The following post is sponsored by LÄRABAR.
One of the ways I try to live a healthy life is to just keep it simple – with both food and fitness. I don’t want a bunch of fancy products that make all these claims when I know I can be healthier by just eating cleaner and being more active. This mindset of clean eating and being active by getting outside is the foundation of LÄRABAR. Lara Merriken founded the brand with the goal of making delicious foods with wholesome ingredients like fruit and nuts. Her passion for being outdoors and leading an active life inspired the beginning of LÄRABAR and has since transformed into a way to encourage others to get outside and eat clean.
I was recently given the opportunity to try out the LÄRABAR line of products, as well as some other hiking essentials, like Smartwool socks, a headband, and a tote to carry it all in.
I was really excited about the insane variety of LÄRABAR fruit and nut bars and was even more excited about the tiny ingredient list – you know exactly what you’re eating. Some of my favorite flavors were probably the Chocolate Chip Brownie, Key Lime Pie, and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip. If you look at the ingredients on any of the bars’ packaging, you won’t see more than nine things, which is pretty amazing considering there are 19 LÄRABAR flavors in total.
All LÄRABAR products are non-GMO, Kosher, gluten free, and some contain Fair Trade-certified ingredients. I don’t know about you, but knowing I’m eating something that is completely guilt free and is truly nourishing to my body without an secret chemicals or weirdness just feels good – mentally and physically.
In addition to the LÄRABARs, I also got to try RENOLA, which is a granola concoction filled with fruits, nuts, and seeds. Granola is one of my favorite snack foods because you can eat it in yogurt, with milk, straight-up, or however else your heart desires. LÄRABAR RENOLA comes in Cinnamon Nut, Cocoa Coconut, and Berry flavors – I found them all to be quite delicious, but I was quite partial to the Cocoa Coconut because HELLO cocoa/chocolate was involved.
The RENOLA does not contain GMO ingredients, grain, gluten, soy, or dairy and is Kosher. It’s kind of like the bars with the fruit/nut situation, but these are all loosey goosey.
To keep in line with the LÄRABAR way, Matt and I went for a morning hike yesterday and brought some of the goods with us for some fuel.
Living in San Diego, we are surrounded by mountains and hiking trails galore, and we really don’t get out enough and explore like we should. I honestly can’t even remember the last time we went hiking. Making ourselves get up early yesterday and go on an adventure at an awesome hiking area nearby was the best way to start this week. I’m all about exploring new paths and being out in nature to breathe in the fresh air and experience the beauty.
I’m not cheesy at all.
If you love hiking as much as I do but sometimes need a little push to get out there, I invite you to join me on November 17th to celebrate the annual National Take a Hike Day, sharing your experience with the hashtags #eatclean and #getoutside.
If you want to see what LÄRABAR is all about, check out the list of stores where you can buy the products and use this coupon for $0.50 off any purchase. You can also enter the following giveaway:
To enter all you need to do is leave a comment, answering one of the following questions:
1. Which flavor of LÄRABAR do you most want to try? Why?
2. Which flavor of RENOLA do you most want to try, and why are you interested in gluten-free granola?
3. Share how you #eatclean or #getoutside and explain why you’d love to receive the LÄRABAR to aid your outdoor adventures.
Ends 11/10/14 at midnight. Open to U.S. residents ages 18+ only.
Many thanks to LÄRABAR for sponsoring today’s story and encouraging me to get outside and eat clean!
Never heard of Nat’l hiking day-will have to see what we can do to get out there that day. My daughter really likes the Lara bars cookie dough flavors
I am dieing to try the renola! Cinnamon or the cocoa coconut! I haven’t seen them anywhere 😛
Ohhh! I tried Larabar at a farmer’s market once. I’ve had the chocolate chip brownie, and it was delicious. Can’t believe they’re so healthy and full of flavor. I didn’t know they had a banana bread flavor, I’d love to try that one… keylime pie and pumpkin pie too, mmm! I brought Larabars to the beach before, but I think they would definitely be great on a hike. Thanks for the coupon.
I would love to try the PB&J flavor and the cocoa Renola. Both would make additions to some healthy snacking for me and would be great to have at my desk when office snacks are unhealthy, as well as for weekend adventures like hiking!
I would love to try the lemon bar. I love anything with lemon in it. Always tastes so good 🙂
I love cashews, so the Cashew Cookie flavor would be top on my list to try!
I’d love to try the snickerdoodle!!
Snickerdoodle sounds so yummy!
1. The cherry pie bar
2. The cocoa coconut renola!
3. I get outside by having a dog that loves walks. Larabars would help me keep up with him!
Anything blueberry &/or coconut work for me!
I try to follow a 30 Clean lifestyle, so gluten free is always preferable!
The blueberry muffin and carrot cake flavors of Larabars sound delicious. I’ve never had Renola but I think the Cocoa Coconut would taste delicious on yogurt. I take hikes to stay healthy and eat clean sometimes jog.
I never heard of Renola before! I love Lara Bars (especially because they are fair trade and come in yummy flavors…all the chocolate ones are amazing) and don’t have granola that I’m very fond of right now. I will have to check this out, especially as I try to eat mostly paleo/gluten-free! 😀
I LOVE anything Cinnamon – so I would love to try the Cinnamon Renola.
I haven’t tried the carrot cake Larabar flavor, so I’d love to try it!
I’ve been wanting to try the Renola since it came out, but I can’t seem to find it anywhere! That’s what happens when you live in a small town, I guess – no fancy grocery stores!
I would love to try the coconut cream pie! I love coconut anything! 🙂
I would like to try the peanut butter and jelly
I would most like to try Cashew Cookie Larabar as its a classic basic combo.
I would like to try the Berry Renola as I enjoy berries and haven’t heard of Renolas before. Thanks!
I walk about 2-3 miles a day and eat is healthy diet as well to keep fit.
I’d love to try the blueberry larabar because I’ve never seen it in a store here!
I’d love to try the blueberry muffin Larabar as blueberries are my favorite fruit!
i want to try the chocolate chip larabar and see if it will work in my gluten free soy free lifestyle! this looks like such a great giveaway!
I want to try the banana bread flavor because I think I’ve tried all the others, plus I I like banana bread so. I’m sure it will be good!
I would love to try the pumpkin pie one!
I’d love to try carrot cake!
i wanna try renola cocoa coconut beacuse it sounds awsome.larabar i wanna try apple pie i love apples i do alot of walking and i need to eat healthy to be healthy and this would defanetly help me thank you for the awsome giveaway
I’d love to try to Peanut Butter Cookie Larabar!
I most want to try the Larabar Key Lime flavor as Key Lime Pie is my ultimate favorite dessert! Thank you so much for this very healthy and nutritious giveaway!
Cashew Cookie sounds pretty good to me!
I would love to try the Cocoa Coconut bar!
The Coconut Cream Larabar I would also love to try
I would like to try key lime pie.
I would love to try the Gingerbread bar. I like ginger in anything!
I want to try Carrot Cake!
I’ve never tried the Key Lime Pie- that sounds good!
I’ve never tried larabars and the cherry pie sounds yummy!
I want to try cocoa coconut!!
I would love to try cocoa coconut
I’d love to try the apple bar! looks delicious! 🙂
1. Which flavor of LÄRABAR do you most want to try? Why? I want to try pumpkin because I love pumpkin flavored products in the fall.
2. Which flavor of RENOLA do you most want to try, and why are you interested in gluten-free granola? I’m trying to expand into new sback options that are healthy for me and would love to try these products.
3. Share how you #eatclean or #getoutside and explain why you’d love to receive the LÄRABAR to aid your outdoor adventures. I go for walks during my lunch hour but I do need to work harder on eating clean!
I want to try the Coconut Chocolate Chip Larabar!
i really want to try the banana bread, and cinnamon but! I love dessert flavors on health food. I get outdoors by going for a run, and the lärabars are perfect for a mid day hunger strike!