Snacks & Bars
We have carefully evaluated what outdoors enthusiasts typically need from snack/energy products and looked at what is currently available. Our conclusion is that it is the traditional products such as flapjack bars and trail mix which offer the best mix of nutrients and energy, for walkers and backpackers at least. Flapjack has lots of oats, which release energy slowly over a long period, which is generally what is needed. Trail mix contains a selection of dried fruits and nuts, which give high levels of energy for the weight, as well as a good mix of nutrients.
Our trail mix comes from Goodness Foods, who specialise in high quality wholefoods. It's a luxury mix with a refreshing and interesting flavour, as well as 555kcal per 130g bag!
We currently stock flapjacks from Classic Cakes, who are based in Daventry and aim to provide high quality products produced under the strictest of hygiene conditions. We've found they produce an excellent range of flapjacks, with good oaty flavour, great texture, and lots of calories for the weight carried.
The flapjacks we carry are all Fairtrade, providing farmers and workers in developing countries with better prices, better working conditions and fair terms of trade. The Fruit Flapjack is also organic.
For ingredients and nutrional information on Classic Cakes products, please click here. This is an Adobe Acrobat PDF file; most computers will open this kind of file directly, but you can obtain the free Acrobat PDF Reader from www.adobe.com if you don't have it.