Balance Bars Spring Tips

On March 10, Americans set their clocks forward and gained an extra hour of daylight. With Spring right around the corner comes the opportunity to do even more with already jam-packed days. Before you stress out, take the time to read how you can make that extra daylight really count with these tips for balance from lifestyle expert, Laurel House, The Quickie Chick.

Do THIS First

You don’t want that extra sunlight to cause your entire day to be in a daze. Counteract the fact that the average person loses 40 minutes of sleep the first night of daylight savings time by eating energizing foods that will help keep your mind sharp and your mood lifted. A few to try and why.

• Rye Bread – Filled with iron and lots of nutrients, rye bread helps to deliver fresh oxygen to brain cells, keeping you alert and energized
• Avocado – The monounsaturated fat in this healthy food helps to keep healthy oxygen flowing
• Onions – Sulfur found in onions can increase blood flow and circulation, both essential for energy
• Apple with a smear of peanut butter –This energizing combo of fiber-rich carbohydrates and protein takes longer to digest than eating carbs alone, therefore maintaining elevated energy longer
• Original Yogurt Honey Peanut Balance Bar®– This nutrition bar (as with all Balance Bars) also has energizing benefits, providing a balance of calories between carbs, protein and fat for long-lasting energy

Be Selfish

Your life called and asked for its balance back. Don’t feel bad about leaving the office when it’s still light. That doesn’t mean you’re leaving early. Take advantage of the extra hour of daylight by taking care of yourself. Use it as a transition time 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, take a walk to find the best view of the sunset, 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. Or volunteer somewhere in your area. You’ll offer help to those who need it, and brighten your evening, too.

About Balance Bar
Founded in 1992, Balance Bar®, one of America’s original nutrition/energy bars, inspires consumers to lead active, well-rounded and balanced lives by providing great-tasting and convenient nutrition for lasting energy. Balance Bars are available in five unique product lines (Original, Gold, Dark, Bare and mini) and all 21 flavors are based on the 40/30/30 nutrition model – a proven formula developed by scientists to help stabilize blood sugar levels that represents the caloric ratio the body needs to enjoy lasting balanced energy and satisfy hunger for longer; 40% of total calories from carbs, 30% from quality protein and 30% from dietary fat. For more information, visit www.Balance.com. Follow Balance Bar for tips and nutritional information on Facebook® (www.facebook.com/Balancebar) and Twitter® (www.twitter.com/ Balancebar).

We received a variety pack of Balance Bars to try out which included the following:

• CHOCOLATE MINT COOKIE CRUNCH
• S’MORES
• SWEET & SALTY PEANUT BUTTER
• YOGURT HONEY PEANUT
• DARK CHOCOLATE CRUNCH

My favorite is the Dark Chocolate Crunch but I loved them all.  They were full of flavor and nice satisfying.  These are perfect for me to toss in my purse on a day that I’m running around like crazy and don’t have time to stop for a decent lunch.  And the chocolate ones are perfect for when I need to drink more water as I easily drink and entire 16 oz glass of water and then some with one of these!

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Disclosure: I received a Free product for review. My opinions are 100% mine.