Jelly beans became a wide-spread American treat in the early 20th Century, sold with other penny candies, and in the 1930âs the popular association of jelly beans and Easter was firmly entrenched in our culture, most likely due to the ovate shape (that means âshaped like an egg,â but we prefer the fancy word).
Protein bars are insidious, menacing little gremlins. Theyâre capable of playing devious mind games and derailing diets, unassumingly, without receiving any of the blame when diets stall, or worse â spontaneously combust, opening the floodgates for fat to flow in.
Nutribars, ProBars, and Balance bars are examples of energy bars designed to replace, rather than supplement, a meal. Each of these bars provides calories from carbs, proteins and fats in proportions that sate hunger. Each bar is typically over 300 calories, has at least 25 grams of protein and at least 30 grams of carbs and typically has 50% RDI of vitamins and minerals.