Luna Love #1 - Chocolate Peppermint Stick
Luna Love #2 - Chocolate Dipped Coconut
Lunas may not be the top choice for healthy nutrition but when you spend hours upon hours shunning real food and drink you have to somewhat like what you're putting into your body. And I love these. The only downside is the chocolate coating - it melts in your jersey pocket or in transition and can be quite messy. I froze them for my Ironmans last year and it helped tremendously, but you still risk coating yourself in chocolate. Because of this, my second favorite bar becomes my go-to choice for race day - Hammer Cashew Coconut Chocolate Chip. It's seriously delicious and as an added bonus is gluten-free.
My other favorite training foods:
- Raspberry Hammer Gel
- Chocolate Chip Cliff Bar
- PowerBar Gel Blasts
- Gatorade Endurance
What's your favorite?
Despite a 4am wake-up for a day trip to Cincinnati I nailed today's workout - a whole 30 minutes of running, my first since the ill-fated LA Marathon. So far, so great!
The chocolate coconut Lunas are the bomb. I just had to stop buying them. So good!
ReplyDeletei LOVE samoas! although they're now called caramel delites : / i may just have to check out these bars...
ReplyDeleteMint chocolate Gu. So good. And chocolate outrage - tastes like frosting. Couldn't train without them.
ReplyDeleteI love the Lara Bars....they aren't covered in chocolate and don't melt and they don't get all dry and stuck in the back of yoru throat because of the nut oil plus no vegan, gluten free, raw and no added sugar! My bike nutrition of choice for IM!
ReplyDeleteI just bought a whole bag of Luna's about an hour ago! I love the Chocolate Peppermint Stick. Honestly the best bar I've ever had. I also love the White Chocolate Macadamia Nut - it's like a cookie!
ReplyDeleteI like the Luna Chocolate Peppermint bars too! I use Sport Beans for long runs. I love the PowerBar Gel Blasts because they are not sticky - i just wish they came in a better/smaller package.
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