Kelloggs nutrigrain bars for running?

erindu1234
erindu1234 Posts: 3
in Fitness and Exercise
I've started to train for a half marathon in October. Because I'll be doing a long run every weekend, I will be running for over 90 minutes. Because of this, I've decided that I probably need to start bringing food and water with me for my longer runs. I've been looking at bars I can bring with me, as they are easier to carry around than e.g. a banana. I've noticed that sports bars are quite expensive and difficult to get hold of in multi packs, so I've been looking into breakfast/snack bars. Most of the one's I've found are quite low in carbohydrates, but I've found these nutri-grain bars by Kelloggs which have 26g of carbs per bar. I know they seem like they won't be good for running, as they don't seem to be the healthiest, but do you think these will be good for my runs?

This is the nutritional info:

Energy 561 kJ 133 kcal
Protein 1.5 g
Carbohydrate 26 g
of which are sugars 12 g
starch 10 g
Fat 3 g
of which saturates 1 g
Fibre 1.5 g
Sodium 0.1 g
Salt 0.3 g

And the ingredients:

Cereals (32%) (Wheat Flour, Oat Flour, Whole Oats),Glucose-Fructose Syrup ,Sugar ,Fructose ,Strawberry Puree from Concentrate (7.5%) ,Humectant (Glycerol) ,Vegetable Oil ,Maltodextrin ,Modified Starch ,Dextrose ,Stabilisers (Sodium Alginate, Methyl Cellulose, Xanthan Gum) ,Calcium Carbonate ,Skimmed Milk Powder ,Salt ,Colours (Anthocyanins, Paprika Extract) ,Citric Acid ,Natural Strawberry Flavouring with other Natural Flavourings ,Calcium Phosphate ,Raising Agent (Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate) ,Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin) ,Malic Acid ,Niacin ,Iron ,Vitamin B6 ,Riboflavin (B2) ,Thiamin (B1) ,Folic Acid ,Vitamin B12

Replies

  • meritage4
    meritage4 Posts: 1,441 Member
    I used sport beans-like jellybeans but formulated for runners. I have done a full marathon and 2 1/2 marathons and many 55k cross country ski races.
    I have on occasion used "gels" but I much prefer the sport beans.

    You need something easy to digest while you run.

    Generally I did not eat and run unless I was running ( or skiing) over an hour.

    Wishing you success.
  • amandarunning
    amandarunning Posts: 306 Member
    Don't see why not as a decent amount of quick/slow release carbs and low fat so relatively easily absorbed. I always preferred "real" food as opposed to gels etc so carried the small flapjacks - Fabulous Bakin' Boys in the UK...or Boots Shapers. They are small sized and soft enough to easily eat on the run.
  • mlb929
    mlb929 Posts: 1,974 Member
    You may not want something with so many ingredients. Fiber is not common on long runs. I have never used carbs for anything less than 10 miles other than electrolyte water. Im a firm believer in keep it simple, looks to me like a candy bar wouldn't be much different to use if you want something cheaper.

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