Chia Charge Flapjacks are balanced high energy bars, made from a recipe that enables a fast energy boost to be backed up with slower burn carbs, so there is no post gel crash in energy, you just keep moving forward with real food.
We have created the perfect formulation for fuel that is delicious and easy to eat on the go. This recipe contains only wholesome ingredients that you would find in your kitchen cupboard.
Consumption: During activity we are advised that most people will metabolise 300-400 calories per hour, so one flapjack per hour could replace 3 or 4 sports gels.
Everyone trains differently and for important events we recommend you practice your nutrition strategy every bit as much as you practice your sport.
For a trail marathon, we might eat a flapjack 90 to 30 minutes before the start. If you are going for a run after work you might eat a flapjack in the late afternoon before you go training.
Storage Instructions: Store flapjack in a cool dry place.
Shelf Life: Typically there will be approximately 5 months life remaining on the flapjack energy bars delivered giving you ample time for usage.
Original Flapjacks:
The golden syrup and brown sugar will give you immediate benefits in a manageable burst while the oats provide slower burning carbs. The chia seeds will provide you with omega 3 and antioxidants aiding recovery, joint and brain function The sea salt flakes are a natural form of electrolyte replacement.
Using sea salt flakes means you get layers of flavours. The flapjack food bar is baked so that it has a slight chew through the edge, soft further in and is easy to digest, which is essential when you are on the move.
Ingredients: Oats, Butter, Demerara Sugar, Golden Syrup, Chia Seeds (9%), Sea Salt Flakes.
Free From: Wheat, artificial flavours, preservatives and colouring (please note - made in a bakery that uses wheat). Suitable for Vegetarians.
Nutritional Information:
| | per 100g | per 80g flapjack |
| kJ | 1,987 | 1,589 |
| Kcal | 472 | 378 |
| Protein g | 6 | 5 |
| Carbohydrate g | 55 | 44 |
| of which sugars | 28 | 23 |
| Fat | 25 | 20 |
| of which saturates | 14 | 11 |
| Fibre g | 5 | 4 |
| Sodium g | 0.41 | 0.33 |
| Salt based on sodium g | 1.06 | 0.84 |
Banana Flapjacks:
Our balanced recipe enables a high calorie food energy boost to be backed up with slower burn carbs, so there is no post gel crash in energy, you just keep moving forward with real food bananas have an almost toffee banana flavour.
You can see from the nutritional profile that there are fast acting carbohydrates and more complex carbohydrates that will sustain your energy levels after the initial benefits of the simple sugars wear off. With nearly 5g of protein and Omega 3 and 6s to aid recovery, this bar should give you plenty of feel good factor. This contains half the sea salt flakes of the original Chia Charge Flapjack, so will also help electrolyte replacement.
Ingredients: Oats, Butter, Golden Syrup, Sun Dried Bananas, Brown Sugar,Chia Seeds (9%), Sea Salt Flakes, Rice Flour.
Free From: Artificial flavours, preservatives and colouring (please note - contains Dairy and is not made in a Gluten-free bakery). Suitable for Vegetarians.
Nutritional Information:
| | per 100g | per 80g flapjack |
| kJ | 1,877 | 1,502 |
| Kcal | 446 | 357 |
| Protein g | 5.96 | 4.77 |
| Carbohydrate g | 56.56 | 45.25 |
| of which sugars g | 27.31 | 21.85 |
| Fat g | 21.51 | 17.21 |
| of which saturates g | 11.70 | 9.36 |
| Fibre g | 5.02 | 4.01 |
| Sodium g | 0.23 | 0.18 |
| Salt based on sodium g | 0.59 | 0.47 |
| Saturates g | 0.24 | 0.19 |
| Mono-unsaturates g | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| Polyunsaturates g | 2.00 | 1.60 |
| Of which omega-3 (ALA) g | 1.55 | 1.24 |
| Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) g | 0.45 | 0.36
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