Food / Hydration

Translucent polycarbonate water bottles made by companies like Nalgene and GSI Outdoors used to be the only thing going for hydration in the outdoors. Now…

Two of the world’s original energy drinks have been accompanying me on the adventure circuit as of late. Indeed, the proverbial quick picker-uppers of coffee…

Pop a pill in your water bottle, let it dissolve for a few seconds, and drink. That’s the simple concept behind nuun tablets, a unique…

Energy gel and water are the preferred fuels for untold millions of aerobic athletes. Gel provides quick calories. Water hydrates. The two work well together.…

This week I’m taking the opposite tack on the selfsame subject, relaying pure information and straight objectivity on the five types of energy bars I…

My current obsession with adventure racing has me eating a lot of energy bars. Out in the woods, running and biking and bushwhacking for hours…

Art Eggertsen worked as a congressional lobbyist representing nutrition-education interests before switching to a career in energy foods. As founder of ProBar LLC, a small…

The ubiquitous polycarbonate water bottle is the canteen of the 21rst century. But these colorful plastic vessels, made by companies like Nalgene and GSI Outdoors,…