Every single morning, I eat a Balance Bar. I kid you not, I think over the last year, I could count on my hand, how many times, I did not eat a Balance Bar. The reason is they provide the most delicious meal and snack options, that are both wholesome and tasteful!
Balance Bars have a large assortment of flavors including chocolate mint cookie crunch, smores, sweat and salty peanut butter, yogurt honey peanut, and dark chocolate.
The bars contain a full assortment of necessary nutrition including:
- 14g Protein
- 200 Calories
- Balanced 40-30-30 Nutrition
- Excellent Source of Antioxidants & Vitamin D
- 23 Vitamins & Minerals
With Spring upon us, Laurel House from Quickie Chick, came up with the perfect tips for dealing with the time changes with daylight savings and her tips to decompress and feel good.
**(taken with permission from Laurel House blog)**
Daylight Savings is giving you an extra hour or daylight. A gift to help make your life even more fulfilled, happy, and complete. Here’s what to do with it…
• Fuel Up: You don’t want that extra hour to cause your entire day to be a daze, so make sure to eat energizing foods that will help keep your mind sharp and your mood lifted. A few to try include: rye bread, avocado, onions, apples with peanut butter, and of course, Balance Bars– why? Because they are the perfect 40-30-30 balance of carbs, protein and fat to keep you energized longer. Plus… because it’s AWESOME!
• Be Selfish: Your life called, and asked for its balance back. Take advantage of the extra hour of daylight to decompress, shed the work stress, and enter into the second phase of your day. Finally take that yoga class that you’ve always wanted to try or stop on your way home at the flower garden that you always pass and smell the roses.
• Be Selfless: After work, go to your local animal shelter and take a couple of dogs for a walk- it will give them a moment of reprieve, and brighten your evening too.
• For Your Relationship: Cut off the work energy, drop the residual stress of the day, and reset the stage for romance. Take a walk together before dinner, make dinner together, or make time to do something thoughtful like hiding simple “I love you” notes in a closed laptop, a coat pocket, a travel bag- somewhere you know it will be spotted.
• For Your Friendship: Institute a “Walk & Talk Happy Hour”! Stop debating between working out or having girl time. Do both! Take advantage of the extra daylight and make plans to meet up for a walk and talk. Make the hour even happier by bringing along a Dark Chocolate Crunch Balance Bar®. It will sustain you through your walk and feel like you’re eating dessert first (without the calorie-dense guilt).
Win it: One winner will receive an awesome assortment of Balance Bars! For this giveaway, tell me which tips from Laurel you liked the best. Put the comments in the comment section proceeding the post. While the other entries are optional, I highly suggest you fill them out to increase your chances of winning. US only. Good luck!
*I received products for my review. As always, all my opinions are my own and not swayed by outside sources.
not really my thing but good luck to all those who enter (or buy it at the store) 🙂
I’m already sold on Balance Bars… I LOVE them and generally have one after a run. I love Laurel’s tips, but I especially love the relationship one. As parents and grandparents, my husband and I are always on-the-go, but we love making dinner together and going for a walk in our beautiful little town. The extra daylight is a great big gift for this! Thanks for sharing…
Wow thanks I had never even heard of Balance Bars until your post.
I like the idea of taking a walk together.
i love balance bars especially there mint one, tastes just like thin mint cookie
I love the “For Your Relationship” tips! Usually it is so stressful here that by the time we get the kids to bed, and actually have time to spend with each other; we are both so wiped out from the stress of the day. If we could spend more time working TOGETHER doing the evening stresses, neither of us would be so stressed and we might actually get to enjoy our together time instead of crashing on the couch and falling asleep. lol.
be selfless.;)
I love the Be Selfless tip 🙂
Be Selfless. There are so many places that need volunteers and so much that could be done.
Love the Be Selfish tips. SO many times we all get caught up in the rat race of everyday life that we forget to take care of ourselves, take time to smell the flowers
I think that “Be Selfish” and “Be Selfless” are both great tips–we need to take care of ourselves as well as others!
I like the Be Selfish tip – too often we working moms try to be everything to everyone and exhaust ourselves in the process!
Eating energizing foods seems like the best tip. It’ll help me stay happy throughout the day!
I like this one: Institute a “Walk & Talk Happy Hour”!
It’s a great idea.
I found Be Selfless to be the most interesting and insightful
In life its difficult to chose between SelfLESS and SelfISH…its a very narrow line sometimes.
Fuel Up!
make time for your relationship is my favorite tip
Favorite tip: Be selfish! I’d love to feel like I had an extra hour in my day for writing (so-called “morning pages”) or a yoga class. Or to tend my nails. Something!
I like the Relationship tip. I need to take that advice.
We use Balance Bars already as a meal replacement when we go someplace like an amusement park – they keep you full and you don’t have to wait in line for an hour for food. I really like the tip about visiting a shelter to take their dogs out for a walk
I liked the idea of taking advantage of the extra daylight and make plans to meet up for a walk and talk with friends. Thanks for the chance to win!
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Stay fueled up to keep your brain sharp!
I enjoyed her encouragement to take time for ourselves…we do need to be selfish sometimes in regards to taking care of ourself…we can’t be giving if we are letting our health go. thanks so much
I like the: After work, go to your local animal shelter and take a couple of dogs for a walk- it will give them a moment of reprieve, and brighten your evening too.
I found the Be Selfish tip interesting
we love Balance Bars in our home! Tasty and healthy! Hard to be selfish with 4 kids and another on the way, I feel that blogging can be my selfish time. It’s all about balance when your a mom!
To be selfless.
i like the tip of fueling up and eating energizing foods….i really need to be doing this
Tell me what tips you found interesting from the post
everything..ill use em all
I like that they balanced the bar between protein carbs and fat
I liked the Fuel Up.I’ve been wanting to try these.A snack that’s healthy and good for me is a thumbs up.Thank you 🙂
I can’t believe they have 14 g of protein!!
I like the “walk & talk” tip. It’s good for the body and the mind.
I like the tip to exercise with a friend! That really helps me 🙂 Thanks!
I’m not a bar eater because they always lead me to eat more… darn it! BUT I love the tips!!! All of them are so important to remember in life. I wish I would slow down to really utilize them all!
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My favorite tip is to have the “Walk & Talk Happy Hour!”
I like the be selfless tip. I always try to help others and it makes me feel good about myself when I do.
I agree, being selfless makes me feel better about myself.
I like the part about being selfish. You must look out for yourself, especially since so many depend on us, and it’s good sound advice
I love the “Walk and Talk” tip. I’ve actually started this and it makes my excercise time go by so fast and we get to catch up. Trying to encourage a few more friends to join us.
I love that the ars are only 200 Calories are a good source of Antioxidants & Vitamin D. We’ll keep an eye out for these!
We’ll as in my husband and I, I’m sure he’d love them too! 😉
I like the be selfish tip. As women we often forget that in order to take care of everyone else we must first take care of ourselves.
I like the idea of the “Walk & Talk Happy Hour”!
Love that they are only 200 cals
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Be selfish – so often we’re expected to give up all of our own desires for everyone else’s
I liked their selfish tip-even though it’s hard to do!
200 calories and has the nutrients for a refuel snack.
I think the tip to fuel up is very important.
The fuel up tip i usually dont eat anything in the morning and makes me feel really sluggish
I like the idea of taking a walk together
I love that they have 14g of protein! This will be great for my morning breakfasts:)
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I like the Be Selfish tip. It’s ok to take time for yourself once in a while.
I liked For Your Friendship: Institute a “Walk & Talk Happy Hour
the be selfless tip
I found the fact that Balance Bars are the perfect 40-30-30 balance of carbs, protein and fat to keep you energized longer.
love that the bars have 14g of protein
I love the “Fuel Up” tip.
I should start using her “Be selfish” tip, with a 2 yr old my entire world revolves around him and work and the idea that I could even sit and read a book for 10 minutes seems impossible
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definitely be selfish, i need to start caring about myself more!
I really like all of them…but being “selfish” is so important. I take time for myself every day to exercise this year and it’s great!
Be selfish. It is your life
I loved learning some foods that will keep me fueled and my mood boosted!
I like the animal shelter idea. It’s really important to take care of our furry friends, especially those who have no homes.
Be Selfish for sure. I need to do that for myself sometimes.
I like the idea of volunteering at a local animal shelter.
Eating energizing foods is the tip that I keep needing to remind myself. It makes perfect sense.
Make the hour even happier by bringing along a Dark Chocolate Crunch Balance Bar. It will sustain you through your walk and feel like you’re eating dessert first.
The Fuel up tip.
The Fuel Up and being Selfless tips are interesting to me. It’s important to eat energizing foods so that you can maintain your mood and focus throughout the day, and this is important from the start so eating something energizing for breakfast is key! It’s also important to take part in selfless activities that will not only help the other individual/animal, but also boost your self-esteem.
I liked tips in Be Selfless
The bars “are the perfect 40-30-30 balance of carbs, protein and fat to keep you energized longer.” Good to know!
I love the idea of the walk and talk happy hour! So much healthier then one with drinks and unhealthy munchies.
40-30-30 nutrition & 200 calories
I like the Be Selfish idea. I’m always thinking of others before myself!
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I like the relationship post and the tips shared. It emphasized the fact that little things are oftentimes very meaningful. 🙂
I enjoyed the relationship post and I am a fan of Balance Bars for quite a time, I love that they are low in calories and high in nutrition.
try rye bread, avocado, onions, apples with peanut butter for energy
The bars contain a full assortment of necessary nutrition.
Be Selfless…volunteering and giving selflessly always do make me happy. 🙂
Love the Be Selfish tip
The walk and talk is my favorite
I like the relation ship tip so true
For your relationship
I liked the tip about walking dogs at the animal shelter.
I like the For Your Relationship tips!
info on balance bars
the walk and talk happy hour
I like the walk and talk happy hour with friends – a perfect was to regain balance.
make time for your relationship
I love the “walk and talk” tip! Great way to be social and excersize!
I found the tip about taking a walk together.
being selfish and fuel up are so important;)a
I like the Fuel up tip.
I like the eat energizing foods tip
I love the idea of a walk and talk.
To be selfish. I am often too selfless and usually take enough time for myself.
taking a walk together as it is good exercise and time to connect
I found it interesting that they have a chocolate mint cookie crunch. Yumm. Mint is my favorite
Fuel up! It’s SO important to make sure your body has the right amount of power for what you expect it to do!
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I found being selfish interesting because I usually look at that as something negative!
i love the idea of a walk and talk happy hour!
I love the idea of working out with a friend.
I thought taking a walk together was a cute idea – I find it much easier to want to exercise when I am with my boyfriend, it is much more motivating.
Be selfish!!! It is important to take time for yourself, I like to practice yoga 🙂
For the relationship was very interesting. As we’re getting older, I see that my husband and I are doing some of those things.
I had no idea that rye bread was a food that could help keep you energized.
Being selfless will help me the most
Favorite tip is be selfish, which is just good common sense and good self care.
I like the walk and talk. It’s a great way to let loose mentally while helping yourself.
Be Selfless: After work, go to your local animal shelter and take a couple of dogs for a walk- it will give them a moment of reprieve, and brighten your evening too.
This is my favorite!!
Never thought about doing a Walk and Talk happy hour with friends. Gonna try this out!!
I like the ips to be selfless and the friendship tip.
I like the idea of walking shelter dogs.
Be Selfish
I like the relationship tip.
I like the tip of a walk and talk happy hour
Stay fueled up to keep your brain sharp
To be selfless
I like the For Your Relationship tip.
I like the idea of the walk and talk happy hour.
i like the idea of hiding i love you notes!
Taking a walk together 🙂 Always a good thing!
I like the be selfish tip of stop on your way home at the flower garden that you always pass and smell the roses
Fuel Up: I need to make sure that I get enough protein daily.
I like the fuel up tip.
I like the tips for your relationship. We all have stressful days and feel the need to vent, but sometimes you just need to shake off that stress and enjoy the moment with the person you are with.
I loved the one about being selfless and helping out someone else. It gives you such a wonderful sense of worth helping others.
The Be Selfish post is good for me.
i like the past about:
Be Selfless: After work, go to your local animal shelter and take a couple of dogs for a walk- it will give them a moment of reprieve, and brighten your evening too.
it’s so important to focus your attention on others!
The be selfish post is good for me.
Be selfish- I have a hard time doing this.
I found the tips Fuel Up and For Your Friendship to be interesting.
make dinner together
I like the tips about being selfish and I want to take that yoga class, thanks!
Institute a “Walk & Talk Happy Hour” sounds like the most fun, my friends and I would enjoy walking together! 🙂
never heard of balance bars…excited to try them!
love that they have 14 grams of protein.