Whole Fuel Bites

A basket of assorted Whole Fuel Bites will be donated to the upcoming Challenged Athletes great fund raising event taking place this Friday October 7th. Please come out to support this great cause and enjoy a fun night of food, prizes and inspiring conversations with some amazing athletes!! For advance ticket purchase:... http://support.challengedathletes.org/site/TR See more

There is so much to be thankful for... like the enormous support I continue to receive from the Triathlon, Cycling, Running and Cycle Cross community. Its' because of them that what I have been able to accomplish in such a short time is truly amazing and somewhat overwhelming. I am thankful for mother natures perfect design to give us all what we need to flourish and to thrive, and because of that, I get to develop products made from real food and share them with others. These are the signature Whole Fuel Bites, made with real natural and wholesome ingredients.

"Natural" is not made in a lab. I just love browsing the nutrition bar isles at Wholefoods. It’s one of my favorite things to do on my lunch hour. Today one particular bar stood out and reminded me of the worst bloating cramping episode I ever experienced on a half marathon. I don’t like to name names, but I will at least provide you with the first letter Q and the last letter T and rhymes with guest, just so you can follow along.... There was a time when all I looked for in a bar was taste, feeling full and by some magic, a little burst of energy that will get me through an hour of Spin Class. Well, after a little research I’ve learned that not all nutrition bars are created equal and not every label that says natural stands for what it claims. Let’s begin with Protein blends (whey protein isolate, milk protein isolate), which are not something you can buy from a farmer or make at home. They are a bi-product of cheese production. Isomalto-oligosaccharides is the fiber in the bar and is a sugary substance found in fermented foods and used because its’ cheaper to manufacture. The bar claims to have no sugar added, but what it does have is Lo han guo, also known as monk fruit extracts which is manufactured to be 200 times sweeter than sugar. Sucralose is an artificial sweetener that may or may not cause cancer. Natural Flavors are made in labs and only serve to cover up the lack of flavor of the other ingredients in the product. You do not need to add natural flavors to real whole foods prepared in a kitchen. Also, Low carb doesn’t equal Healthy and neither does gluten free. These bars are highly processed food like products that have nothing to do with wholesome nutrition.