Raising the Bar.(energy bars)(Buyers Guide)(Statistical Data Included)

We had no Best Bites because most people -- endurance athletes aside -- are better off eating healthy whole foods than energy bars. Since some people are going to rely on bars anyway, we gave Better Bites to those with no more than two grams of saturated fat and at least three grams of fiber. The sat-fat limit means the bars won't threaten your blood vessels, and the fiber usually means the bars have some oats, nuts, fruit, or other real food. Within each category, bars are ranked from best to worst (least to most saturated fat, then most to least fiber, then least to most calories).

 
                                                              Total 
                                                  Calories     Fat 
                                                             (grams) 
 
High-Carbohydrate Bars 
(weight of one bar, in ounces) 
 
[check] ProZone Cashew Almond Crunch (1.8)            190       5 
[check] Nutra-Fig Cheetah (2.3)(1)                    200       2 
[check] You Are What You Eat (2.0)(1)(*)              200       4 
[check] Clif (2.4)(1)(*)                              230       4 
[check] Boulder (2.5)(1)                              210       4 
[check] PowerBar Harvest (2.3)(1)(*)                  240       4 
[check] PowerBar Performance (2.3)(1)(*)              230       2 
        Tiger's Milk (1.2)(1)(*)                      140       4 
[check] PowerBar Essentials, except Chocolate 
          Raspberry Truffle (1.9)(1)(*)               180       4 
        PowerBar Essentials Chocolate 
          Raspberry Truffle (1.9)(*)                  180       4 
 
40/30/30 Bars (weight of one bar, in ounces) 
 
[check] Balance Outdoor Honey Almond (1.8)            200       6 
        Balance Outdoor Crunchy Peanut (1.8)          200       6 
        Balance Outdoor Nut Berry (1.8)               200       6 
[check] Balance Outdoor Chocolate Crisp (1.8)         200       6 
        TwinLab Ironman (2.0)(1)(*)                   230       7 
        Balance (1.8)(1)(*)                           200       6 
        Balance+ (1.8)(1)(*)                          200       6 
        Balance Gold (1.8)(*)                         210       7 
        ProZone, except Cashew Almond 
          Crunch (1.8)(1)                             190       6 
 
High-Protein…