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.
One primary difference between granola bars and energy bars is their protein levels. Regular granola bars contain approximately 1 g of protein per bar. Energy bars, on the other hand, may contain 10 to 20 g of protein per serving. Common sources of energy bar protein include gelatin, collagen, milk, soy or eggs. Some energy bars also contain nuts or seeds that boost their protein content.