Flavor Description
Dark molasses lays the foundation for some soothing but zesty ginger. Sea salt pops through, pushing the flavor a bit closer to savory than most energy bars. Imagine a gingerbread man meets the ocean.
Why Choose Range Meal Bars?
- 700 calories per bar, and barely bigger than a deck of cards
- 123 cal/oz make Range bars an ultralight food
- 18g all natural protein, NOT soy protein isolate
- Does not freeze solid in the cold
- Best value for portable meals
- 12 month shelf life without use of exotic preservatives
Ingredients
Almond butter, gluten free rolled oats, unsulphured molasses, crystallized ginger (ginger, cane sugar), chia seeds, crisped brown rice, acacia gum, vegetable glycerin, sea salt, cinnamon, mixed tocopherols
Shipping Info
Full details can be found on the Shipping Policy page, but here’s the sparknotes version.
- We ship via USPS ground advantage (free) and USPS priority ($5.00)
- Orders are fulfilled in 2 business days (Monday-Friday). Transit time decreases as you get closer to Tualatin, OR. If you order on Monday, your order would ship by COB Wednesday.
- For our Canadian friends: $50 flat rate shipping (apologies, shipping is expensive!). Transit time seems to be about 2 weeks due to customs
How To Use Range Meal Bars?
After doing business for three years, we’ve seen and heard it all (or so we think)! Here is a short list of the most common uses for our ultralight meal bars.
Thru Hiking
Range meal bars having become a popular backpacking meal on the PCT and AT trails, in addition to weekend warriors.
Athletes and Weightlifting
For serious athletes, what you eat in the kitchen is even more important than what you lift in the gym. Range meal bars are an ideal meal replacement bar for athletes that need a convenient high calorie food for attaining a caloric surplus, with healthy all natural ingredients. If you find yourself asking how to bulk for hard gainers, there’s a good chance that Range meal bars are an ideal solution.
Military and First Responders
The MRE is commonplace in the military, and has graced us with many nicknames such as “meals resisting exit,” and “meals requiring enemas.” Range Meal Bars have become popular with US Special Forces and soldiers seeking a high calorie food strenuous military training. Likewise, first responders appreciate the convenience of having a high quality meal on-the-go available for when a shift is particularly hectic, and the alternative would be a greasy burger from the golden arches.
Hunters
Few things are as mentally and physically challenging as hunting. If you’ve ever spent long days moving through difficult terrain, while minimizing sound and odor, you’ve probably found nutrition to be a challenge. Range is one of the best foods for hunting.
Mountaineering Food
Mountaineering is full of logistical challenges. Equipment, timing, navigation, weather. Everything must be as light as possible, and durable. Furthermore, few things burn as many calories as maintaining body temperature in cold environments, and those cold environments will also make most typical meals a frozen brick. Range meal bars are a durable, cost effective and ultralight food for mountaineering. Additionally, the natural oil content (primarily from nut butters) helps them to not freeze solid like other bars, allowing for a quick and convenient meal without needing to fire up a stove, or lose a tooth.
Cmack (verified owner) –
These are my go to lunches when in nature, the best tasting bars I’ve had. Fresh tracks flavor might be my new favorite, that ginger hits the spot. Would recommend and I will be buying these for a long time.
John Murphy –
I got one of these in a meal box, tried it, and immediately ordered both boxes of 6 bars and they haven’t disappointed me. They taste good. They replace a meal+. They are simple and easy, toss one in you backpack and you’re good to go for a long time. They’ve become my go to meal for lunches backpacking and for long days in the field.
Ben Johnston (verified owner) –
These bars are great! Good for a meal on the trail, and I’ve also eaten them in the morning before a workout; they carry me through the day until a late lunch. I would highly recommend these to anyone who needs something quick and tasty to bulk up on quickly when hiking or camping.
Colin Rhodes (verified owner) –
Excellent all-around meal bar. Filling, tasty and convenient. One six-bar box of Fresh Tracks provided lunches for two on a three-day backpack covering 14+ miles per day. These will be in our backpacking/hiking/camping meal planning going forward. Highly recommended.
Jose (verified owner) –
WOW! I always buy this kind of bars at Walgreens, Clif Bars, Nature Valley, Bobo’s and Kind bars. Just found out that the Fresh Tracks bar knocks them out of the list, this will be my go to bar for any road trip, long days of work with limited lunch time and hikes down here in Puerto Rico. Price might seem a bit high but this bar is massive, price is in the same range as those bars sold in Walgreens or CVS when comparing the amount of product you get price wise. The amount of calories just blow my mind, you get fuel for a couple of hours. I would love to see these bars in many other stores. Btw I have Celiac and these bars keep my stomach happy since I can’t have gluten. I will definitely keep buying these.
JESSE CSAKANY (verified owner) –
Seriously! all these great reviews seemed to good to be true. They are all accurate. these are the best meal bars I have ever had. While backpacking, I generally skip breakfast and pay for it by lunch. But with the fresh tracks I can eat about half the bar as I get ready for the day and the other half as I start hiking and am good to go!
JESSE CSAKANY –
Seriously! all these great reviews seemed to good to be true. They are all accurate. these are the best meal bars I have ever had. While backpacking, I generally skip breakfast and pay for it by lunch. But with the fresh tracks I can eat about half the bar as I get ready for the day and the other half as I start hiking and am good to go!
Taylor –
Love these!! I actually use these to help me gain weight so I don’t have to drink just meal replacement protein shakes… these are amazing they don’t have any weird taste like a protein bar would but their packed with calories, nutrients, and lots of flavor!! I love this ginger molasses flavor and I’m excited to try the other one as well!!
Harry Burger (verified owner) –
Satisfying meal replacement on the go, when there’s no time or power to prep or for emergencies. This one is for when you don’t want a caffeine boost.
Chaz (verified owner) –
Best bars ever for a long trail run. Been looking for extra high calorie, easy to eat foods and Range Fresh Tracks have performed excellent!
Lucas gibbons –
Love these bars! I’m horrible at stopping to eat while out filming and snowmobiling. This makes for a solid meal in the backcountry. Plus it’s not like chewing on a rubber brick like most bars. Solid flavor and texture. Can’t wait to try the other flavor!
Garrett (verified owner) –
I ordered 6 boxes of both flavors not expecting anything and ended up having a favorite which are the Fresh Tracks. I got them because I am active during work and since it requires a ton of calories, Range bars are the best hands down.
Linette Mikel (verified owner) –
I purchased these bars for a way to keep my calories and energy up while taking care of my first child that I am nursing. He keeps me really busy especially with nursing comsuming my day and calories. Breastfeeding takes at least 800 calories from mommas a day and sometimes I dont have the time to cook 3X daily especially something very dense. These bars are the ONLY thing I could find that had this much calories that would help. I am already a small gal and these have helped me sooooo much. I eat these mainly in morning while I sit and nurse to give my day a headstart. Thank you for these bars more people would appreciate this. Im glad they arent so sweet because I would get tired of them. They taste good.
John (verified owner) –
Range Meal Bars are absolutely delicious. I bought several packs for breakfast on my upcoming John Muir Trail trip. I have so far eaten a couple as a taste test and loved them. It is very difficult to find nutritious, filling, and not overly sweet quick meal options for the trail, but these work great. Not worried in the slightest about getting “bar fatigue”.
Randy P. (verified owner) –
Ordered the six pack. Glad I did. Just retuned from a week long trip to New Mexico (Angel Fire) and the Range Bars made a huge diffrence in my energy levels on my 6-8 mile daily hikes. Had one bar and I was good to go. The Fresh Tracks bar tastes GREAT BTW! Will order again and again…
Damon (verified owner) –
I bought these as part of my preparations for a short thru-hike along with several other types of bars. The molasses, ginger, sea salt flavor is amazing -not at all overly sweet like some bars can be, and has an awesome texture. Real ingredients, great macro ratio, and high caloric density make these bars the perfect trail companion -will definitely be placing future orders!
jimmy (verified owner) –
another great meal bar. durable and long lasting while in storage. compact but still filling. promotes healthy digestion. easy to carry and tastes great with coffee
Dana (verified owner) –
These bars are so delicious AND sustaining. I pulled one out, took a bite, swallowed some water and just kept going. There are no other meal bars out there this nutritious.
Jesse –
I’m super happy to have found these bars. I use them as breakfast while guiding and they have way more staying power than oatmeal! They feel dense in the package, but aren’t heavy or dense feeling while eating and don’t leave me feeling like I need a liter of water to wash them down. The two flavors offer a nice change of pace and are a bit more interesting as well. The not too sweet and slight spice of the Molasses Ginger is just about perfect.
William Harper (verified owner) –
On our first trip skiing in Japan I carried these in my pack and pockets. We had planned to stop for lunches at Ramen stations, but as we went deeper into the side-country we also went deeper into snow and had no desire to stop for lunch. These bars kept my wife and I sustained day after day. And they were perfect with coffee for breakfast as well. Now I pack them on long gravel bike rides as a genuine alternative to gels and chews.
Daniel Whitesides (verified owner) –
My favorite flavor, excellent high calorie trail breakfast when thru hiking. Fits super well into a food bag too. Can’t buy enough
Daniel Whitesides (verified owner) –
My favorite flavor, excellent high calorie trail breakfast when thru hiking. Fits super well into a food bag too. Can’t buy enough
Carolyn (verified owner) –
Perfect for a lunch when you need some calories, but not a big meal/ heavy stomach.
Mike Aldrich –
Definitely a meal replacement bar. Good flavor, not like some other brand names out there. These will be used during archery season for sure!
Cynthia (verified owner) –
Just finished 10 day hike around Mt Blanc. Brought Range Bars with me and it made all the difference. Sustained energy, great taste, easy to pack and no freeze or melt. Plus the ginger helped calm my stomach on a curvy bus ride.
Tim –
These bars are great. Compact, high quality nutrition to support any extensive physical activity. I also like the convenience, they are not sticky or oily, and in the winter they don’t freeze.
Riley Hein –
These bars were great while I was in the Army and have continued to be awesome to have in my pack during adventures on the weekend!
Devin (verified owner) –
More calories and more packable than any Mountian House meal. And you don’t need a jetboil to eat it! Taste like a ginger snap cookie and extremely easy to eat without having to stop moving! 10/10. A must have in your pack of you are going out in the wilderness.
Harry (verified owner) –
Fastest & easiest meal WITHOUT caffeine, especially when running late is this & a bottle of water! Tastes great, holds together without being hard to chew, it hits the right balance.
Great for emergency prepping, especially while traveling- I always keep one of these & a chocolate/PB& coffee bar in my car, at work, & in my carry-on luggage if I fly, “just-in-case.”
I can’t eat gluten, lactose, or soy protein, so it can be hard to find food that IS safe for me to eat, even in places where MOST people have no problem- Range Meal Bars have me covered!
Harry (verified owner) –
Fastest & easiest meal WITHOUT caffeine, especially when running late is this & a bottle of water! Tastes great, holds together without being hard to chew, it hits the right balance.
Great for emergency prepping, especially while traveling- I always keep one of these & a chocolate/PB& coffee bar in my car, at work, & in my carry-on luggage if I fly, “just-in-case.”
I can’t eat gluten, lactose, or soy protein, so it can be hard to find food that IS safe for me to eat, even in places where MOST people have no problem- Range Meal Bars have me covered!
Katie Ludlow (verified owner) –
As an older female who is only mildly active person, the idea of eating 700 cal in one sitting was overwhelming. However, my sister suggested I cut these Meal bars up into smaller pieces as she does when she travels or is doing an outdoor activity such as biking or hiking or doesn’t have time to eat.
I tried this technique and cut the bar into eight smaller pieces which I keep in a small bag. I have LOVED having them in my purse or car or on my bike bag. The bars are so tasty and always satisfying and nutritious. I was having trouble maintaining my weight and these have really helped. Plus, when traveling, they seem to keep my system regular. I’m so grateful that Zach sent me a box to try out. I will be ordering more soon. From a big fan. 🙏❤️
Sebastian K (verified owner) –
Great for backpacking, taste good, and are compact!
Katie Ludlow –
As an older female who is only mildly active person, the idea of eating 700 cal in one sitting was overwhelming. However, my sister suggested I cut these Meal bars up into smaller pieces as she does when she travels or is doing an outdoor activity such as biking or hiking or doesn’t have time to eat.
I tried this technique and cut the bar into eight smaller pieces which I keep in a small bag. I have LOVED having them in my purse or car or on my bike bag. The bars are so tasty and always satisfying and nutritious. I was having trouble maintaining my weight and these have really helped. Plus, when traveling, they seem to keep my system regular. I’m so grateful that Zach sent me a box to try out. I will be ordering more soon. From a big fan. 🙏❤️
Claudine Jones –
I was chuffed to find something with two of my favorite tastes: ginger and molasses, yet not a cookie! The texture takes getting used to–probably because the other type I consume on a regular basis is crunchier. Considering any more flavors?
Zach (store manager) –
Thanks for the review Claudine, and glad you like the molasses ginger flavor! We anticipate releasing a third flavor by this spring (stay tuned!).
Barry Kilzer –
Excellent taste, packed with calories. And sea salt!!!
Victoria Van Nynatten (verified owner) –
Bought these for my husband to take to the jobsite as it’s very labor intensive and just one meal a day wasn’t cutting it calorie-wise. He splits one bar in two and has them in between meals. I wasn’t too sure about this molasses flavor but it was so good. Not too sweet and a perfect balance that doesn’t make it overwhelming. They’re also a huge advantage in avoiding all those those harmful additives that most industrialized foods have. If I could make one suggestion it would be to be pre-cut in half to be easy to split over the day. Price point can put a bit of a strain, especially if consumed daily, but I still think its worth getting this healthier option vs. other high calorie options. Will be ordering more
Andrew Walls (verified owner) –
i love these bars. They taste great and provide decent nutrition for the trail. The new Chocolate Mint combo is fantastic! I can’t wait until I can order a pack. Great food, great service!
DARREN STEELE (verified owner) –
Great backpack food for all day Hunts!
Lisa Swalwell (verified owner) –
Repeat customer!
Bruce Trout (verified owner) –
Excited. Shipment received.
Jason Cheek (verified owner) –
These bars are amazing! Most bars are low calorie, or the few “high calorie” options are only a few hundred calories and expect me to be impressed.
On evening I was joking with my gf that I wish I could just find a 700 calorie bar, and a few minutes later she’d found these! No crap filters, just great whole ingredients. And omg they are worth it! When I eat one I feel great! No heavy, sluggish feeling. Just pleasantly refreshing my energy. I’ve already ordered two boxes and I’m getting ready to order two more.
William Ingle (verified owner) –
The Chocolate, Peanut, Coffee bar is my favorite but both flavors are really great tasting. I highly recommend them both.
J. Ca. (verified owner) –
Dude I had bought 2 packs already of this flavor, I dig the sweetness and bits of crunch in it, and it’s good at filling you up. pause. I rarely eat anything sugary so that’s probably why I like it so much. He also sent me a new flavor sample which was Mint Brownie which I ate on sight. Thanks dude
Erik Rodriguez (verified owner) –
I use these as a quick meal replacement if I’m busy. It makes for a good grab and go meal if you’re trying to get out of the house quickly. I also drive a lot at work and sometimes don’t have time to stop and heat up my meal prep so I keep these in my lunch box as a quick backup meal. Molasses, Ginger, Sea Salt is my favorite flavor. Tastes even better if you heat it up for 10 seconds and enjoy with coffee.
Cynthia Hein (verified owner) –
Love these bars for cross country ski days. Easy to nibble on, taste great and keeps my energy level steady.
Cody Spaeth (verified owner) –
I got some to try out for a calorie dense option that doesn’t take up much space and was shocked how tasty they where. And with whole ingredient that are ment to be digested. This is my favorite of the two flavors!
William Hardy (verified owner) –
Everything I expect from a quality product they’re delicious and nutritious. I use them for hiking and long road trips.
Pete Scott (verified owner) –
When hiking, I prefer not to cook. For me, the Ranger Meal Bar tastes great, satisfies my hunger, and provides energy. I like the convenience of having a 700 calorie meal bar available and ready to go when I am on the move.
Kate Ludlow (verified owner) –
I LOVE the new flavor – I have already finished half my order. Will need to stock up. Thanks Zach for always being so creative and taking on new challenges.
Anthony Imperial (verified owner) –
Tastes great and the ingredients are pretty clean. Will buy more.
Robert Hudak (verified owner) –
I’ve been using range meals bars for 8 months. During the summer months I trail run 2-3 times per wk/wknd.
During winter months we backcountry ski the green mountains of Vermont. Spending 3-6 hours during cold temperatures can burn up calories.
Range meal bar along with other healthy items helps sustain the energy needed to skin up, ski down and navigate out successfully.
I tested them during an ultra marathon this past summer. I’ll be taking them with me for next year’s 100 miler.
Please keep up the great work you and your employees do.
Thanks,
Rob H.
Thomas Fordham (verified owner) –
The Molasses, Ginger, Sea Salt Range Bar works with a variety of drink flavors. This is challenging in trying to select the perfect drink that goes with it. This Meal Bar is Awesome regardless. Go for it.
Greg (verified owner) –
It’s hard to find anything that gives this many calories for the weight and ease of preparation and they taste good! It’s a winner.
Thank you
Linda Teutsch Spangler (verified owner) –
These are delicious chewy goodness. They’re filling and nutritious and soooo convenient for a trail breakfast when you have a long day ahead and need to get going. I also cut them in half and use them for an afternoon snack during a hike. Love the short ingredient list. I’m Gluten Free, and can’t eat fruit or legumes, so almost all the bars out there are terrible for me. These are perfect!
Eric Middleton (verified owner) –
Whether it’s a day out rock climbing, a REALLY long bike ride, or backpacking these bars seriously pack a punch. I have spent years trying different nutrition bars, most of which have fallen off the rails with crappy ingredients that make your stomach upset and have no nutrition density. Suffice it to say, as an endurance/mountaineer athlete, these are now my number one goto. You will find yourself packing less weight than other nutrition bars while eating something in smaller amounts that will leave you a full stomach and plenty of energy. I cannot wait to try future flavors. Thanks for a great product!
Daniel Dancer (verified owner) –
I can always count on Range Bars to provide the nutrition and energy I need and best of all . . they taste SO good!
paul attenborough (verified owner) –
Trekked above the arctic circle with these bars they were phenomenal
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Adam Plaetzer (verified owner) –
The taste was like a punch in the mouth. Thinking it’s more of an acquired taste.
Clayton Ostler –
Well I should start with the ones that are facts unless opinions. It took a really long time for these bars to get here. Considering that I buy stuff on Amazon and it usually shows up in a couple days this felt like a couple weeks I don’t really know how long it was but it was a long time. Now the opinion part there’s no one in my family that will eat one of these. They all say that they taste terrible, I have eaten one it wasn’t really bad but it wasn’t good either. I usually like ginger so the fact that there’s ginger in this doesn’t seem to turn me off but they’re just not what I would have expected. I don’t know if I assume that it would taste like a Clif bar, but these just aren’t that great I really love the idea. I was looking for something super high calorie that I could send to school with my teenager so that he wasn’t hungry by football or baseball practice. But he won’t eat it
Lydia Primich (verified owner) –
My trail runs last for days and I don’t have crew or aid stations when training… These bars are a gift from the heavens. When I’m backpacking with my husband and the dogs, I toss two in as a spare emergency meal in our bear vault. Also, as someone with a wheat allergy, I bring them on the multiday trains as Amtrak doesn’t serve GF food and won’t let you brinfg a kettle for backpacking meals.
Carolyn Werner (verified owner) –
These bars are great tasting and pack easily for any sport/hobby! I’ve taken them on long hikes (they don’t melt in my bag), to long hunting trips (they don’t freeze in my bag)! Love them!!
Kimberly Hardin (verified owner) –
Great idea but didnt tast3 good. Dont like peanut butter or choc so only option
Mathew Robins (verified owner) –
Tested these alongside other meal bars during a 3-day backpacking trip and these were the best!
Ryan Sanford (verified owner) –
These bars served my 12 year old son and I great as a lunch supplement on our 6 day backpacking trip. We ate them every other day for lunch and we were both pleased (alternated them with the mint chip bars). Ginger isn’t my favorite, but these definitely got the job done.
Annette Hicks (verified owner) –
I love the flavor combination of these bars. And they are gluten free!
George Standard (verified owner) –
Excellent meal replacement. Thank you.
Wes Black (verified owner) –
There’s not much to say other than that you need to buy yourself a pack and do your body a favor. These are packed full of nutrients and calories to fuel anything you’re up against.
Joel Dubowy (verified owner) –
Meal Bar – Molasses, Ginger, Sea Salt – Six Pack
Jeffrey J McCooey (verified owner) –
7$ a bar is a lot. $5 and I’d buy a box a week.
Jason Kantola (verified owner) –
Great full meal on the go or hanging around camp without needing a stove.
marvin wynn (verified owner) –
Great tasting bars, need more protein.
Doug Engle (verified owner) –
These bars are amazing. They pack 700 calories of nutrition with great flavor and stomach filling. Yes, I recommend these to friends!!
jesamson30@gmail.com (verified owner) –
I’m often backpacking in remote places, sometimes with little access to water. These are a great first meal in the case of low/no water. I also love anything ginger. I’m gluten free and dairy free, have not found a bar until these that actually agree with my stomach..
Angie Thompson (verified owner) –
These are very strong in molasses and ginger. I purchased them for our 18-year-old who is trying to gain weight. Unfortunately, the flavor was not for him.
Todd Swanson (verified owner) –
Love these bars ! my favorite breakfast/lunch bar on the trail
Kathy Yuen (verified owner) –
delicious!
Backpacker one (verified owner) –
My goal was a breakfast/lunch meal replacement when backpacking. I was also keen to explore taste. While a well made product with good texture, it missed 2 ways. A but heavy on weight for a backpack trip and the flavor wasn’t what I hoped for. Strong ginger and light molasses to my view while overall there was another distracting flavor I didn’t care for. One man’s thoughts
Kathleen M (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed these bars the first couple times I ordered them. But this last batch was awful. The texture and flavor was totally off.
C. (verified owner) –
These bars taste incredible! I tried both the Ginger, Molasses, Sea Salt and the Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Coffee. Both were great but I prefer the Ginger, Molasses. Excellent texture and density. I wouldn’t change a thing, (although an almond covered bar would be great). I use them while laboring on a farm all day without time to eat. They hold me over and give me energy to burn off while out working in the sun.
These would be my go-to…. but they are WAY too expensive. That’s the only negative thing I have to say, and why I gave 2 stars instead of 5.
Tony Jensen (verified owner) –
Tasted great and was easy to eat while on the trail. I thought it was going to be much more dense and hard to get down with out water but it wasn’t. A little too much sugar and I would also like some more options for savory.
Jim Williams (verified owner) –
I bought a box of the Molasses, Ginger, & Sea Salt (the only vegan flavor) as a possible breakfast option for a long distance hike with some lengthy dry sections. I figured they’d be a good a high calorie no cook option. The texture and taste are pretty good. Bars are never amazing, but these are better than most I’ve tried. The texture little crumbly which I enjoy. Some bars are so dense and sticky they’re hard to finish. I’m probably in the minority but they could go a little heavier on ginger for my taste. They pair great with coffee.
Rey (verified owner) –
I have only tried the ginger flavor, and I plan to stick with that flavor. Thanks to the bits of visible ginger, these bars are comforting and warming in a way no commercial bar can be. Similar to a bowl of oatmeal, but they can fit in your pocket. And we’re not talking a measly 200 calories as with a packet of oatmeal. I have tried all vegan protein/power bars. These are not sticky/chewy (but they’re also not crunchy). There’s no weird chemical taste from stevia or protein powder. My partner actually thought I was feeding him a cookie lol.
Karl P (verified owner) –
I brought these along on some multi day through hikes, and a day long cycling event. It’s high octane fuel in a small package, my companions were all impressed and are buying their own. These guys nailed the formula with a calorie dense, no cooking required meal the size of a cell phone.