Honey Stinger Bars Will Satisfy Your Cravings, No Matter How Many Hours You Sit In a Day

Something I’m embarrassed to admit is how much I love bars—protein bars, snack bars, energy bars. Any nutritional substance that’s shaped into a rectangle then packaged and shipped to a convenience store where it sits on a shelf for a questionable amount of time? Sign me up.

Honey Stinger Cracker N’ Nut Butter Snack Bars are the ones that have taken residency in my backpack as of late. I have tasted all the bars on all the shelves—including ones for body builders (Quest bars) and kids (Clif Zbars)—but I didn’t meet Honey Stingers while strolling through Duane Reade. They were brought to my attention at a marathon expo a few months ago; next to all the energy gels and powders at the fueling table, they looked extra-appealing. I ate one immediately in the name of carbo-loading (one bar has 23 grams of carbs) and intended to save the other for after the race. Instead I ate it a couple hours later—let’s just say to ease pre-race nerves.

Compared to all the other bars out there, Honey Stingers have a lot going for them. They’re crunchy, so biting into one doesn’t feel like eating a pile of hardened glue. They aren’t artificially flavored (the chocolate actually tastes like chocolate). And, they aren’t trying to hide behind the picture of health (they are not protein bars). They are simply a chocolate-covered, nut butter-filled salty cracker sandwich that you can eat whether you’re carbo-loading for a marathon or feeling snacky after lunch. Did I mention they taste amazing? Specifically, like the love child of saltines and a Reese’s cup.

Though the brand’s website markets its products to active, outdoorsy people like mountain climbers and trail runners, you can be a chronic sitter and still enjoy these snack bars. I’ve tried all three varieties while sitting at my desk—almond butter and dark chocolate, cashew butter and milk chocolate, and peanut butter and milk chocolate—but my favorite is the almond and dark chocolate one. It’s got a perfect salty, sweet, nutty balance that satisfies a 3 p.m. craving—not something every snack in the office, or fanny pack, can do.

Buy it: Honey Stinger Cracker N’ Nut Butter Snack Bars, $22 for a 12-pack on Amazon

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