Comments on: Gear Review: Greenbelly Meals-2-Go

By: Saul

Saul — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:41:45 +0000

In reply to Paul Mags. I've had Cliff Bar, dehydrated packs, and most other bar. These are a little different and yes, expensive but I'm giving them a try :)

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 20:20:00 +0000

In reply to Saul. Off the shelf food from the grocery store does that too. At much less expense. As shown by my Cliff Bar photo.

By: Saul

Saul — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 17:00:26 +0000

Food has so many personal preferences. I could take a pill daily just to keep me functioning, no real desire for tasty treats or something that resemble home style meals on the trail. But that’s me. The Greenbelly bars even though expensive take the mess, weight of carrying cooking equipment and dishes out of your pack. Very convenient, but as I said, that me.

By: Mike B

Mike B — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 05:24:32 +0000

I’m a big fan of cheap and energy packed with enough protein to keep me going and enugh taste to keep me eating. Sounds like these bars strike-out on my criteria. I’ll stick with Lara bars, protein shakes, mixed nuts, peanut M and Ms and/or Snickers, Lara bars, dehydrated Idahoan mashed potatoes, cheese, salami, peanut butter, tortillas, and if I’m feeling like splurgung, dehydrated refried beans and fritos. All of these are cheaper and provide me with the proper mix of carbs and protein when mixed accordingly.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:41:15 +0000

Interesting review. The thing that has always prevented me from giving greenbelly bars a try is the appalling sugar content. 21g is almost as much as a Snicker bar! Even in the realm of fancy pants highly processed bars and snacks that’s a ton. My favorite Kind bars only have 6g. A Justin’s chocolate hazelnut butter packet (basically portable nutella- very indulgent and delicious) has only 7g. Why eat something that tastes merely “edible” when it’s not even good for you?

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 17:26:57 +0000

In reply to malto. Damn straight! Sums it up well.

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 17:26:06 +0000

In reply to Doug K. Mmmm...an all day Sunday Greek dinner sounds awesome! I am currently in Atlanta. A friend directed me to a local dive bar that happens to serve fantastic Greek food. Great gyros and cold beer. PERFECT for a post-trail work day on hot Atlanta June day!

By: malto

malto — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:58:38 +0000

In general I don’t hike for efficiency though my food tends to be geared toward efficient energy. But, there is nothing magic about these or any other bar compared with standard candy bars. And if the choice is between something that tastes like sawdust and something yummy like a Reese Outragous bar, it is an easy choice. Finally, food left in the food bag at the end of a leg is not efficient at all. It only helps to whittle down the choices on the next trip.

By: Doug K

Doug K — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:26:00 +0000

“But I grew up eating 4+ hours meals on a Sunday.”
my Greek inlaws used to make Sunday lunch for the extended family and friends, we would eat for a couple of hours, the older folk would take naps, then wake up and start eating again.. basically lunch would go from about 1 to late at night.. I miss my mother-in-law 😉

also, Soylent powder. Highly efficient perhaps but it withers the soul..

we packed a summer sausage on last weekend’s canoe trip, cut it into slices and offered it around to people eating bars for lunch, oddly enough it all got eaten.. ha.

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:21:12 +0000

In reply to Journeyman. A lot of people in the linked reviews talk about the great taste. I know "Hunger makes the best sauce" and all that. But, apparently our palates like something a bit more interesting in taste! :)