An energy bar is a dietary supplement often consumed by athletes or other physically active people to maintain their caloric needs in light of their strenuous physical activity.

Una tavoletta energetica è un integratore dietetico spesso consumato dagli atleti o da altre persone fisicamente attive per mantenere il loro fabbisogno calorico a seguito delle loro faticose attività fisiche.

As the name indicates, they are mainly a source of food energy, primarily complex carbohydrates.

Come il nome evidenzia, esse sono soprattutto una fonte di energia nutrizionale, principalmente carboidrati complessi.

Some bars contain a source of protein (often soy), plus a selection of vitamins and minerals.

Alcune tavolette contengono una fonte di proteine (spesso di soia), più una selezione di vitamine e minerali.

The flavours added to the ingredients often have them resemble baked goods, such as cookies or muffins, to make them more appealing.

Gli aromi aggiunti agli ingredienti spesso le fanno assomigliare a dei prodotti da forno tipo biscotti o muffin per renderle più allettanti.

The packaging of a typical bar will have a precise nutritional breakdown in order to assist the athlete in maintaining a dietary regimen.

La confezione di una barretta tipica riporterà l'esatta classificazione nutrizionale per aiutare l'atleta a mantenere un corretto regime dietetico.

Major brand names in North America include the HOOAH! Bar, PowerBar, and Clif Bar.

I nomi delle marche più famose in Nord America includono la barretta Hooah!, la PowerBar e la Clif Bar.

One can also choose to make his or her own fresh energy bars using an online recipe or a baking mix such as Matisse & Jack's Homemade Energy Bar Mix.

Si può anche scegliere di crearsi delle barretta energetiche sfornate fresche utilizzando una ricetta online oppure un impasto da forno (baking mix) tipo il Matisse & Jack's Homemade Energy Bar Mix

An energy bar is a dietary supplement often consumed by athletes or other physically active people to maintain their caloric needs in light of their strenuous physical activity.

As the name indicates, they are mainly a source of food energy, primarily complex carbohydrates.

Some bars contain a source of protein (often soy), plus a selection of vitamins and minerals.

The flavours added to the ingredients often have them resemble baked goods, such as cookies or muffins, to make them more appealing.

The packaging of a typical bar will have a precise nutritional breakdown in order to assist the athlete in maintaining a dietary regimen.

Major brand names in North America include the HOOAH! Bar, PowerBar, and Clif Bar.

One can also choose to make his or her own fresh energy bars using an online recipe or a baking mix such as Matisse & Jack's Homemade Energy Bar Mix.