The new recipes are fantastic! Every flavor is great. For me this is the perfect bar to get complete nutrition on the go.

I love these bars!

Tried my first ReadyBar (PB&J) on a hike this weekend. What a surprise! Rather than tasting bland and having the texture of plaster like so many meal substitute and protein bars, the ReadyBar tasted great and had a perfect mouth feel. All of the hiking companions snapped pictures of the packaging so they could order some.

My expectations of ReadyBar have been met

This is my best box yet. The bars are so soft and flavorful. I love that they cut the bars now. PBJ is my favorite But i love the variety.

Have only tried 2 flavors— 1 was awful and 1 was fine

I want to present a careful and fair review of ReadyBar. My experience is based on five long-ish bicycle rides, four fueled by ReadyBar and one fueled by a typical sandwich lunch. I ride with the Grizzly Peak Cycling club, which has more than 900 members and sponsors multiple rides in the Bay Area each day of the week. Serious riding, although the club’s motto is “Ride to eat, eat to ride.”

Ride One
A 35-mile ride to the top of Mt. Tamalpais, towering over the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin County ridgelines. Starting in Mill Valley, California, the ride quickly climbs and climbs and climbs up the mountain. We stopped for lunch at the halfway point, 20 miles up. I ate one ReadyBar and drank water. That’s it for nutrition. No “energy bars”, goo packs, or other calorie blasters. After the descent from the mountain top to Alpine Lake, the route presents a long, exposed climb up the slopes of the watershed. I felt fine on this difficult stretch, and on the twelve miles back to the starting point, culminated by one last climb. No bonking.
3:05 riding time
35 miles
Vertical climb: 3,270 feet
Calories burned: 1,900

Ride Two
Another Marin County ride, from Petaluma to Tomales, then back via Chileno Valley. A beautiful ride with numerous climbs, descents, and rolling West Marin hills. Again, lunch was at the halfway point, 21miles in. I ate one ReadyBar and water. The ride is scenically lovely, but geographically challenging. It’s hard work. But I felt good. No stuffed feeling, no post-lunch bloating or lethargy. And no sugar crash 15 minutes later, like a goo pack. Lots of energy on the fast ride back.
3:10 riding time
43 miles
Vertical climb: 2,500 feet
Calories burned: 2,139

Ride Three
This ride was along the excellent Bay Trail system on the East Bay side of the SF Bay. Almost entirely flat. This time, lunch was at a deli in Point Richmond, CA, where I ate a sandwich with water. In contrast to the rides fueled by ReadyBar, I felt stuffed after lunch. I felt bloated and lethargic compared to the rides with ReadyBar. I was burping lunch fumes for miles after lunch, which didn’t happen with ReadyBar.
2:30 riding time
32 miles
Vertical climb: 237 feet (minimal)
Calories burned: 1,304

Ride Four
Across the Point Reyes peninsula to Drakes Beach and back. Several climbs and lots of up and down. At the half-way point I ate one ReadyBar and drank water. That’s it for nutrition. No “energy bars”, goo packs, or other calorie blasts. I felt great and set a blistering pace back.
3:30 riding time
41 miles
Vertical climb: 3,722
Calories burned: 2,195

Ride Five
From Lake Temescal up and over the top of the Oakland hills, down Redwood Canyon, then back up over the imposing Pinehurst Road climb. I ate one ReadyBar and drank water. That’s it. I felt fine on the long climbs back up to the ridgeline overlooking the Bay. When he made it to the top of the climb up Pinehurst, a riding companion said, “I want what you had for lunch.”
3:19 riding time
40 miles
Vertical climb: 3,516
Calories burned: 1,441

Summary
After a thorough trial-by-fire, my take is that ReadyBar gives me “good clean energy.” The bars taste good, and their dense texture feels substantial without being too filling. In contrast to a typical sandwich lunch, ReadyBar does not give you a stuffed feeling, with no post-lunch bloating or lethargy. And no sugar crashes after 15 minutes, like goo packs or “energy bars”. The bars are sturdily packaged and compact enough for a jersey pocket. ReadyBar is now my go-to nutrition choice for high energy 3+ hour work-outs like distance bike rides.

A Great Meal in a Bar……when you are short on time and need the energy….and with great
Flavor Choices!

Absolutely love the bars! Had a couple and shared with coworkers. I still have a few I'm going to keep in my emergency preparedness kit. And will order more for that. My coworker also ordered an 8 pack for her emergency kit. Ready is a really good term for that market, too, if you haven't thought of that angle. Having been through hurricane Helene last year and living off the grid, I wish I would have had a stash of these at hand. ❤️ great presentation and shipping, the sealed pouches are super cool and have a "NASA"/space food feeling in a good way that invokes confidence.

Loved how filling it was as it was satiating and felt like I had eaten a proper meal. Pbj was super tasty and had a better mouth feel than other bars I’ve had.

The flavors are spot on! Not dry at all, surprisingly long shelf life. Some other meal bars only last a few months and are dry by then. Maybe the heavy duty sleeve is responsible? NASA engineering for sure. High quality packaging for high quality food. I enjoy the smooth texture of the base of the bar, but it has other crunchy ingredients throughout for variety and taste. I really like the middle flavor layer! Kind of like a sandwich cookie, but filling and healthy!

Although I was looking forward to the Blueberry Corn Muffle Bar it tasted like a month-old piece of corn bread. I tried the Chocolate Peanut Caramel Bar this morning, and that was MUCH better.

Even if I like the others (and I probably will) I doubt if I'll order any more. They're just too expensive for my budget right now.

Godspeed.

Paul Pastore
Southbury, CT

I ordered the sampler pack after hearing about Ready Bar during the Wildland Fire Virtual Wellness Summit. Myself and a few of my engine crew members tried the different flavors over the course of a few weeks. Eating clean during assignments is always challenging and I wanted to try a healthy option to offer my crew. The packaging is heavy duty, they are not going to tear open in your line pack, covering your gear in melted goo (as other meal replacement bars have). After eating one you feel like you've had a meal and not just a snack, we found them to be very satiating. Not having a sugar crash an hour after eating one is awesome. The 500 calorie count is almost twice that of the "builder" style bars that we have used, but without relying on a ton of sugar and syrups, and 5 more grams of protein. Favorite flavors of the crew were the Sea Salt PB&J and Chocolate Peanut Caramel, though I personally really liked the Blueberry Corn Muffin as well. Will definitely be keeping some on the engine going forward!

My review:
Chocolate caramel peanut.
👍Not too sweet, very light salt balances what sweetness there is. I am not a dark chocolate fan but I like the depth of this chocolate.
👎🏼A bit "dry" mouth feel. Very dense/firm, I slice it as it's difficult for me to get a bite from the bar.
Oatmeal Creme
👍Love the oatmeal bar, good mouth feel and flavor. Not too sweet.
👎🏼 Strongly dislike the " creme" filling. Too hard and chewy/stretchy. Reminds me of Laffy Taffy. Needs work or Maybe try raisin,fig,prune paste? Like the jam in PB&J bar. That takes a different route but maybe...?
Cornmeal Blueberry
👍 Simple, clean flavor. Not too sweet. A basic bar.
👎🏼Reduce the salt by a smidge. Could raspberry be thrown in there too? Would add a little "brightness".
PB&J
👍 My fave! texture👍taste👍 moistness 👍
👎🏼None

CONGRATULATIONS! You have a great product.

The packing and branding was visually appealing and exuded quality & purpose. The fact it has 500 calories in a single pack, gives me confidence when I am in between airports that I won’t go hungry when constrained for time. I have started carrying them in my backpack.

I was looking for a good meal replacement for when I was really in a pinch at long days at work but wanted something that was nutritious. The variety pack had good number of options so that I could switch up what the meal would be every day. Really liked the blue berry oatmeal flavor because the blueberry really stands out.

Definitely plan on getting more since its otherwise hard to find convenient ways to have a tasty and nutritious meal when you don't have much time.

I’ve only tried the blueberry cornmeal muffin bar so far and, um - it’s one I would hold onto for a real emergency. I managed to get most of it down (be sure you have plenty of liquid on hand), and just couldn’t quite make the last bite. Good news is, it had real lasting power. I felt satisfied well past any other meal would do.

Throughout my career, I've tried all kinds of food bars in my helmet bag, go bag, and everyday pack. ReadyBAR is hands down my new favorite. It meets all my caloric and nutritional needs when I know I’m going hard. What really sets it apart is that it’s made from real food—unlike most of the other bars and supplements out there.

I highly recommend this bar whether you're in the military, fire service, law enforcement, EMS, a backpacker, hunter, athlete of any kind, or someone burning through calories at work. Heck, even parents with kids in sports—this is the perfect alternative to the processed sugar food they sell at tournaments and games.

This is the bar you need. I've officially stocked all my bags with ReadyBARs, so no matter where I am or what I’m doing, I know I’ve got a healthy, satisfying snack that keeps me going.

It’s great stuff.