The gfBar Journal
Ingredients, science and everyday energy
What goes into our bars, and why. Blueberries, fatigue, snacks for kids and the studies worth reading.
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No-bake blueberry energy balls made with gfBar: 15 minutes, no oven
Two bars, a handful of oats, a spoonful of nut butter. No baking, 15 minutes of work – for hikes, picnics and the office. -
What happens in your gut shapes your mind too
A study in Nature Communications. Twins, prebiotic fibre and a memory test. And a decision you make every day. -
The afternoon slump: why office snacks matter more than you think
After lunch, the office slows down. People head for cola and biscuits, and it still doesn’t help. One agency’s story, and the numbers from a study of 20,000 employees. -
Try itChoose a flavour
What we write about, you’ll find in every bar.
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Sugar-free milk chocolate? What to look for on the label – and why COCONUT wears white
“Sugar-free” and “no added sugars” sound almost the same. On a chocolate wrapper, they mean two very different things. -
Fibre: why we eat too little of it and how to get more into every day
The advice is 25 to 30 grams a day. Most of us don’t come close. Here’s where to find fibre without living on bran. -
Fatigue in sport: where it comes from and what to do before, during and after training
Kilometre twenty, the last set, a hill that won’t end. Fatigue in sport has its reasons, and you can do something about most of them. -
How guarana works in energy bars – and how much caffeine is in a gfBar
An Amazonian vine, seeds that look like eyes, and caffeine your body can’t tell apart from coffee. Exactly 40 mg of it per bar. -
Snacks for kids: what works, what doesn’t, and which gfBar goes in the lunchbox
Lectures don’t work. Bans don’t either. So what does work with children’s snacks – and which gfBar goes in the lunchbox? -
Not all protein is created equal: why gfBar PROTEIN uses hemp
Most protein bars are built on milk. We went for hemp from a farm in Devon. Here’s why – including what hemp protein can’t do. -
The King’s College study: what wild blueberries did for blood vessels and memory
Sixty-one people, twelve weeks and a wild blueberry drink every day. Results worth reading. -
Wild blueberries from Nova Scotia: why these ones
Nobody planted them. They grow where they always have. And every box of gfBar holds the equivalent of 130 grams of fresh ones.
