honor (and why we’re packing our purses with them)!
Now you can try them too – for free! The good people at SoLo Energy have offered to giveaway the 8 new flavors to one lucky reader! Simply comment below and tell us how you would you would use a SoLo Energy bar to keep your blood sugar stable and hunger at bay for a chance to win 8 SoLo GI Energy bars. All comments entered by November 30th at 1159pm EST will be entered into the giveaway.
Happy Friday!
-A and M
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