How many of you like to pack in some energy bars for a snack when scouting or hunting? I know I do, but then again what fat kid doesn’t like to eat, right? There are plenty of ‘energy bars’ on the market today, but can you name one that will keep you hydrated? I can. The Dominant Predator bar from Fierce Foods, Inc. I like a good energy bar like the rest of us, but when one claims to have ingredients to help your body stay hydrated I had to find out more. After emailing and speaking with one of the inventors, Neil Beltran , I wanted to try these out. He graciously sent Team DIY some to try out on our scouting and hunts knowing we would be out in triple digit temperature areas.
The Predator Bar is a whole new category of “snack food”. From the class leading biodegradable packaging to the Arctic tundra/Florida Keys temperature stability, the “PredBar” is unique. It uses puffed grains and whey protein to look and taste different, more like a food and less like a slab of stiff or sticky “paste”. Jerky snacks lack the most important fuel for the brain and muscles-carbohydrates. The PredBar provides a variety of carbs, without going over the top. Hydration in a bar? The PredBar incorporates a powdered version of a patent pending electrolyte mix. We also include a unique, secret flavor that just happens to improve, alertness, focus, and reaction time without giving you the “jitters”.
[We use] premium quality whey protein, because it’s complete and preferred by working and recovering muscles. We don’t care if it’s more expensive than gelatin, collagen, casein, milk, or soy proteins (common protein sources in bars because they’re cheaper). We don’t use soy protein for two reasons: 1) it doesn’t taste as good as whey protein and 2) it is much lower in important muscle fueling amino acids.
After we had hiked a while I asked Eric if he felt like he needed any water. We both decided to drank some because it was so hot, but not the quarts like we were used to. We felt great! Usually, when hiking a long distance and eating a CLIF bar I will get sluggish and tired. Not this time. I still wanted to check on the effectiveness of the bar holding up in hot weather. I checked my GPS and saw that the recorded temp at the time was 106 degrees. There was nothing like the present to open up another bar and see how melted it was. Are you ready for this? It was like I took it out of a cool lunch pail. Solid, not gooey and nothing like any other bar you’ve seen. I am guessing it has some to do with the wrapper, but mostly to do with the ingredients.
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